After a postponement of payment was granted last Friday, the Oost-Brabant court declared bankruptcy of the Eindhoven-based Cibatax on Monday. The national quality label for the taxi company also went bankrupt in June 2015 and continued in a slimmed-down form, but the restart was ultimately unsuccessful.

Not the Gouden Koets, but also this year the Glass Carriage was used to transport the royal couple through the city center of The Hague towards the Ridderzaal for the Speech from the Throne. As every year, this resulted in beautiful images: the carriage, a speech from the throne, a hat parade, a room full of nervous politicians and hundreds

After the Speech from the Throne, the four major cities traditionally meet together and each year a different city becomes the chairman. This year, he will become Mayor Aboutaleb of Rotterdam in succession to his Utrecht colleague. Energy transition, everything related to accessibility. There is a lot of lobbying from the major cities throughout the year.