Pension tension nears boiling point in The Hague

The Party for the Animals will vote in favour of the NSC pension plan. The faction decided this on Monday afternoon, one day before the vote on the much-discussed amendment. This means that a majority is within reach, although the proposal has been strongly advised against by NSC minister Eddy van Hijum of Social Affairs and Employment. One more vote is now needed. Political reporter Martine Wolzak explains how that would complete the chaos in The Hague.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was pleased to present the agreement reached between the UK and the EU this weekend, together with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at Lancaster House in London. Our correspondent Joost Dobber was also present at the presentation and he tells us about it from the garden of Lancaster House.

People who bought a cargo bike with a production defect, or for example a diesel car that had been tampered with, should be able to take on the – often much larger – manufacturer more easily, by joining forces and going to court together. That is why the Act on the Settlement of Mass Damages in Collective Action, the WAMCA, was introduced. That was five years ago... Has it really become easier since then? Time to evaluate, with Zuidas editor Jennifer Mol.