Cotofenesti’s golden helmet is justified, The Passion came to Dwingeloo and the expansion of the De Haar training ground raises many questions among residents and municipalities. This was Drenthe’s week.
Zorggroep Drenthe received a fine of no less than 224,000 euros from the Labor Inspectorate. The healthcare institution must pay this for violating the Aliens Employment Act. Zorggroep Drenthe allowed graduated and experienced Indonesian nurses to work under false pretenses, instead of following a work-learning program.
The Labor Inspectorate states that in practice, the Indonesian nurses “were fully deployed as employees for various care tasks and worked more hours than agreed. There was no question of a supervised internship”.
Residents, entrepreneurs and social organizations affected by the expansion of the De Haar military training area near Assen, presented a final compensation offer for the expansion of the De Haar military training area. Mayor Jan Zwiers of Midden-Drenthe expressed his concern about the uncertainty that the expansion entails.
“It cannot be the case that the burden of a national task ends up unilaterally in this area,” said Zwiers. State Secretary Derk Boswijk (CDA) promised clarity before the summer.
Damage agencies that assess earthquake damage in Drenthe and Groningen have made a lot of money in recent years. Between 2018 and 2025, the agencies earned more than 577 million euros, largely taxpayers’ money. There is hardly any supervision of their working methods.
The four damage agencies 10BE, CED, DOG Ingenieurs and the NIVRE Calamities & Projects Foundation (NP) earned the vast majority of the 577 million for the claims handling in Groningen and North Drenthe, carried out by the Institute for Mining Damage Groningen (IMG). Bureau 10BE also works for the Mining Damage Commission (CM) and was paid 440,000 euros for damage reports after two earthquakes in the Ekehaar area.
Cotofenesti’s golden helmet and two stolen bracelets are found. The Public Prosecution Service announced this on Thursday during a press conference at the Drents Museum in Assen. The find marks a breakthrough in the controversial art theft that took place more than a year ago.
According to Chief Public Prosecutor Corien Fahner, the art treasures were returned after the intervention of lawyers for the suspects. So-called process agreements have been made. The content of these agreements will become clearer later in court, when the content of the art theft is dealt with.
Dwingeloo looks back with satisfaction on the performance of The Passion, which was attended by six thousand visitors on Thursday evening. Mayor Jouke Spoelstra of Westerveld is proud of the event: “We are very proud and very satisfied, and the reactions were also very nice. Everyone had a very nice experience and there were no incidents.”
“It was positive that the square was completely full from the start.” Based on the organization’s previous experiences, around 5,000 people were expected. “The positive thing is that many more people wanted to go and we had space for 6,000 people. The pity is that you have to disappoint some people to keep it good and safe.”
