VAB concerned about sufficient space for regional businesses

VAB concerned about sufficient space for regional businesses

AMERSFOORT The board of directors of the Vereniging van Amersfoortse Bedrijven (VAB) is concerned about whether there will be enough room for the growth and continuity of existing businesses and the creation of new ones in Amersfoort and in the regional municipalities in coming years. This space must be created in the environmental visions and related memoranda, which the province …

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Brussels takes a stand against China: sanctions against MEPs must be lifted or investment treaty canceled

Brussels takes a stand against China: sanctions against MEPs must be lifted or investment treaty canceled

Steel coils at a transshipment port in Shenyang, northeast China.EPA Image China, which the EU cites as the main culprit in the diplomatic crisis, refuses to cancel the sanctions. Due to this deadlock, the investment treaty between Beijing and Brussels has been suspended indefinitely. The Euro-Chinese Investment Treaty (CAI) was signed late last year and is awaiting ratification by the …

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US drops sanctions on company behind Nord Stream 2

US drops sanctions on company behind Nord Stream 2

The United States refrains from imposing sanctions on the company behind Nord Stream 2, the gas pipeline connecting Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany. Washington is fiercely against the project, but Secretary of State Blinken says the sanctions are not in the best interests of the United States. He stresses the importance of good relations with Germany and other …

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Metamorphosis Cobercokwartier: green and sustainable

Metamorphosis Cobercokwartier: green and sustainable

ARNHEM – The site of the old milk factory, the Coberco district in Arnhem, will undergo a major transformation in the years to come. There will be 310 homes, of which, in addition to the 270 expensive and medium-sized homes already planned, 40 more will be affordable. In addition, 10,000 square meters of creative activities, catering and a city store …

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Clarke Johnstone’s Balmoral Sensation Following Sports Injury

Clarke Johnstone's Balmoral Sensation Following Sports Injury

New Zealand rider Clarke Johnstone had set his sights on once again with his best horse Balmoral feeling (see Senator VDL) to participate in the Olympic Games. After finishing sixth at the Rio Games, the rider had another chance to represent his country, now in Tokyo. But the 17-year-old gelding was injured during a national competition in Sydney and Johnstone …

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Chicago mayor refuses interview with white journalists | Abroad

Chicago mayor refuses interview with white journalists |  Abroad

Lightfoot is known for its anti-racism program and support for Black Lives Matter. She finds “a pity that in a city where half of the inhabitants are black, Latino, Asian or Indian, the press is predominantly white,” said the 58-year-old Democrat. “Our media should reflect this multiculturalism.” The mayor calls on news agencies to actively hire people of color, give …

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Brit Mark Parsons (34) succeeds Wiegman as national football players coach

Brit Mark Parsons (34) succeeds Wiegman as national football players coach

Wiegman will say goodbye to the ‘Leeuwinnen’ at the Games next summer and then start working as England coach. She takes her assistant Arjan Veurink with her. VS trainer Parsons is now the coach of the American club Portland Thorns. He will continue to combine this role with his new position as Orange national coach until the end of the …

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Mass Effect Remastered Review: Buy, Budget, or Tear Down?

Mass Effect Remastered Review: Buy, Budget, or Tear Down?

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is something we went crazy with at Gamekings last week. And hard too. The three games were remastered and then reissued under the name: “Legendary Edition”. The community has long been clamoring for this remaster, but now it’s finally here. Skate and Koos took care of the short review. And also for the pagans among us, …

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Trump is going to jail? New York opens criminal investigation into possible crimes

Trump is going to jail?  New York opens criminal investigation into possible crimes

The Trump Organization, which oversees most of the business activities of former President Donald Trump, has been the subject of a criminal investigation by New York State. A spokesperson for prosecutor Letitia James announced it, without providing much more detail. But it’s clear from previous subpoenas that the investigation is focused on accounting fraud within the organization. For example, the …

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U.S. House votes to investigate Capitol assault

U.S. House votes to investigate Capitol assault

In the United States, the House of Representatives approved the creation of a special commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol. In the House, 35 Republicans voted with the Democrats. The top of the Republican Party was against him; the investigation would be biased and unnecessary. Many Republicans fear Trump will turn on them, analysts say. The …

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Digital technology keeps us in touch during epidemics

Digital technology keeps us in touch during epidemics

Digital technology is changing the way we live and work. Infections and locks have shown that we depend on it for everything from long distance work to online medical consultations to video calls with family and friends. However, the epidemic has exposed the gap between “Haves” and “How-Notes”. More than 40% of Europeans do not have basic digital skills and …

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