Reports from veterinary practices have tripled in three years, with inspectors increasingly finding emaciated animals in heavily soiled homes. The trend has been worsening since the coronavirus pandemic.
Two sweeping asylum bills head for a Senate vote on 21 April. If passed, they would abolish permanent residence permits, restrict family reunification and criminalise undocumented stay: reshaping what it means to settle in the Netherlands.
ABN Amro warns that fixed energy contracts protecting food producers are about to expire, just as the sector remains heavily dependent on natural gas. Meanwhile, the gap between organic and regular food prices has widened sharply.
The Dutch supermarket chain will equip security guards with bodycams in four stores in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, after years of growing aggression against staff. Privacy regulators have previously warned that bodycams in shops are a last resort.
The Dutch supermarket chain will equip security guards with bodycams in four stores in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, after years of growing aggression against staff. Privacy regulators have previously warned that bodycams in shops are a last resort.
