Dutch Child Care Would Pay Price for Government’s Failure
Child benefits need an overhaul, but the government’s reforms would hurt child-care providers.
Europe
Europe Is Falling Behind in Cultivated Meat
Cell-based meat has been approved by the American FDA.
Netherlands Should Consider Euro Exit: Former Central Banker
High debts, high inflation: the eurozone reminds Lex Hoogduin of the Italy of the 1990s.
Biden Would Repeat Dutch Mistakes in Regulating Freelancers
Stricter rules for contractors could lead to job losses.
Alt-Right Picks Wrong Side in Dutch Farm Crisis
Dutch factory farming is bad for farmers and worse for animals. Big Ag benefits.
British, Dutch Eat More Plant-Based, But Hardly Less Meat
The rise of “flexitarians” has barely cut down meat consumption.
Russia Helped Repair American-French Relations
Not deliberately.
Support for Legalizing Cannabis, Cocaine Grows
Germany is legalizing cannabis. Leaders in Colombia and Amsterdam would legalize cocaine.
Giorgia Meloni Sets Out Her Program
Vague climate rhetoric. Sensible proposals for immigration. Firm commitments to the EU and Ukraine.
Why the Netherlands Isn’t Building
Homeowners are resistant and politicians are too demanding.
Americans, Dutch See Tradeoff Between Climate and Wildlife
Green energy kills birds and toads.
Separatist Hardliners to Quit Catalan Government
The Spanish prime minister has exhausted their patience.
Dutch Government Wastes €900 Million on Drug War
An anti-drug team made zero arrests in five years.
Meloni’s Plan for Asylum Seekers Makes Sense
Don’t let migrants cross the Mediterranean in boats. Process asylum applications abroad.
Macron Is Right to Push Pension Reform
The current system isn’t fair.