Recent News: February Heat Record, DJs Banned, AOW Plan Adjusted, Box 3 Legal Amendment, Data Leaks, Higher Bonuses Ahold Delhaize, Emergency Support Points Pilot (Thursday, February 26)

Eindhoven and Maastricht reached 19.8 degrees and share the heat record. In many places, it was at least 18 degrees. It stayed dry and the sun shone all day.

Famous DJs have been accused of sexual misconduct on social media. Major festivals such as Awakenings and Dominator have removed DJs from their line-up. Amelie Lens calls for more attention and safety for women in the techno scene.

The coalition wants to soften the increase of the AOW retirement age. They support a motion by SGP (Reformed Political Party) and Group Markuszower. How the plans will be precisely adjusted is not yet clear.

Minister Heinen wants to amend the new wealth tax law. There was a lot of criticism from investors and opposition parties. It is not yet known what the adjustment will look like.

GGzE (Mental Health Care Eindhoven) reported a possible data leak after a burglary in Eindhoven. Hackers stole data of millions of customers with sensitive personal information from Odido. The criminals threaten to publish the data if Odido does not pay.

Ahold Delhaize proposes raising bonuses for the management board. The maximum compensation for CEO Muller could rise to 12.5 million euros. This is a proposal for the upcoming shareholders' meeting.

In seventy municipalities, a pilot starts with emergency support points for crises. People can turn to these points if there is a power or water outage. The project runs until the end of this year and is expected to provide national recommendations.

Sources: Nederlands Dagblad, AD, NOS Politiek, NOS Economie, NOS Binnenland, NRC, Omroep Brabant, NU.nl, Volkskrant, FD, RTV Noord, NOS Buitenland, NU.nl Economie, NOS, NOS Tech, NU.nl Tech (40 articles)