Posts Tagged: Netherlands

European leaders

Europe’s silence on Iran speaks volumes

2.03.2026

The US-Israeli attacks on Iran came as no surprise. Equally unsurprising has been the European reaction to these illegal attacks

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Dutch healthcare

From patients to consumers: The market logic of Dutch healthcare

20.02.2026

The new government is continuing the neoliberal policies of its predecessors. We need to seriously rethink how basic services are organised

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MERA25 Leeuwarden: Disappointment but no surprise over failed European Youth Capital bid

13.02.2026

MERA25 Leeuwarden candidates Rienk Jelte Aalbers and Ilse Terheggen express their deep disappointment over Leeuwarden’s unsuccessful bid to ...

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Protecting the Hounspolder: Climate justice must guide De Hem development in Leeuwarden

8.02.2026

MERA25 Netherlands emphasises the urgent need for climate justice and ecological responsibility in local development projects. The proposed De ...

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Ilse Terheggen: Less market, more citizenry – together we have power

5.02.2026

MERA25’s Leeuwarden campaign launch highlights grassroots municipalism, community spaces and bottom-up democracy in the city’s upcoming local ...

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MERA25 campaign launch in Leeuwarden: Heart against power

3.02.2026

MERA25 Leeuwarden kicked off its election campaign with heart, music, and solidarity, offering a grassroots alternative in uncertain political times

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MERA25 Netherlands reaches key milestone ahead of Leeuwarden Municipal Elections

23.01.2026

Ilse Terheggen and Rienk Jelte Aalbers secure the required support to stand in the March 18 municipal elections

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MERA25 Netherlands is running in the municipal elections

30.12.2025

At a moment when social inequality is deepening, democratic trust is eroding, and scapegoating politics is increasingly normalised, MERA25 ...

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Tenant rights in the Netherlands and the deliberate and systematic abuse by landlords

19.12.2025

Are you a Dutch person just starting your first rental agreement, or a student paying too much for a room in a student campus, or a young ...

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