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Steven Arrazola de Oñate wrote that Trump was right according to him, and that Volodymyr Zelensky should have reached an agreement earlier. He suggested that European leaders should have focused more on negotiations from the beginning and had to face the military situation; this could have possibly prevented a lot of human suffering. According to Arrazola de Oñate, Russia occupied about a fifth of Ukrainian territory and the war had reportedly claimed nearly two million military casualties, including dead, wounded, and missing. He believed that European politicians and media did not fundamentally question their strategy nonetheless. Arrazola de Oñate wrote that he never believed Ukraine could win the war militarily and that he did not expect the country to reclaim all the lost territory. He acknowledged that his position could provoke negative reactions and stated that he wanted more European leaders to express what he called uncomfortable truths. He also asked how many lives would still be sacrificed before diplomacy took precedence over political rhetoric. #Oorlog #Diplomatie #Vrede (translated)

India is preparing for a massive protest in New Delhi against the controversial cleanup of the voter register, in which around 130 million names have been deleted, which opponents say particularly adversely affects citizens from lower castes and religious minorities. #ProtestIndia #Kiesregister #ModiRegering (translated)

The pension expectations for young employees at ABP can vary widely, with estimates being four times their current salary at best and half at worst, now that most pension funds have switched to a new system in which participants build their own pension pot and have to consider fluctuations in investment results. #pensioen #pensioenstelsel #financieelbeheer (translated)

The number of diagnoses of skin cancer will increase by almost sixty percent in the next twenty years, making it the most common type of cancer among both men and women by 2045, according to an estimate from the Comprehensive Cancer Center. #huidkanker #kankerdiagnoses #gezondheid (translated)

The author wrote that both people who received papers and those who did not stayed in the country. According to his estimates, there were 200,000 people without residence documents. In the best case, they ended up in the black market, according to the author; in the worst case, they were exploited by drug gangs and slum landlords. The author described that situation as inhumane. https://t.co/YbRCxRwLf7 #immigratie #mensenrechten #illegaal #NL (translated)

Geert Noels regretted that De Tijd had again reported unilaterally on management companies during a crucial moment in the budget discussions. According to him, a management company was not a legal form, the number of them was unclear, and estimates were often exaggerated. He also wrote that people working through a company had less protection and accrued rights, such as no unemployment benefits or dismissal protection and a lower pension. Noels asserted that measures had already been taken to make this working method less attractive, including a higher minimum wage and an increase to 18% for VVPRbis and the liquidation reserve. According to him, some professions and responsibilities often made a company necessary. He further wrote that the tax burden was among the three highest in the EU, as were government expenditures, which he claimed amounted to 54% of GDP. The mentioned rate of 35% for management companies, according to Noels, applied as a marginal burden on profits above the minimum wage; with that wage included, the average burden according to him was rather around 37–39%. For employees, he stated that a tax burden of more than 50% applied for most only as a marginal rate. https://t.co/zDUhGzIC0w #BegripBegroting #Managementvennootschappen #Belastingen (translated)

Health insurers are now also likely to be classified as part of the category of conspiracy theorists: "Andreas Schöfbeck points to potentially high numbers of vaccine side effects." Andreas Schöfbeck, former head of the German health insurer BKK ProVita, has analyzed data from nearly 11 million insured individuals. His analysis suggests that between 2.5 and 3 million Germans sought medical assistance for side effects of the coronavirus vaccine. This estimate is partly supported by figures published by the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in 2022; these showed that in 2021 nearly 2.5 million patients were treated with a coding related to vaccine side effects. Doctors and other healthcare providers have informed Schöfbeck via email and phone that they have seen alarming numbers of vaccine side effects in their practices. Based on his dataset... https://t.co/kn2x7EycvW #coronavaccin #vaccinbijwerkingen #zorgverzekering (translated)

De Nederlandse economie heeft een verlies van naar schatting 9,2 miljard euro geleden door de droogte en hitte van afgelopen zomer, omdat de economie slecht voorbereid is op klimaatverandering in vergelijking met andere Europese landen. #klimaatverandering #economie #productiviteit

Tijdens de Valpreventieweek wordt benadrukt dat veel ouderen ernstig letsel oplopen door valpartijen, met schattingen van 124.000 ziekenhuisbezoeken in het afgelopen jaar, en er worden maatregelen en initiatieven getroffen om de risico's van vallen te verkleinen. #Valpreventie #Ouderen #Letselpreventie

Jeroen van der Veer, oud-CEO van Shell, heeft een oplossing voor het Groningse gas: "Wat je zou kunnen doen is: wij gaan een 10 of 20-jarig programma maken om al die huizen te versterken of te vervangen. Alles wat in het gebied nodig is." "Volgens de schattingen heb je dan tussen de 10 en 20 miljard euro nodig en tijd." "Stel dat na 20 jaar iedereen veilig kan wonen, dan zou je dat gas kunnen gaan winnen. En de waarde van dat gas is nu honderden miljarden." "Dus je kan als een ondernemer denken, als overheid kunnen wij een veilige weg vinden die acceptabel is voor de Groningers om op de lange duur dat gas te gebruiken." Dit lijken toch geen bijzonder complexe plannen. Het kabinet had dit zelf ook kunnen bedenken. Waarom wordt er zo op gehamerd dat de gasputten dicht moeten? #Groningen #Gaswinning #Veiligheid

Gelukkig zitten in de EU de dopjes aan de plastic fles vast… Brussel – De Europese Commissie heeft voor het eerst officieel toegegeven dat windturbines kunststofdeeltjes verspreiden en dat deze slijtagedeeltjes ongecontroleerd in het milieu terechtkomen. Dit volgde op een vraag van het Oostenrijkse Europarlementslid Gerald Hauser, die een schatting noemde van maximaal 62 kilogram microplastics (!) per windturbine (!) per jaar (!): https://t.co/UzcEN2KPgz #microplastics #windenergie #milieu

Het Noodfonds Energie opent dit najaar opnieuw met een budget van 193 miljoen euro om naar schatting 500.000 huishoudens te ondersteunen bij hoge energiekosten, waarbij de aanvraagperiode vier maanden duurt en iedereen die voldoet aan de voorwaarden een tegemoetkoming kan ontvangen. #NoodfondsEnergie #Energiearmoede #Huishoudens