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Podcast: The False Frikandel Edition

May 17, 2024
Left to right: PVV, VVD, NSC, BBB Photo: Depositphotos

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It was a week when a small European country finally got tough on foreigners who stir up trouble and harass its citizens. But most of the Netherlands was horrified by the expulsion of Joost Klein from the Eurovision Song Contest and rang out church bells in solidarity. Meanwhile in The Hague, a coalition of right-wing parties finally produced a programme for government, promising stringent new rules on asylum, fewer international students and a return to 130 km/h speed limits. Climate experts urge the country to prepare for droughts and flooding, just as the government abandons its green energy commitments. Pro-Palestinian protesters continue to occupy university buildings across the Netherlands. And Ajax appoint a 35-year-old Italian to lead them back to the promised land of the Champions League.

Ophef of the week: Fresh blow as explicit Palestine protest in Utrecht sparks outrage

Wolf tamed with frikandel and hamburgers, claims BBB

Dutch News ยท The False Frikandel Edition – Week 20 – 2024

Government news

All four coalition parties back Dutch right-wing cabinet deal

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How will the new coalition plans affect you personally?

New Dutch cabinet raises the drawbridge, but is it watertight?

Potential prime minister apologises to Omtzigt over car comment

Other news

Pro-Palestinian protests erupt at multiple Dutch universities

No masks, no sleeping on campus, protesting students are told

University of Amsterdam closes for two days as protests continue

Riot police break up Utrecht University protest, Erasmus shuts doors

Dutch economy shrank by 0.1% in Q1, lagging behind EU and UK

Drought is biggest climate change threat for Netherlands, forecasters warn

Joost Klein made threatening gesture to Eurovision camerawoman

Disqualified Dutch Eurovision entry was second in semi-final

The Netherlands complained twice about Eurovision atmosphere

Sport

Ajax line up 35-year-old Nice boss Francesco Farioli as new head coach

Ackermann, Van der Merwe left out of 15-man Dutch T20 squad

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