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Netherlands Faces Critical Healthcare Worker Shortage
The Netherlands faces a critical shortage of 266,000 healthcare workers in the next 10 years, driven by factors including aging population, decreased training applicants, stricter self-employment regulations, and government budget cuts to training programs, impacting care quality and availability.
Netherlands Faces Critical Healthcare Worker Shortage
The Netherlands faces a critical shortage of 266,000 healthcare workers in the next 10 years, driven by factors including aging population, decreased training applicants, stricter self-employment regulations, and government budget cuts to training programs, impacting care quality and availability.
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52% Bias Score
80 Years of Gratitude: Dutch Families Honor American WWII Soldiers
For 80 years, Dutch families in Limburg have adopted 8,301 American WWII soldier graves at the Netherlands-American Cemetery, Margraten, honoring their liberators with flowers and prayers, forming unique cross-cultural bonds, and countering rising historical amnesia in the Netherlands.
80 Years of Gratitude: Dutch Families Honor American WWII Soldiers
For 80 years, Dutch families in Limburg have adopted 8,301 American WWII soldier graves at the Netherlands-American Cemetery, Margraten, honoring their liberators with flowers and prayers, forming unique cross-cultural bonds, and countering rising historical amnesia in the Netherlands.
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44% Bias Score
Slow Progress on Gender Quota in Dutch Corporate Boards
Despite a 2022 Dutch law mandating at least one-third women in executive and supervisory boards of listed companies, 2023 data shows a slight increase in female executive board members but a slight decrease in supervisory board members; around 3500 of almost 5500 affected companies reported to the S...
Slow Progress on Gender Quota in Dutch Corporate Boards
Despite a 2022 Dutch law mandating at least one-third women in executive and supervisory boards of listed companies, 2023 data shows a slight increase in female executive board members but a slight decrease in supervisory board members; around 3500 of almost 5500 affected companies reported to the S...
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52% Bias Score
Amsterdam Feminist March Highlights Movement Divisions
On International Women's Day, a large feminist march in Amsterdam highlighted a division within the movement, as many attendees felt alienated by the focus on international issues rather than local concerns, leading to a call for greater inclusivity.
Amsterdam Feminist March Highlights Movement Divisions
On International Women's Day, a large feminist march in Amsterdam highlighted a division within the movement, as many attendees felt alienated by the focus on international issues rather than local concerns, leading to a call for greater inclusivity.
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60% Bias Score
Arnhem Arson: Repeat Offender Arrested After Major City Center Fire
A 57-year-old man with a history of causing disturbances was arrested for arson in Arnhem, Netherlands, resulting in a major fire that destroyed ten buildings and displaced approximately 100 residents; authorities had previously intervened multiple times without success.
Arnhem Arson: Repeat Offender Arrested After Major City Center Fire
A 57-year-old man with a history of causing disturbances was arrested for arson in Arnhem, Netherlands, resulting in a major fire that destroyed ten buildings and displaced approximately 100 residents; authorities had previously intervened multiple times without success.
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56% Bias Score
Netherlands Proposes Stricter Law Against Sharing Videos of Assault or Accident Victims
The Dutch Parliament is considering a stricter law to punish the sharing of videos showing victims of accidents or assaults, with potential penalties of up to one year in prison or a €9000 fine; this follows concerns that filming and sharing such videos causes significant trauma to victims and their...
Netherlands Proposes Stricter Law Against Sharing Videos of Assault or Accident Victims
The Dutch Parliament is considering a stricter law to punish the sharing of videos showing victims of accidents or assaults, with potential penalties of up to one year in prison or a €9000 fine; this follows concerns that filming and sharing such videos causes significant trauma to victims and their...
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40% Bias Score
Brunssum Honors WWII Rescuer for Commemorative Efforts
Jack Aldewereld, a WWII child rescued in Brunssum, Netherlands, is being honored for his decades-long effort to commemorate the town's role in hiding approximately 250 Jewish children during WWII, advocating for memorials, Yad Vashem awards, and giving tours.
