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An agreement has been reached between the coalition and opposition parties in the Netherlands over the education budget, leading to relief among the involved parties. After initial consensus on reversing around 750 million euros in cuts, further negotiations were necessary to agree on how to finance this. The compromise involves scrapping the ‘long-study penalty’, maintaining … Read more

In an effort to combat criminal activities, New York City authorities have been seizing vehicles over the past three years, removing at least 73,000 from its streets. These include 20,000 “ghost cars” – vehicles difficult to trace via traffic cameras and tolls due to fake or altered license plates – and 53,000 illegal, unregistered motorcycles … Read more

Since the reintroduction of border controls by Germany, the number of trucks crossing the border on the N35 at Enschede has significantly increased by around 2,000 per workweek. Christian ter Braack of the municipality of Enschede is concerned about this rise, as the N35 is already a known bottleneck for traffic flow and safety. Many … Read more