Mandatory negative PCR test result for all travelers
The cabinet has decided, after consultation with the sector and safety regions, that as of midnight on December 29, 2020, airlines flying to the Netherlands from all areas where there is a high COVID risk...
Ursula von der Leyen's advice is not to book a summer holiday
Ursula von der Leyen advises EU nationals against booking their summer holidays because no one can currently make reliable forecasts for July and August. “I recommend people like this…
NL-Alert warns but the Dutch continue to ignore
Many ambulances are driving towards Brabant today to pick up patients and relieve the burden on Brabant's ICUs. In the past 24 hours, the number of people who died in the Netherlands from…
Taxi driver not a crucial profession for the government
Questions are being asked from the taxi sector as to why the profession of taxi driver is not a crucial profession and is therefore not on the list of the crucial professions previously defined by the…
Measures will squeak and crack for taxi drivers
A taxi driver who has gotten into trouble as a self-employed person can expect an income from the government up to the social minimum. The scheme for self-employed persons will apply for a period of three months for the time being.…
Volkswagen closes factories in Europe for several weeks
The German car group Volkswagen will close all factories in Europe. Volkswagen's personnel council confirmed this today. That would be the case for two or three weeks, depending…
Historical TV speech by Mark Rutte about the corona crisis
A historic speech by Mark Rutte. The Prime Minister addressed the Netherlands on Monday evening about the corona crisis. In a previously announced speech on NOS and RTL4, the Prime Minister stated that…
CBR immediately cancels all practice and theory exams
Following measures previously taken in the context of combating the further spread of the Corona virus in the Netherlands, the CBR management has today taken the decision to...
Schools and restaurants in the Netherlands are closing due to coronavirus
All schools in the Netherlands will remain closed from Monday, March 16 for the next 3 weeks until April 6 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The earlier decision of the…
Flemish corona refugees to Sluis, Hulst and Terneuzen
The coronavirus knows no borders, but the Flemish people in the border region with Zeeuws-Vlaanderen think differently about this after the federal government took the decision to close the entire catering industry.…