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EU-plannen, postcovidzorg, HTM, gemeenten en ASML (zaterdag 18 juli)

18 Jul 2026, 06:00

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EU-plannen, postcovidzorg, HTM, gemeenten en ASML (zaterdag 18 juli)
EU plans, post-COVID care, HTM, municipalities, and ASML (Saturday, July 18)

De Europese Commissie wil de ETS-regels veranderen.

The European Commission wants to change the ETS (Emissions Trading System) rules.

Zo krijgt de industrie meer tijd voor schoner werken.

This will give industry more time to work in a cleaner way.

VNO-NCW vindt dat realistischer, maar NVDE en milieuorganisaties vrezen vertraging.

VNO-NCW (confederation of Dutch employers) considers that more realistic, but NVDE (Dutch Association of Sustainable Energy) and environmental organizations fear delays.

De plannen zijn nog niet klaar.

The plans are not ready yet.

De lidstaten en het Europees Parlement moeten het eerst eens worden.

The member states and the European Parliament must first reach an agreement.

Daarna kan de EU pas verder.

Only then can the EU move forward.

De postcovidcentra blijven zeker een jaar langer open, zegt minister Hermans.

The post-COVID centers will remain open for at least another year, says Minister Hermans.

Van 27 miljoen euro is nog 8,5 miljoen over.

Of 27 million euros, 8.5 million is still left.

In zes steden zijn tot eind mei 1550 volwassenen en 350 kinderen onderzocht.

In six cities, 1,550 adults and 350 children have been examined until the end of May.

HTM stopte vrijdagavond alle bussen in en rond Den Haag.

HTM (public transport company in The Hague) stopped all buses in and around The Hague on Friday evening.

Bij meer bussen was een ernstig technisch probleem gevonden.

A serious technical problem was found in several buses.

Na controle rijden de bussen morgen weer normaal.

After inspection, the buses will run normally again tomorrow.

Gemeenten haalden documenten offline na onderzoek van NOS en Nieuwsuur.

Municipalities took documents offline after investigations by NOS and News Hour.

Daarin stonden adressen, telefoonnummers en soms bsn-nummers.

They contained addresses, phone numbers, and sometimes social security numbers (bsn).

Ook geeft ASML medewerkers eenmalig aandelen van 20.000 euro, tot 2030 vast.

ASML gives employees a one-time stock grant worth 20,000 euros, locked until 2030.

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