The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) will house people who have been granted refugee status in hotels close to the asylum center where they are housed before receiving residency. They are planning to do this without the permission of the municipalities involved. The COA announced on Thursday that they are starting a nationwide action to relieve the pressure from asylum centers.
Households are increasingly carrying the burden of water board taxes, according to a study by VEH, the association for homeowners. This year, the water board taxes for households increased by an average of 10 percent, while those for companies in the agriculture sector increased by only 3 percent on average.
Police in the Netherlands want to draw attention to three tragic, unsolved cases before the end of the year. A fatal shooting in Houten, another on a busy terrace in Rotterdam, and a deceased baby found on an island in Lekkerkerk need extra attention from the public, police said on Monday. They released a campaign including posters, adverts, and cinema commercials.
Step onto a train at London St Pancras and later that day you could be sipping trappist beers in Belgium, wandering the grounds of a fairytale schloss, or cycling through the Loire Valley. All of these experiences are within reach without the hassles of air travel: a journey unfettered by long passport control queues, turbulence or baggage woes.