He’s only 58 years old, but former professional soccer player and amateur coach Jan Jab Kooistra has been suffering from a rare form of dementia for four years. To draw attention to the disease, his son Jord Jab Koestra (24) will walk more than 4200 kilometers in the United States starting next Thursday. “It’s been a dream I’ve had for …

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken assured members of Congress on Thursday that the billions of dollars already approved for Ukraine would last through the year, stressing that steps had been taken to ensure the funds were well spent. “We have 45 people at our embassy in Ukraine to oversee the spending of these funds,” Blinken told the House Appropriations …

Economy•23 Mar ’23 at 16:24Author of the book: PNR Web Editor Topman Klaas Knot of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) does not expect a major banking crisis in the Netherlands. “The underlying causes of the problems at banks in the US and at Credit Suisse are not happening at Dutch banks,” Knott says in a conversation with BNR. The banking crisis …

How many people do you know who live with a record player? Probably a lot, because the LP is so popular. If you’re one of those enthusiasts, you should block Saturday, April 22 on your agenda. Then there’s Record Store Day. Advertisement Loading… During Record Store Day, you can visit various record stores in The Hague for a fun event. …

The uncertainty surrounding the banking sector and rising interest rates are not bad for bunq online banking, says Ali Nighnam, founder and chief executive. The company was able to turn a profit at the end of last year and therefore was not looking for external lenders who were increasingly drawn into their shells due to the crisis situation. In addition, …

Mark McCann of the European Parliament Committee.Image by AFP MacGann, Uber’s top lobbyist from 2014 to 2016, shared more than 100,000 documents with international media last year. The ‘Uber Files’ show, among other things, how the taxi company broke the law and maintained close ties with politicians in an attempt to change these rules. The Netherlands plays an important role, …

Stock markets in New York ended with significant gains on Tuesday, as smaller banks in particular showed a recovery after earlier concerns about their financial stability. For example, First Republic shares rose 30 percent after investor concerns faded somewhat into the background. After the bankruptcy of two medium-sized banks in the United States, First Republic lost a lot of value. …

The urgent call comes from Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Alexandra van Haflen, who does not want spying apps on civil servants’ phones. According to AIVD, China is engaged in an ‘offensive cyber project’ against the Netherlands. Belgium and the European Union have banned their officials from using TikTok, and the U.S. already did so last year. The U.S. …

With all the discontent it sometimes seems like it’s all doom and gloom, but the Dutch are still among the happiest people in the world. The country is ranked fifth in the World Happiness Report 2023. Finland tops the list for the sixth consecutive year. The Netherlands ranks alongside countries like Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Israel in terms of the …

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