De post van verbindingsofficier op de Nederlandse ambassade in België is sinds vorig jaar onbezet. Deze zogeheten JBZ-liaison moet er voor zorgen dat de inlichtingen over politie- en justitiezaken zo goed mogelijk worden uitgewisseld met Nederland.
Het ministerie van Veiligheid en Justitie heeft afgelopen zomer de zogenoemde 'JBZ-liaison', de verbindingsofficier op de ambassade in België wegbezuinigd. Die post moet ervoor zorgen dat inlichtingen over justitiële en politie-aangelegenheden in het buitenland zo goed mogelijk worden uitgewisseld met Nederland. Dat meldt de NOS op zijn website.
His campaign will be a daily political adventure from here to November.
As Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff moves closer to being impeached, analyst Kim Ives speaks to Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear about the hidden political machinations behind the country’s unrest.
The pro-life movement, from the first feminists like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, has always been led by women.
The official Twitter account for the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, in an attempt to warn travelers of dangers abroad, sent out on Wednesday a message that was anything but diplomatic.As part of a series of tweets using “#springbreakingbadly,” the @TravelGov account sent: “Not a ’10′ in the US? Then not a 10 overseas. Beware of being lured into buying expensive drinks or worse—being robbed. #springbreakingbadly.”Many Twitter users expressed ...
Jos. A. Bank
A few years back I wrote an article comparing buy-one-suit-get-three-free sales by Jos. A. Bank to the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program. Then Jos. A. Bank’s management did something absolutely brilliant: In March 2014 it sold the company for $1.8 billion to Men’s Wearhouse, its closest competitor (and twice its outfit’s size).
Earlier this month Men’s Wearhouse — which in February changed its name to Tailored Brands — owned up to the reality that Jos. A. Читать дальше...
An earlier version of this story misstated the process by which both the consumer price index and the core personal consumption expenditure index are measured.
The world's most famous footballer has inadvertently offended millions of Egyptians with what was intended to be a kind gesture.
ECHO SUMMIT, California (AP) — A nearly average spring snowpack in the Sierra Nevada will likely prolong tough water conservation measures in drought-stricken California — although the restrictions could be loosened in some areas after an El Nino storm system…
ECHO SUMMIT, California (AP) — A nearly average spring snowpack in the Sierra Nevada will likely prolong tough water conservation measures in drought-stricken California — although the restrictions could be loosened in some areas after an El Nino storm system…
ECHO SUMMIT, California (AP) — A nearly average spring snowpack in the Sierra Nevada will likely prolong tough water conservation measures in drought-stricken California — although the restrictions could be loosened in some areas after an El Nino storm system…
Once these 10 developments are complete, you'll notice them.
Investors and economists both are playing a guessing game about inflation, writes Jeff Reeves.
If you didn't get tickets to see the Warriors play the Spurs next weekend, you've still got another way to catch one of the biggest games of the season.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor says people searching for Iceland online are finding her state instead because of a goof in its tourism video and she's hoping they'll visit. The state's tourism video has been mocked on social media for showing a prominent concert hall in Reykjavik (RAY'-kyuh-vik). The state's economic development agency, the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, said it shared the blame since it hired the vendor.
Taco and burrito maker Chipotle Mexican Grill is developing a new burger chain called Better Burger.
Donald Trump advocates a ban on abortions but reverses his original statement that women should be punished if the procedure were illegal.
In the backdrop of terror attacks here last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the dangers posed by terrorism to the world and said the UN should address such major challenges failing which the global body could be rendered irrelevant.
In the backdrop of terror attacks here last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the dangers posed by terrorism to the world and said the UN should address such major challenges failing which the global body could be rendered irrelevant.
Yahoo is making it harder for activist investors to launch proxy battles in the future. The Sunnyvale company said it is changing its bylaws so that at next year’s annual shareholder meeting, investors or groups holding at least 3 percent of Yahoo common stock for at least three years would have the easiest path to nominating directors. A group could qualify as up to 20 shareholders, Yahoo said in a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. New York hedge fund Starboard... Читать дальше...
SURPRISE, Arizona - Cole Hamels pitched five solid innings in his final spring start, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Wednesday.
K-9 body armor is a real thing. The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is trying out the first vest in the state.