In the first-ever Environment and Sustainability Ranking published by InterNations - a network of expats around the world - the Netherlands has been ranked 12th out of 60 destinations for expats when it comes to sustainable living.
The
data for the ranking was gathered via InterNations’ annual Expat
Insider Survey, one of the most extensive surveys about living and
working abroad, in which participants were asked to rate, on a scale of
one to seven, their personal satisfaction in eight separate areas: air
quality, the natural environment, water and sanitation, the availability
of green goods and services, energy supply, local waste management and
recycling infrastructure. The rating also covers perception of local
government support for environmental policies and how invested the local
population is in environmental issues.
Over 15.000 expats took
part in the Expat Insider 2020, representing a total of 173
nationalities and living in 181 different countries or territories. For a
country to be included in the ranking, a sample size of at least 75
respondents was necessary - this year, 60 countries met this
requirement. The survey covers a number of issues, including making friends as an expat and the best cities around the world for expats.
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April 17, 2019
Amsterdam's last floating florist closes, blaming tourists
Amsterdam's last floating florist closes, blaming tourists
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April 18, 2018
Arms Industry: USA arming the world: Inside Trump's “Buy American” drive to expand weapons exports - by Matt Spetalnick and Mike Stone
In a telephone call with the emir of Kuwait in January, U.S.
President Donald Trump pressed the Gulf monarch to move forward on a $10
billion fighter jet deal that had been stalled for more than a year.
Trump was acting on behalf of Boeing Co, America’s second-largest defense contractor, which had become frustrated that a long-delayed sale critical to its military aircraft division was going nowhere, several people familiar with the matter said.
With this Oval Office intervention, the details of which have not been previously reported, Trump did something unusual for a U.S. president – he personally helped to close a major arms deal. In private phone calls and public appearances with world leaders, Trump has gone further than any of his predecessors to act as a salesman for the U.S. defense industry, analysts said.
Read more: Arming the world: Inside Trump's “Buy American” drive to expand weapons exports
Trump was acting on behalf of Boeing Co, America’s second-largest defense contractor, which had become frustrated that a long-delayed sale critical to its military aircraft division was going nowhere, several people familiar with the matter said.
With this Oval Office intervention, the details of which have not been previously reported, Trump did something unusual for a U.S. president – he personally helped to close a major arms deal. In private phone calls and public appearances with world leaders, Trump has gone further than any of his predecessors to act as a salesman for the U.S. defense industry, analysts said.
Read more: Arming the world: Inside Trump's “Buy American” drive to expand weapons exports
July 2, 2017
Brexit Britain: falling pound, border fears and a frightened workforce
A year after Britain voted to leave the EU the pound is at least ten
percent weaker, the economy is shaky and may be headed for a downturn
and Theresa May’s minority government is weak after losing its majority in parliament after June’s general election.
There’s also the worrying possibility that a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland could unravel the Good Friday Peace Agreement.
The uncertainty is infectious.
In her first policy position after the two year long Brexit negotiations started earlier this month, May set out her plan for the rights of the three million or so EU citizens living in the UK. They will only qualify for “settled” status after five consecutive years living in Britain.
But this has not gone far enough to reassure many EU officials including Guy Verhofstadt, the Brexit co-ordinator for the European Parliament.
A report by the consultancy firm Deloitte released on June 27th suggests that 47 percent of highly skilled EU workers are now considering leaving Britain.
One of them is Joana Ferreira, a dentist who works in a private practice on the outskirts of London, and who arrived from Portugal four and a half years ago.
“I’m just worried about the living conditions, really,” said Ferreira. “Am I going to be able to work? Am I going to get a normal salary, like everyone? Am I going to be kicked out of the country? I don’t know, nobody knows!”
Joana and her husband have a three year old daughter who was born in Britain and they had planned for her to grow up in the country.
“I just feel very insecure of what’s going to happen in the future. I really want to know more so I can plan. Because at the moment, I cannot plan anything in my life,” she said.
Joana’s employer Smita Mehra, the managing director of The Neem Tree practice, is also worried as 60 percent of the staff at the four practices she manages are non-British EU nationals.
Read more: Brexit Britain: falling pound, border fears and a frightened workforce | Euronews
There’s also the worrying possibility that a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland could unravel the Good Friday Peace Agreement.
The uncertainty is infectious.
In her first policy position after the two year long Brexit negotiations started earlier this month, May set out her plan for the rights of the three million or so EU citizens living in the UK. They will only qualify for “settled” status after five consecutive years living in Britain.
But this has not gone far enough to reassure many EU officials including Guy Verhofstadt, the Brexit co-ordinator for the European Parliament.
A report by the consultancy firm Deloitte released on June 27th suggests that 47 percent of highly skilled EU workers are now considering leaving Britain.
One of them is Joana Ferreira, a dentist who works in a private practice on the outskirts of London, and who arrived from Portugal four and a half years ago.
“I’m just worried about the living conditions, really,” said Ferreira. “Am I going to be able to work? Am I going to get a normal salary, like everyone? Am I going to be kicked out of the country? I don’t know, nobody knows!”
Joana and her husband have a three year old daughter who was born in Britain and they had planned for her to grow up in the country.
“I just feel very insecure of what’s going to happen in the future. I really want to know more so I can plan. Because at the moment, I cannot plan anything in my life,” she said.
Joana’s employer Smita Mehra, the managing director of The Neem Tree practice, is also worried as 60 percent of the staff at the four practices she manages are non-British EU nationals.
Read more: Brexit Britain: falling pound, border fears and a frightened workforce | Euronews
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