In addition to the developments in Weiteveen, the cameras of RTV Drenthe focused on Assen and Emmen this week. On Monday, the meter-high statue of Vincent van Gogh was removed from Assen. Now that the exhibition about the world-famous painter in the Drents Museum is over, the statue at the head of the canal is also leaving. His new location is still unknown.
A day after the king’s visit to Meppel, it was announced on Wednesday that the king’s next visit to Drenthe will be a lot more expensive than budgeted. While one and a half million euros was expected, it now appears that a price tag of 2.3 million euros must be taken into account. The province pays 1 million, the rest of the costs are for the municipality of Emmen. The costs for the professional events sector in particular are higher than Emmen had thought.