Podcast: Le Petit Prinsjesdag Edition
Prinsjesdag, the ceremonial presentation of the annual accounts, went down with a whimper rather than a bang, as well as plenty of bells and whistles for the royal household. Sigrid Kaag delivered a caretaker budget of minor tweaks ahead of a debate that failed to ignite the election campaign but covered plenty of ground, from the moon landings to the N35 regional road. Questions are asked after a Dutch tourist has an extended stay in Spain courtesy of the intelligence services. Feyenoord and PSV have contrasting fortunes in the Champions League. And a Frisian wool merchant who went to the ends of the earth and beyond to prove a point makes it onto Unesco’s world heritage list.
Ophef of the week: Sweary solar panels turn the air blue in Doorn
Budget day news
€2 billion to fund poverty to be funded by higher taxes and duty
MPs back €4 million extra budget measures, raising taxes and minimum wage
Parties jostle for position in last budget debate before election
King’s speech focuses on threats to financial and global security
Boos and whistles as support for the monarchy drops below 50%
King’s speech is too long and convoluted, say language experts
Poverty and politics: the state of the Dutch nation in surveys
Was the budget a “stagnant pool” or a new era? What the papers said
Other news
Spain releases Tilburg man wrongly detained for two months en route to Morocco
Two-year trial of bird flu vaccine is too slow, say experts
Animal rights group goes to court over cramped living conditions for chickens
Extraordinary home planetarium in Franeker added to Unesco world heritage list
Inburgering with DutchNews: the Netherlands’ 12 Unesco sites
Sport
Feyenoord 2-0 Celtic: Stengs stinger and two red card secure home win
Arsenal 4-0 PSV: Bosz’s side outclassed on return to Champions League
Ajax draw in Europa League, AZ surrender 3-0 lead to lose in Bosnia
Ajax investigating Mislintat for potential conflict of interest in summer transfer
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