Hans Vijlbrief

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Elderly couple sitting on a bench
Politics
Social Affairs Minister keeps wealth tax raise on table amid social security cuts debate
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Slaughterhouse
Business
Netherlands preparing to ban temporary jobs in meat sector over abuse of migrant workers
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Man wearing warm clothes indoors due to lack of heating.
PoliticsBusiness
Netherlands wants to keep emergency energy fund targeted at low-income households
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Slaughterhouse
Business
Dutch meat sector again promises improvement after new threat to ban foreign workers
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch gov't to take harsher action against employers who pay migrant workers too little
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A labor action by trade union CNV
Business
Strikes are coming: Trade unions after meeting with gov't on social assistance cuts
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
Business
Benefits office unfairly uses heavy fines to trap insurance doctors: Unions, politicians
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A labor action by trade union CNV
Business
Cabinet drops benefit cuts, but unions say offer insufficient and keep strike plans
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An elderly couple at a beach.
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch Cabinet drops plan to accelerate state pension age increase after union pressure
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Zapp delivery workers in Amsterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Parliament agrees on new rules for flexible workers
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Medical professionals
Business
Insurance doctors in training buckling under workload as UWV waiting lists mount
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The provincial flag of Groningen flies in Winschoten with a seismogram printed on it in protest of gas extraction and the resultant earthquakes. 20 Sept. 2019
Business
Majority in Netherlands supports keeping Groningen gas wells
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Hans Vijlbrief
PoliticsBusiness
Young people aged 16-20 to earn higher minimum wage in 2027; Still lower than most
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
PoliticsBusiness
Waiting times for disability benefits assessment rises to 15 months in some regions
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Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten during his first weekly press conference as the political leader of the Netherlands. 27 Feb. 2026
Politics
Dutch PM Jetten pressing charges weekly over persistent anti-gay abuse, threats
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Homes in The Hague
PoliticsBusiness
Opposition parties criticize PVV for coalition's plans to freeze rental prices
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Businessmen talking in conference room
Politics
VVD joins opposition parties with new freelancer proposal to create more legal clarity
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Nicolien van Vroonhoven and Pieter Omtzigt at the first NSC membership meeting
Politics
Cabinet party NSC says their plans for VAT rise were dismissed too quickly
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Books
Politics
Gov't pressing forward with plans to increase sales tax on books, culture, entertainment
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PVV leader Geert Wilders in a parliamentary debate on the Cabinet formation talks between PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, 29 March 2024
Politics
Coalition plans to increase purchasing power, lower deficits; Parliamentary debate today
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Frans Timmermans, 3 July 2023
Politics
Right-wing coalition agreement "disastrous," filled with fantasies, opposition says
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The provincial flag of Groningen flies in Winschoten with a seismogram printed on it in protest of gas extraction and the resultant earthquakes. 20 Sept. 2019
Politics
Senate approves permanent closure of Groningen gas field
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A visibly annoyed State Secretary Hans Vijlbrief of Mining during a parliamentary debate on the Senate delaying his bill to permanently stop gas mining in Groningen, 3 April 2024
Politics
Cabinet member threatens to resign if Senate further delays Groningen gas field closure
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The provincial flag of Groningen flies in Winschoten with a seismogram printed on it in protest of gas extraction and the resultant earthquakes. 20 Sept. 2019
Politics
Groningen shocked as senators delay vote to close gas field after decades of earthquakes