Podcast: The Wandering Cocks and Floppy Formations Edition
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Add as a favourite source on Google Add DutchNews as a favourite source on GoogleThe talks to form a right-wing coalition fall apart like a Babboe cargo bike after Pieter Omtzigt makes a smart getaway in lead negotiator Ronald Plasterk’s car. After a debate that sets new standards for passive aggression, Geert Wilders asks another Labour-leaning chauffeur to try to get the show back on the road. Mark Rutte could be checking out early on the old coalition after Nato says it wants to appoint a new chief by Easter. Amsterdam city council’s debate on its new erotic palace is disturbed (or perhaps enhanced) by some ghostly grunting. The Netherlands officially emerges from recession but still faces a shortage of skilled workers. Quincy Promes looks forward to an extended stay in Russia after being convicted of drug smuggling, a rescue plan for cursed club Vitesse Arnhem falls through and the cricket team fly in to Kathmandu for their first post-World Cup tour.
Ophef of the week: Debate on Amsterdam’s erotic centre suspended as bomb squad tackles disembodied sex noises (AT5)
News
Coalition talks enter second stage as Kim Putters takes over from Plasterk
VVD willing to join an “extra-parliamentary” cabinet, says Yesilgöz
Omtzigt’s NSC to sit out next stage of coalition negotiations
Rutte could quit early as Nato moves to name new chief in weeks
Mark Rutte urges Netanyahu to avoid “humanitarian catastrophe”
Security stepped up at Israeli embassy in response to “serious threat”
Senate sinks plan to dismantle tax perk for solar panel owners
Gas consumption declined by 5% in 2022, US is biggest supplier
Dutch economy emerges from recession, buoyed by consumer spending
Dutch labour market remains tight with more vacancies than candidates
Bosses pessimistic about business climate in the Netherlands
Cargo bike maker Babboe ordered to halt all sales over safety fears
Sport
Cricketers touch down in Kathmandu to start World Cup campaign
Dutch FA rejects Vitesse Arnhem takeover, would-be buyers to appeal
Quincy Promes given six-year jail sentence for trafficking cocaine
Draws for Ajax and Feyenoord in Europe, PSV prepare for Dortmund
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