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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Nice! ~~Where did you learn about this?~~

Found another comment of yours in another thread with this link :) : https://bsky.app/profile/mtamblyn.bsky.social/post/3lpwegcaok223

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Will the cost of insurance and tax not outweigh the cost of a (monthly) ticket? And (especially older) cars must pass EU controls regularly for them to be road legal.

Considering this is a test to see if car users (they must park in a P&R) would use PT if it were free, it might just be a lead up for proposing it to be free for all.

To add, while the car users are not the ones that need this the most, a reduction in cars (even at the cost of ticket sales) could have positive effects for inhabitants of Aarhus on health and maybe even economic (some research shows that areas with fewer cars see local business thrive).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I agree that both their objective lies in changing regulation. Doesn't mean that they are the same, however. Which OP stated. And I wouldn't say it is the only difference, rather the difference between the two.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If there is proof that they have given millions of dollars, this will go to court, as that is illegal. Lobbying is not bribing as I pointed out in my initial reply. Lots of different groups and organisations use lobbying to make their concerns heard. Just because this is a case we don't like, does not mean lobbying has no purpose.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (6 children)

They are literally not the same. Bribing is when you try to give something in exchange for voting/law making etc. Lobbying is convincing why prioritising is important. These can be selfish reasons, like in this case. However, lobbying may also be done for noble causes by a wide range of NGOs. Prohibiting lobbying is limiting the opportunity for all kinds of actors to argue their cause.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Completely agree with this. It would be interesting (and more valuable) to see the difference between mean or average car size over the years. Especially since (in Europe at least), there has been a rapid increase in SUVs, and, I am guessing, a decline in compact cars.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Where in the Netherlands does one need a truck? Especially those American ones. Strandwacht and boswacht are the ones I could think of (and than the more practical European style pickups).

Same for SUVs.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

NSC 'niet nog eens met PVV in zee' (bron: NOS)

Daar hoeven ze geen statement over te maken denk ik hahah

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Eens, helaas is dat al bijna twee decennia zo.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Als het lijkt te werken zal de VVD ook wel haar kans pakken om weer wat statistieken te verzinnen, en dan krijgen we weer zo’n olifanten verkiezing om wat eigenlijk muggen zijn.

 

"Als dat niet binnen enkele weken lukt, is de PVV weg."

Ik ben bang dat dit hoopgevender klinkt dan hij zal bedoelen…

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I wish this article could actually explain some of the changes. This is quite a large time frame (‘06-‘23) and while the European migration might be explained by EU enlargement, I wonder if the demographic share from African countries has changed, or whether education systems have overall improved (more people having some form of education).

[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Isn’t Fox News sort of the Onion, though?

 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/34588599

Parliament has to vote on it first, but it is another step towards its implementation.

Some relevant sections:

The Norwegian government is now initiating work on a new law that will provide better competitive conditions on the internet in the face of the global tech giants. "The law will give Norwegian consumers greater freedom of choice in the use of digital services," says Karianne Tung, Minister of Digitisation and Public Administration.

"The new rules will strengthen the competitiveness of Norwegian companies and make their services and apps easier to find online," says the Minister of Digitalisation.

The regulations are an implementation of the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), which targets digital platform companies with a particularly dominant market position. The Minister of Digitisation says that the government aims to submit a draft law for consultation already this year. She explains that the new rules will make it easier for companies to compete on equal terms.

The regulations will apply to digital platform companies that qualify as so-called "gatekeepers". Today, Amazon, Apple and Meta, among others, are defined as such.

For Norwegian businesses and consumers, this will mean, among other things:

  • Companies will have better access to their own user data from the major platforms.
  • Third-party solutions must be able to work with the major platform owners' systems to a greater extent.
  • Major players can no longer favour their own services over others on their own platforms.
  • It should be easier for consumers to opt out of standard apps and services from the tech giants.
  • Better control of your own data: You will have the right to transfer your own data from one platform to another.

(These are pasts of the text and they are translated using Deepl)

 

Parliament has to vote on it first, but it is another step towards its implementation.

Some relevant sections:

The Norwegian government is now initiating work on a new law that will provide better competitive conditions on the internet in the face of the global tech giants. "The law will give Norwegian consumers greater freedom of choice in the use of digital services," says Karianne Tung, Minister of Digitisation and Public Administration.

"The new rules will strengthen the competitiveness of Norwegian companies and make their services and apps easier to find online," says the Minister of Digitalisation.

The regulations are an implementation of the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), which targets digital platform companies with a particularly dominant market position. The Minister of Digitisation says that the government aims to submit a draft law for consultation already this year. She explains that the new rules will make it easier for companies to compete on equal terms.

The regulations will apply to digital platform companies that qualify as so-called "gatekeepers". Today, Amazon, Apple and Meta, among others, are defined as such.

For Norwegian businesses and consumers, this will mean, among other things:

  • Companies will have better access to their own user data from the major platforms.
  • Third-party solutions must be able to work with the major platform owners' systems to a greater extent.
  • Major players can no longer favour their own services over others on their own platforms.
  • It should be easier for consumers to opt out of standard apps and services from the tech giants.
  • Better control of your own data: You will have the right to transfer your own data from one platform to another.

(These are pasts of the text and they are translated using Deepl)

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