Outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte saw flowery language and clear convictions in former Prime Minister Dries van Agt, who died on Monday. This predecessor of Rutte led three Cabintes of different compositions between 1977 and 1982. King Willem-Alexander remembers him with “great respect.” Other politicians also responded to his death.
Several people have reacted with anger at the decision by Hogeschool Utrecht (HU) to postpone a series of lectures about the Holocaust. The academic institution, known internationally as HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, claimed the decision was because the safety of speakers could not be guaranteed. But the Telegraaf quoted a spokesperson as saying earlier that more time was needed to put the October 7 Hamas attack “in a broader perspective.”
Utrecht University of Applied Sciences has temporarily canceled a lecture series on the Holocaust. The educational institution reports that it will hold the series at a different time on Sunday, because "the safety of speakers, students, teachers and visitors cannot be guaranteed".