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Marrit Jellema's term is coming to an end, so the municipality of Leeuwarden is looking for a new city poet. As a ’poetic voice of the municipality’.
The municipality of Leeuwarden will not allow fireworks shows at the turn of the year. The preparation time is too short.
Broken rubbish bins with torn garbage bags and empty chip bags, cardboard ice trays and used napkins scattered around the street: deposit trappers leave a trail of litter, especially in the big cities. Amsterdam is now installing new waste bins in the hope of counteracting this nuisance, but the question is whether that will succeed. For years, Amsterdam, like other cities, has been fighting against the increased amount of junk after the introduction of deposit on small bottles and cans.
Many municipalities are forced to increase the waste levies. This is due to higher state tax.
Dozens of Dutch municipalities under supervision for hosting too few asylum seekers feel their efforts are being ignored by the minister. Currently, 42 municipalities are on a list compiled by Asylum and Migration Minister Van den Brink for failing to meet the requirements of the distribution law. The affected local governments feel unappreciated by the national approach.
D66 is celebrating its 60th anniversary at a congress where thousands of members are expected. Meanwhile, the Dutch national football team is playing against Serbia. Weather-wise, it remains dry with a local chance of fog and lows around 11 degrees.
Across the country, 23,000 people visited the open day at asylum seeker centers yesterday. This is a significant increase compared to last year, when 16,000 visitors attended. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers organizes this event annually on Neighbours' Day.
During the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Rob Jetten called for the protection of the International Criminal Court. US Ambassador to the Netherlands Joe Popolo responded on social media that the United States will leave the court alone as long as it stays away from the US. Although Jetten did not name the US directly, his speech was clearly addressed to the country.
In various districts in Leeuwarden, Saturday Neighbour Day is all about encounter, connection and conviviality. Also in the Zeeheldenbuurt and Camminghaburen there is plenty of time for the day. We already took a look at the Zeeheldenbuurt today. There we were given a tour of the neighbourhood garden, which will be officially opened on Saturday by alderman Julie Bruijninx.
The dialect is very much in. Dialectfluencers provide a real revival online, but also in everyday life, says Jelle Jozef in this podcast. After years of trying to speak as little Limburgish as possible, he has been making videos about his native province and the dialects spoken there for a few months now. Listening?
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