Coalition supports new study on Lelylijn amid funding hurdles
Coalition parties VVD, NSC, and BBB are calling for a new study into the Lelylijn rail project to evaluate its ...
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Groningen to get its first female mayor
Groningen is set to have its first female mayor. Mirjam van t’ Veld, the former mayor of Amstelveen, will become ...
Traveling to Germany? What you need to know about the upcoming border checks
Starting next Monday, September 16, Germany will be introducing passport controls along all its land borders, including those with the ...
“Young people brag about having a gun” – VVD youth wing
Young people are bragging about having a gun or a knife, a member of the youth wing of the VVD ...
Groningen VVD leader slams PVV minister appointment
Ietje Jacobs-Setz, the VVD faction leader in Groningen’s municipal council, has openly criticized the appointment of Marjolein Faber from the ...
One-third of Dutch municipalities skipped asylum seeker hosting in the past 12 years
In the last 12 years, almost one in three Dutch municipalities – a total of 111 out of 342 – ...
Who what when where why: provincial states and water board elections 2023
What are the Provincial States? There are 12 provinces in the Netherlands, and each province has its own council called ...
Unofficial municipal election results are in
Voters in Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen turned out in strong force Wednesday for their respective municipal elections. Hundreds of candidates ...
Housing, poverty and inclusion: Groningen municipal candidates make their pitches
The worsening housing crisis, access to jobs, and the region’s friendliness to internationals were the central issues at Monday's municipal ...
English-language election debate to take place in the Groningen Forum
On Monday February 28, candidates from over a dozen political parties will face each other in a debate on the ...
