Almere-Digest

January 14, 2019

The Netherlands: Dutch PM criticized after calling out 'white sipping elites' for not giving Trump a fair chance

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte faced criticism on Sunday after making comments about what he called "white wine sipping elites in Amsterdam" who are not giving US President Donald Trump a fair chance. Rutte made these comments during an appearance on Buitenhof, a weekly TV show focused on Dutch politics that aired on Sunday.

Note Almere-Digest: Strange comments by Dutch PM, specially after the US Trump administration downgraded the diplomatic status of the European Union’s delegation to the United States last year without making a formal announcement or informing the bloc about the change. The European Union’s demotion from a member state to an international organization became clear at the funeral of President George Bush, when Mr.O’Sullivan’s name was not called in the expected order, dictated by diplomatic protocols.Donald Trump certainly is not a friend of the EU, or the Netherlands, a Member State of the European Union. The Dutch PM "must have lost his "marbles" in making these comments.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/dutch-pm-criticised-calling-white-wine-sipping-elites-190113195619653.html

January 12, 2019

Dutch public transport is the most expensive in Europe - by Mina Solanki

According to 2017 figures from the European Statistical Office Eurostat,
public transport in the Netherlands is more expensive than in any of the other 27 countries in the European Union.

Dutch public transport is the most expensive in Europe

Germany: New far-right German party adopts former secret Nazi symbol

New far-right German party adopts former secret Nazi symbol

Canada - Saudi relations: Canada will grant asylum to Saudi woman fleeing alleged abuse says Trudeau

Canada will grant asylum to Saudi woman fleeing alleged abuse from family and Saudi government says Trudeau

European Weather: Snow brings parts of Europe to a standstill

Snow brings parts of Europe to standstill

January 11, 2019

Switzerland - Davos Economic Forum: Trump canncels important trip to Davos Economic Forum

Trump cancels ‘very important’ trip to World Economic Forum in Davos

January 10, 2019

Saudi Arabia: Disappeared Saudi couple highlights crackdown on activists shows disrespect for human Rights of Saudi Government

The cases of Saudi stand-up comedian Fahad al-Butairi and his wife, Loujain al-Hathloul, a women's right-to-drive activist, who were arrested in 2018, has resurfaced following a Twitter thread detailing their disappearance.

In a series of tweets, American writer and television producer Kirk Rudell spoke about his friendship with the Saudi couple who tried to challenge the kingdom's strict social rules.

The tweets about their disappearance went viral, spotlighting Saudi Arabia's crackdown on activists and the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October last year.