Secret documents, reprimand and state visit

Secret documents, reprimand and state visit | This week on BNR

Posted On: April 15, 2023
Posted By: Mandy Martin
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Spring has barely arrived and analysts are already looking forward to winter due to concerns about gas supplies. The increase in long-term gas contracts shows that concerns surrounding gas supplies are far from over. Therefore, it is in the interests of Western countries to reduce their dependence on Russian fuel as soon as possible.

Teixeira had only been in the service for four years and was in the Massachusetts National Guard. According to America's correspondent Jan Postma, despite his young age and low rank, he had access to the documents because, as a system administrator, he was part of the ICT team at the flight base where he worked and lived. — Teixeira had only been in the service for four years and was in the Massachusetts National Guard. According to America’s correspondent Jan Postma, despite his young age and low rank, he had access to the documents because, as a system administrator, he was part of the ICT team at the flight base where he worked and lived. (ANP/AFP)

Leaked documents

Leaked documents available to the BBC show that Western soldiers are active in Ukraine, including Dutch soldiers. The MoD is characteristically cautious and will not “confirm or deny” the rumors.

The documents made headline news all week. Prominent details were also revealed about arms transfers from Egypt and Serbia to Russia and Ukraine, respectively. It turned out that behind the leak was a man in his twenties who was eventually arrested.

Schiphol contraction

“The ruling is not in the interest of those who live in the vicinity of Schiphol,” Foreign Minister Mark Harpers said of the court’s ruling preventing the airport from shrinking. According to the judge, the company did not take the correct measures to force the downturn. The foreign minister disagrees.

Chief Boeing Caroline van der Plas is concerned — Boijing leader Caroline van der Plaas feels “a great deal certain of what we’ve already said” after a conversation with Dutch European Commissioner Frans Timmermans. The two politicians talked about the rules of European nature. “The most important thing I learned is that Brussels doesn’t say no. At least, not always. (ANP ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN)

Van der Plas and Timmermans Nitrogen Conversation

This was also in anticipation of the conversation between BoerBurgerBeweging leader Caroline van der Plas and European Commissioner Frans Pope Timmermans. Before that, the farm director and European climate pope seemed miles away. But van der Plas cautiously left out of the conversation that she should not necessarily expect a “no” from Brussels. “At least, not always.”

Amnesty International

Not every geopolitical conflict is fought with bombs and grenades. Chinese web giant Alibaba comes up with its own alternative to ChatGPT. This makes artificial intelligence look like a geopolitical struggle between China and the United States.

French President Emmanuel Macron paid a state visit to the Netherlands this week, making him the first French head of state to visit our country in 23 years. In his speeches he emphasized the sovereignty of Europe. (Isa Harsin/Ciba)

Macron in the Netherlands

The arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron in the Netherlands came last week. The core of the visit was Europe’s position in the international arena. “He insisted that Europe should develop its own technology, mine its own raw materials, and that our defense should be able to stand on its own two feet,” explains European correspondent Stefan de Vries.

scolding hammers

Former ING CEO Ralph Hammers was already a much-discussed person for leaving UBS, but this week the former CEO got another spin in the media. Hammers was reprimanded by the Appeals Committee of the Banking Disciplinary Tribunal for the 2018 plan to increase his bonus by half. According to the Appeals Committee, Hammers and the supervisory directors damaged confidence in the banking system.

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