No site da RTP:
Um avião da transportadora Turkish Airlines com 135 passageiros a bordo caiu durante a aterragem junto ao aeroporto internacional de Amesterdão. O Boeing 737-800 terá perdido um motor na aproximação à pista. As equipas de socorro já confirmaram as mortes de nove pessoas.
Ver também aqui em neerlandês.
Showing posts with label Dutch News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dutch News. Show all posts
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Sunday, 11 January 2009
OostvaardersPlassen: Campeonato Nacional de Maratona no Gelo
Campeonato Nacional de Maratona no Gelo em OostvaardersPlassen
(entre Almere e Lelystad)
Dia 8 de Janeiro de 2009
Corrida Feminina:60 km;
Corrida Masculina:100km;
Elfstedentocht (Corrida das Onze Cidades)
Aquela que nunca sabemos quando vai acontecer e que é considerada o maior acontecimento desportivo dos Países Baixos, ocorre entre onze cidades da Frísia, no norte do País.
A primeira foi em 2 de Janeiro de 1909.
Esta competição só se realizou 15 vezes, pois é necessário que o gelo atinja 15 cm de espessura.
A mais recente foi há 12 anos a 4 de Janeiro de 1997.
Este filme, a preto e branco e com locução em castelhano, data de 1963.
Ainda não sei se irá decorrer este ano ou não. Por isso, vou estar atenta ao site oficial :) que também está em inglês. Se quiserem saber mais, é só clicar.
(entre Almere e Lelystad)
Dia 8 de Janeiro de 2009
Corrida Feminina:60 km;
Corrida Masculina:100km;
Elfstedentocht (Corrida das Onze Cidades)
Aquela que nunca sabemos quando vai acontecer e que é considerada o maior acontecimento desportivo dos Países Baixos, ocorre entre onze cidades da Frísia, no norte do País.
A primeira foi em 2 de Janeiro de 1909.
Esta competição só se realizou 15 vezes, pois é necessário que o gelo atinja 15 cm de espessura.
A mais recente foi há 12 anos a 4 de Janeiro de 1997.
Este filme, a preto e branco e com locução em castelhano, data de 1963.
Ainda não sei se irá decorrer este ano ou não. Por isso, vou estar atenta ao site oficial :) que também está em inglês. Se quiserem saber mais, é só clicar.
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
The Netherlands and the economical crisis
Já várias pessoas me perguntaram como estão os Países Baixos a reagir à crise financeira actual?
A Rainha Beatriz,no discurso de abertura do Parlamento em Setembro último,em Haia,mostrou um optimismo moderado.
Fiz "copy/paste" deste artigo para que possam ter uma ideia mais precisa.
"As investment banks crumbled in New York, the US government was forced to nationalise an insurance giant and stock prices nosedived worldwide, Queen Beatrix gaily announced that the Netherlands is in relatively good shape. This was the thrust of her budget speech on behalf of the government on Tuesday.
This moderate optimism is due to the surpluses in the budget presented by finance minister Wouter Bos. But he also warned: “The Netherlands has an open economy which is very susceptible to developments in the rest of the world.”
Bos says his budget can take a few knocks. But economic uncertainty is bigger than in previous years. The finance minister has stretched his budgetary policy to the limit with measures to maintain consumer spending power for most people.
There is no safety margin, should the economy take an unexpected turn for the worse. Then he will be forced to cut spending. At the same time, the positive welcome unions and employers organisations have given the budget underlines their restored belief in the Dutch consensus model.
Bos can claim several milestones in his budget. For the fourth consecutive year there is a budget surplus; state debt as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1814; consumer spending power has been maintained despite high inflation; and the Netherlands has avoided inflation despite low growth and a stable unemployment rate.
The government’s economic policy office CPB, whose forecasts the cabinet uses for its budget, sketches a couple of potential scenarios. Much depends on three external factors: the price of oil, the strength of the euro and the growth rate of world trade.
And the CPB sits on the fence in respect of what the final outcome will be.
There are many uncertainties. Although the CPB has discounted the effects of the credit crisis in its latest economic forecast, serious consequences cannot be ruled out, it says.
If world trade subsides next year, all the core economic figures for the Netherlands will flash red. Economic growth will virtually grind to a halt, consumer spending and investment will slow down, exports and job creation will slump. All this will result in a deterioration of government finances.
The open economy is the country's weak spot, the CPB says. The Dutch economy is more susceptible to a decline in world trade than most other countries in the European Union.
The CPB bases its forecast for 2009 on an oil price of 125 dollars a barrel, on a euro-dollar rate of 1.57 and on 4.75 percent growth in global trade.
Since its forecast, the price of oil has fallen to 90 dollars and dollar has strengthened. If these core figures change, so do the forecasts for economic growth, consumer spending power and employment.
A lower oil price means lower revenue from natural gas sales for the treasury, but more spending power for consumers and lower energy bills for companies. The economy will grow faster than the 1.25 percent forecast for 2009, meaning more tax revenues for the treasury so that the government's budget remains intact.
A weaker euro will result in higher import prices for raw materials and other goods and will therefore push up inflation. Exporters will consequently benefit more from trade outside the euro-zone.
But the doom scenario does not have to happen. Dutch companies outside the financial sector have solid revenue buffers, the housing market is not as jittery as others in Europe and mortgages in the Netherlands are mainly at a fixed, rather than variable, rate."
Roel Janssen in http://www.nrc.nl/international/Features/article1987638.ece/International_crisis_influences_the_Netherlands
A Rainha Beatriz,no discurso de abertura do Parlamento em Setembro último,em Haia,mostrou um optimismo moderado.
