Podcast: The False Frikandel Edition
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
Government news
All four coalition parties back Dutch right-wing cabinet deal
Hope, guts and pride: the new right-wing Dutch coalition plans
Sun will shine, says Wilders, but opposition see dark clouds ahead
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
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