Etiket: Municipalities
The first fines arrive to municipalities for spending too much water: 30 sanctions imposed
The Catalan Water Agency (ACA) has already sent sanctions to some 30 town halls for having exceeded the maximum water consumption allowed during the last few months. Some of the…
Municipalities are asking for stricter noise standards for wind turbines. ‘This cannot be explained’
‘Come up with stricter noise standards for wind farms.’ Four municipalities in Groningen and Drenthe are making this appeal to the government. “If nothing happens, we will probably choose the…
Municipalities in Drenthe provide shelter for too few status holders
Only the municipalities of Meppel and Noordenveld appear to have achieved the target for housing status holders for this year. Both municipalities accommodate more status holders than prescribed. The other…
The Bank of Spain confirms that rural municipalities ask for bank offices, not alternatives
The Bank of Spain has confirmed that the rural municipalities with less than 500 inhabitants They demand bank branches, so the solutions of implementing alternative points of access to cash…
Statement of the day | Municipalities must ensure that every village has a general practitioner
From January, two general practitioners will leave from the collaborative Noorderdokters practices in Tweede Exloërmond and Valthermond. The demand for local general practitioners is also high in many other places…
Letter from IJmond municipalities to the House of Representatives: hurry up making healthy choices around Tata
The IJmond municipalities of Velsen, Beverwijk and Heemskerk bang their fists on the table. ‘Hurry up with stricter rules for Tata Steel for a healthy IJmond’, is the gist of…
Nine municipalities receive 26 million euros to tackle shopping areas | News item
News item | 05-12-2023 | 06:00 Nine municipalities will receive a total of 26 million euros to tackle their shopping areas. Minister Adriaansens of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) announced…
Drenthe municipalities are not interested in a fireworks ban: ‘Tradition’ or ‘unenforceable’
Not a single municipality in Drenthe is going for a fireworks ban this year. This is evident from a survey by RTV Drenthe among all twelve municipalities. After New Year’s…
De Wolden and Hoogeveen digitally vulnerable: ‘Risks for municipalities and residents’
Part of the research involved the use of ethical hackers. These are professional IT professionals who try to break into the SWO systems. Various vulnerabilities were discovered. The SWO has…
Rutten: “Municipalities choose which province they want to belong to”
“If democratically elected municipal councils themselves indicate that they want to belong to the province of East Flanders, who are we here in Brussels to ignore that?” This was said…