DutchNews podcast – The This Debate Should Have Been An Email Edition – Week 3
The government caved to pressure this week to bring in a 9pm curfew after five hours of furious debate about what time it should begin. All fingers were pointing at Mark Rutte in the aftermath of the child benefits scandal as his practice of holding meetings in secret came under scrutiny. The entire world of speed skating has moved to Friesland for winter, while the big names in chess descend on Wijk aan Zee. And we speak to writer Ben Coates about the state of the Dutch coronavirus strategy.
Thanks to our guest Ben Coates – buy his books here on bol.com!
Ophef of the week: Limburg doctor at Amsterdam protest goes full wappie
News
Curfew to begin at 9pm on Saturday, flights to UK and other destinations banned
Your guide to the latest coronavirus rule and restrictions in the Netherlands
Second vaccine dose delayed to speed up programme
Mark Rutte under fire from all sides in debate on childcare benefits scandal
Police remove aggressive Zeeland seal for being road hog (AD.nl)
Sport
Dutch dominate European speed skating championships in Heerenveen
No women at Tata Steel chess tournament but game is growing in popularity
Follow the latest moves in the Wijk aan Zee tournament at tatasteelchess.com
Ajax stay top of Eredivisie after battling win over Feyenoord
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