The cynic in me directly thought of how this could be a way for Apple to force the Mac App Store on these machines. Granted it is based on a fear, not grounded on something.

If the government’s intent is to cut local emissions this could make sense.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Daar hoeven ze geen statement over te maken denk ik hahah

Eens, helaas is dat al bijna twee decennia zo.

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.

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).

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

Wine/champagne grapes are farmed in Europe, but I think it is sad for the workers, no matter they are situated in Europe or elsewhere. Maybe even worse if it is in sweatshops, because they may not rely on state support.

While at the same time cutting foreign aid…

While I couldn’t care less about the products, I am afraid the workers will suffer too.

I hate all the ai stuff that flies on the internet (because it’s low effort), but I have a soft spot for the ai-gif where Zelenskyy hits him during their Oval Office meeting.

This commission is just making the far-right’s panties wet. This non-sense, delaying and watering down many environmental policies. The inhuman anti-immigration stuff. It is saddening really.

I have the option for passkey login with Bitwarden (and believe I can export them too), or is this not what they meant with it is ‘exclusively in the hands of smartphone OS vendors’? Is it specifically the technology, then?

The example of Microsoft is not that strong either, because I had a business account 2fa which I only could use with the Microsoft Authenticator, so they managed to make 2fa lock-in too.

For some reason I only see it when viewing it in the original post on the europe forum. Even after manually adding it here.

I used Deepl to translate some relevant parts of the text, and I added them to the post :)