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OUR OPINION. “Organized Crime vs. Unorganized Government” | Exclusively for subscribers
In Brussels the world is turned upside down: “organized crime” is pitted against “unorganized government”. A city where you stumble over the fragmented powers of sub-municipalities, police zones and federal…
ANALYSIS. Our politicians are increasingly losing their right to speak in the defense of democracy | Opinion
“The reception crisis and presidential election of Open Vld expose how fragile democracy has become here too,” writes political scientist Carl Devos. “We are not Hungary or Russia, but apparently…
Tennis, Sinner rejects Davis: the opinion of the greats of Italian sport
After Jannik’s fourth refusal in Davis, the champions Baldini, Rossi, Bellutti, Rosolino, Di Francisca, Oliva, Moser and Zaytsev reiterate the immense value of the Italy shirt The Sinner case seen…
Opinion | Take a good look – NRC
During my holiday I walk in a peat area in Twente. A bird watcher sits down next to me on a bench and we start talking. I take my chance…
Groningen is ‘decibel-able’: concert organizers have been setting noise standards for some time. Stadspark | opinion
Groningen is dancing to the tune of the events industry because of its ambition, says Saskia Sterkman. She discovered that even before Rammstein, sound standards were being stretched to suit…
If we don’t act, maternity care will soon be gone | Opinion
OpinionMaternity care organizations wonder whether care will still be provided to mother and child in five years. Temporary money and a lack of vision can be fatal to the sector,…
Leo (37) from Beilen coordinated the first ‘northern’ A12 blockade of Extinction Rebellion: ‘Children aged 5 or 6 often already have their own opinion’
For the fourth time, Extinction Rebellion activists blocked the A12 near The Hague. Leo van Kampenhout (37) from Beilen was the coordinator of the action on Tuesday. “Yes, I was…
Opinion | Library – NRC
In search of silence and concentration, I go to the fourth floor of the public library. I am the only visitor to the room at this early hour. After I…
Reactions to carnival during testing period: ‘Minister digs in his heels, but that’s the end result’ | Opinion
‘The former Cito test is now called the progression test and was held at the same time by all schools to prevent fraud. Now they suddenly want to make an…
Opinion | ‘Intervening’ in blockades amounts to public order theatre
If the A12 blockade actions by Extinction Rebellion (XR) make anything clear, it is that the ‘demonstration peace’ is over. Protesting according to the polder model, framed in the Public…