Brunssum Honors WWII Rescuer for Commemorative Efforts
Jack Aldewereld, a WWII child rescued in Brunssum, Netherlands, is being honored for his decades-long effort to commemorate the town's role in hiding approximately 250 Jewish children during WWII, advocating for memorials, Yad Vashem awards, and giving tours.
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28% Bias Score
Dutch Law Insufficient to Prevent Migrant Worker Exploitation
A new Dutch law intends to curb migrant worker exploitation but faces criticism for insufficient measures to prevent abuses, as municipalities, unions, and the Migrant Worker Protection Taskforce highlight the shortcomings despite recommendations from 2011 and 2020 reports.
Dutch Law Insufficient to Prevent Migrant Worker Exploitation
A new Dutch law intends to curb migrant worker exploitation but faces criticism for insufficient measures to prevent abuses, as municipalities, unions, and the Migrant Worker Protection Taskforce highlight the shortcomings despite recommendations from 2011 and 2020 reports.
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48% Bias Score
Netherlands: Poverty Rate to Decrease, but Depth of Poverty to Increase
The number of people in poverty in the Netherlands is expected to decrease from 4.9 percent in 2021 to 2.9 percent in 2026, but the depth of poverty will increase, with 35,000 employed and 30,000 self-employed individuals facing an income shortfall exceeding 30 percent of the poverty line in 2026, a...
Netherlands: Poverty Rate to Decrease, but Depth of Poverty to Increase
The number of people in poverty in the Netherlands is expected to decrease from 4.9 percent in 2021 to 2.9 percent in 2026, but the depth of poverty will increase, with 35,000 employed and 30,000 self-employed individuals facing an income shortfall exceeding 30 percent of the poverty line in 2026, a...
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16% Bias Score
Slight Rise in Female Representation on Dutch Executive Boards in 2023
The Social-Economic Council (SER) reports a slight increase in women on executive boards (15.3 percent) and a slight decrease on supervisory boards (25.7 percent) of large Dutch companies in 2023, despite a 2022 law requiring gender balance targets and plans; significant variations exist across sect...
Slight Rise in Female Representation on Dutch Executive Boards in 2023
The Social-Economic Council (SER) reports a slight increase in women on executive boards (15.3 percent) and a slight decrease on supervisory boards (25.7 percent) of large Dutch companies in 2023, despite a 2022 law requiring gender balance targets and plans; significant variations exist across sect...
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32% Bias Score
Dutch Bill Seeks to Criminalize Sharing of Victim Images Online
The Dutch GreenLeft-PvdA and CDA parties proposed a revised bill to criminalize the sharing of identifiable victims' images from accidents or assaults on social media, facing earlier criticism from the Council of State, with potential penalties of up to one year imprisonment or a €9,000 fine.
Dutch Bill Seeks to Criminalize Sharing of Victim Images Online
The Dutch GreenLeft-PvdA and CDA parties proposed a revised bill to criminalize the sharing of identifiable victims' images from accidents or assaults on social media, facing earlier criticism from the Council of State, with potential penalties of up to one year imprisonment or a €9,000 fine.
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44% Bias Score
ILT Recommended Steel Slag as Waste, Advice Rejected
The Netherlands' Inspectorate for the Environment and Transport (ILT) recommended classifying steel slag as waste two years ago due to environmental and health concerns, but this advice was not implemented due to legal challenges and a large, timely sale of steel slag to the Baltic states.
ILT Recommended Steel Slag as Waste, Advice Rejected
The Netherlands' Inspectorate for the Environment and Transport (ILT) recommended classifying steel slag as waste two years ago due to environmental and health concerns, but this advice was not implemented due to legal challenges and a large, timely sale of steel slag to the Baltic states.
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44% Bias Score
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