While the Gay wedding is constantly in the news in the United States and gays are waiting in line to marry before it is too late, the Netherlands already introduced the legal gay marriage on the first of April 2001. For the documentary program Weltjournal… Read More

Waste Management in Ireland is currently undergoing radical change. The passing of the Waste Management Act 1996 and the recent Policy Statement on Waste Management from the Minister for the Environment & Local Government (October 1998) gives legislative and policy impetus to this change. These… Read More

Liveable Rotterdam, the new populist party in Rotterdam, lately came up with a plan to forbid migrants to settle in some of the poorer districts in the city. Since it is not allowed to judge on skin colour, origin or religion, some are against the… Read More

The end of 2003 the Dutch organisation Central Jewish Consultation organises a demonstration against the increasing anti-Semitism in The Netherlands. Because of the cruel politics of Ariel Sharon in Israel and the second Golf War in Iraq, the Dutch Jews say they are confronted with… Read More

26% of the Netherlands is located below sea level and 59% of the Netherlands is at risk of flooding from water from the sea or rivers. Some parts of the west of the country is so wet that roads are constantly sink that these road… Read More

For the program Eòrpa from the Scottisch BBC produce a background reportage about financial problems at football lcubs in the smaller football leagues in Europe. Vitesse is a Dutch club near the German border in the city Arnhem. They play their matches in an ultramodern… Read More

2003 is the year of the farm in The Netherlands. The Dutch country side is changing rapidly and since 1940 100.000 from the 192.000 Dutch farms has been demolished. The 2003 Year of the Farm Foundation farm especially wants to promote and stimulate innovation in… Read More

GHB (gamma hydroxy butyrate) is an anaesthetic formerly used in surgery and it has been used in the medical setting as treatment for cataplexy, narcolepsy, and alcoholism. But these days GHB is also sold as a recreational drug. A colourless drink and sometimes also as… Read More

The release a few arrested ‘body packers’ (couriers that swallow packets of cocaine) by the Dutch authorities because of capacity problems caused a political outrage. The result is more Dutch drug controls, more personnel in jails, extra temporary jails more juridical capacity and a new… Read More

Assistance is needed for a news reportage for the French German TV channel Arte about the 10 year anniversary of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The tribunal was established by Security Council resolution 827 of the United Nations that was passed… Read More

The city of Rotterdam is planning to get rid of the “disgraceful” street prostitution of often addicted women by closing the zone for sex workers in the Rotterdam district Katendrecht. The approach from the Rotterdam municipality is called a new concept. The addicted sex workers… Read More

While millions of Dutch chickens are killed to fight the Avian Influenza virus spreading like wildfire, the first cases of the disease are reported in Germany. For a reportage about the outbreak for the program Morgenmagazin from the German first public TV channel ARD reporter… Read More