Fiz "copy/paste" deste artigo para que possam ter uma ideia mais precisa.
"As investment banks crumbled in New York, the US government was forced to nationalise an insurance giant and stock prices nosedived worldwide, Queen Beatrix gaily announced that the Netherlands is in relatively good shape. This was the thrust of her budget speech on behalf of the government on Tuesday.
This moderate optimism is due to the surpluses in the budget presented by finance minister Wouter Bos. But he also warned: “The Netherlands has an open economy which is very susceptible to developments in the rest of the world.”
Bos says his budget can take a few knocks. But economic uncertainty is bigger than in previous years. The finance minister has stretched his budgetary policy to the limit with measures to maintain consumer spending power for most people.
There is no safety margin, should the economy take an unexpected turn for the worse. Then he will be forced to cut spending. At the same time, the positive welcome unions and employers organisations have given the budget underlines their restored belief in the Dutch consensus model.
Bos can claim several milestones in his budget. For the fourth consecutive year there is a budget surplus; state debt as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1814; consumer spending power has been maintained despite high inflation; and the Netherlands has avoided inflation despite low growth and a stable unemployment rate.
The government’s economic policy office CPB, whose forecasts the cabinet uses for its budget, sketches a couple of potential scenarios. Much depends on three external factors: the price of oil, the strength of the euro and the growth rate of world trade.
And the CPB sits on the fence in respect of what the final outcome will be.
There are many uncertainties. Although the CPB has discounted the effects of the credit crisis in its latest economic forecast, serious consequences cannot be ruled out, it says.
If world trade subsides next year, all the core economic figures for the Netherlands will flash red. Economic growth will virtually grind to a halt, consumer spending and investment will slow down, exports and job creation will slump. All this will result in a deterioration of government finances.
The open economy is the country's weak spot, the CPB says. The Dutch economy is more susceptible to a decline in world trade than most other countries in the European Union.
The CPB bases its forecast for 2009 on an oil price of 125 dollars a barrel, on a euro-dollar rate of 1.57 and on 4.75 percent growth in global trade.
Since its forecast, the price of oil has fallen to 90 dollars and dollar has strengthened. If these core figures change, so do the forecasts for economic growth, consumer spending power and employment.
A lower oil price means lower revenue from natural gas sales for the treasury, but more spending power for consumers and lower energy bills for companies. The economy will grow faster than the 1.25 percent forecast for 2009, meaning more tax revenues for the treasury so that the government's budget remains intact.
A weaker euro will result in higher import prices for raw materials and other goods and will therefore push up inflation. Exporters will consequently benefit more from trade outside the euro-zone.
But the doom scenario does not have to happen. Dutch companies outside the financial sector have solid revenue buffers, the housing market is not as jittery as others in Europe and mortgages in the Netherlands are mainly at a fixed, rather than variable, rate."
Roel Janssen in http://www.nrc.nl/international/Features/article1987638.ece/International_crisis_influences_the_Netherlands
Monday, 11 August 2008
Netherlands creates green road
Neerlandeses criam Estrada Verde em Hengelo.
Engenheiros neerlandeses estão a criar a primeira "estrada verde",partindo de um material desenvolvido por pesquisadores japoneses, capaz de eliminar da atmosfera a poluição emitida pelos veículos.
Uma pequena estrada na cidade de Hengelo,nos Países Baixos, será pavimentada com um concreto especial contendo um aditivo capaz de capturar as partículas de óxidos de nitrogênio emitidas pelos carros e camiões.
Mais conhecidos pela sigla NOx, os óxidos de nitrogênio estão entre os mais perigosos gases poluentes emitidos na atmosfera, sendo os principais responsáveis pela chamada chuva ácida.
O concreto purificador de ar tem na sua formulação um aditivo à base de dióxido de titânio. Quando exposto à luz do Sol, o material reage com os óxidos de nitrogênio, transformando-os em nitratos, que são inofensivos ao meio ambiente. Basta uma chuva para que todo o pó inerte seja lavado e a estrada fique limpa de novo.
A estrada de Hengelo foi escolhida porque está sendo reconstruída e por causa da excelente qualidade do ar da região, que permitirá um acompanhamento preciso dos resultados obtidos com a pavimentação capaz de eliminar a poluição do ar. As obras deverão terminar até ao final de 2008.
Fonte: www.inovacaotecnologica.com.br
Engenheiros neerlandeses estão a criar a primeira "estrada verde",partindo de um material desenvolvido por pesquisadores japoneses, capaz de eliminar da atmosfera a poluição emitida pelos veículos.
Uma pequena estrada na cidade de Hengelo,nos Países Baixos, será pavimentada com um concreto especial contendo um aditivo capaz de capturar as partículas de óxidos de nitrogênio emitidas pelos carros e camiões.
Mais conhecidos pela sigla NOx, os óxidos de nitrogênio estão entre os mais perigosos gases poluentes emitidos na atmosfera, sendo os principais responsáveis pela chamada chuva ácida.
O concreto purificador de ar tem na sua formulação um aditivo à base de dióxido de titânio. Quando exposto à luz do Sol, o material reage com os óxidos de nitrogênio, transformando-os em nitratos, que são inofensivos ao meio ambiente. Basta uma chuva para que todo o pó inerte seja lavado e a estrada fique limpa de novo.
A estrada de Hengelo foi escolhida porque está sendo reconstruída e por causa da excelente qualidade do ar da região, que permitirá um acompanhamento preciso dos resultados obtidos com a pavimentação capaz de eliminar a poluição do ar. As obras deverão terminar até ao final de 2008.
Fonte: www.inovacaotecnologica.com.br
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