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A striking number of women in one photo. That is what you see when you look at the 'Wall of [W]heelies', the online business card of the women's network [W]heels. What started with a phone call from Monique Verhoef to a conference organizer grew in a few years…

The ambitious plan of transport company De Lijn to make a pilot project with self-driving buses operational in Leuven by 2026 has been shelved for the time being. The tender procedure for the necessary framework contract was recently halted, making the original timing seem unfeasible.

Minister Marjolein Faber of Asylum and Migration has announced a series of drastic changes to Dutch asylum policy. In an official letter to Parliament, she proposes a further austerity of asylum reception, with cost savings and personal responsibility of asylum seekers as central themes.

A crossing to the Wadden Islands has become a lot more expensive this season. Texel, Terschelling, Vlieland, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog all saw their ferry services increase their rates, although the price increases differ considerably per island. What is particularly striking is how much the rates vary.

The decision of the Council of State to provisionally suspend the awarding of a multi-billion dollar contract by the NMBS to the Spanish train manufacturer CAF has caused a stir in both political and industrial circles. The Belgian railway company wanted to…