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Annet Bertram

Annet Bertram

Dutch sociologist and politician (1959)

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Photo: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

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    Dutch cabinet moves 18 billion euros to maintenance, shelves A50 and Ameland projects

    The cabinet will spend 18 billion euros on maintaining existing bridges, locks, rail and roads, while the A50 widening and the Randstadrail expansion are dropped. Karremans and Bertram presented the new priority list on Friday, 16 October.

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Brussels promises Ukraine a winter shield

EU leaders pledge winter lifeline to Zelensky in Brussels

European leaders welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels and pledged a winter package for Ukraine covering energy, air defence and financing. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is working on a 22nd sanctions package and would not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war.

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