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Healthcare job training for internationals

Beena Arunraj
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Healthcare job training for internationals

New healthcare training at Summa for internationals and expat spouses – second edition starting in November 2025
After a successful start last year, Summa will once again launch a work-study program for internationals and expat spouses who want to work in healthcare. This second edition is scheduled to start in November 2025. Four healthcare organizations are already on board, and together they are offering around 10 training places.

Information session on September 16
Interested in this unique opportunity? Join the information session on Tuesday, September 16, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM at Summa, Willem de Rijkelaan 3 in Eindhoven. During this session, you’ll learn about the program content, requirements, and the opportunities it provides.

Who is Summa looking for?
We are seeking internationals and expat spouses who are motivated to work in healthcare. A basic knowledge of Dutch (at least A2/B1 level) is preferred, and flexibility in working hours is required.

A practical work-study program
The training lasts 20 weeks. Students go to school one day per week and work at least 16 hours per week at one of the participating healthcare organizations. In addition to professional skills, there will also be attention to improving the Dutch language. Successful candidates will receive a certificate after passing the exams.

Registration
Want to join the information session? Sign up easily by scanning the QR code on the flyer or by sending an email to iidz@summacollege.nl for more information.

Departure of Design Academy increasingly likely

Bob
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Departure of Design Academy increasingly likely

It is becoming increasingly likely that Design Academy will leave Eindhoven. The world-famous design school may move to Roermond.

There would currently be no place for Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) in Eindhoven and the municipality does not seem to be interested in a major investment.

At the beginning of April, the Municipality of Eindhoven announced that it wanted to fund a move of the course to Microlab. But as it looks now, Microlab at Strijp-S is not as attractive as expected. The amount that the municipality wanted to invest in the move: €4.000,000, would be far too little. Microlab is also said to be in poor condition and does not meet DAE’s wishes. Sources in and around Design Academy tell Studio040 this.

In addition, there is the problem of student housing. It would be a thorn in the side of the academy that design students are often homeless at the start of their studies. While TU/e ​​received some help in that context, for example with housing at the former Philips headquarters and the construction of two residential towers on its campus, DAE saw such support lagging behind and that would sting.

Two and a half years

Design Academy Eindhoven and the municipality seem to have different ideas about the efforts required for a longer stay of the prestigious design school in the city. Moreover, that problem has been in the air for about two and a half years: that is how long the municipality and academy have been discussing a new location for the training. There are serious concerns from and around the academy about a possible move to Roermond.

Benefit

Design breeding ground Residency for the People is organising a benefit evening on Friday evening in an attempt to raise money to keep the DAE in Eindhoven for longer. Lucas Maassen organises the evening. In addition to being the operator of the creative breeding ground, he also teaches at DAE.

End of design city

“DAE does not give much publicity to the developments”, Maassen says. “But the municipality will not give the academy a different location than it currently has. It is close to my heart, because I come from Eindhoven myself, I am a designer, and I think that the entire design ecosystem in the city will be at risk when Design Academy leaves”.

“The Dutch Design Week largely revolves around the graduation projects of DAE students. This guarantees the quality of that week. It is also the only non-commercial design event worldwide, which makes it unique. I don’t think it can take place in Eindhoven if Design Academy is no longer located in Eindhoven”.

Roermond

“The search for accommodation has been going on for two and a half years and Design Academy has not been able to reach an agreement with the municipality for a long time”,  well-known designer Kiki van Eijk, also a teacher at the academy, says. “A decision must be made before the summer and from what I hear, the parties are not yet getting closer. I think they are really seriously considering moving to Roermond”.

Microlab

And that is an incomprehensible situation, Van Eijk thinks. “The lease in Witte Dame ends next year. In addition, €4.000,000 was far too little to move into Microlab, the renovation that that building needed turned out to be much larger – there turned out to be too many snags”.

Eindhoven’s top designer Piet Hein Eek, who studied at Design Academy, was recently forced to write a letter explaining the state of affairs to important parties in the city. Eek, who has his workshop and shop in Eindhoven, does not see the move happening so quickly.

Fail

“It makes much more sense to sit down together. I don’t think the negotiations have been conducted by the right people in recent years. The importance of the academy has not been sufficiently recognised and there has been insufficient ability to get closer to each other, on both sides of the table”, Eek says.

“But I do think that it has now been realised that Design Academy and Eindhoven are extremely important to each other. To illustrate: I have many DAE students working for me. DAE is the linchpin in the city’s design ecosystem,” Eek says.

DAE response

Design Academy informs Studio040 that a decision will be made before the summer, and that a longer stay in Eindhoven seems far away at the moment. There is no mention of a move to Roermond. “Although it is our absolute preference to stay in Eindhoven, there are no feasible options on the table at the moment”.

“Our constructive conversation with the Municipality of Eindhoven, which started more than two years ago, continues and we strongly hope that this will lead to a positive solution in the coming weeks. As a precaution, alternatives are being investigated elsewhere to prevent DAE from being left without housing”, a spokesperson for DAE said.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

First sketch of ASML expansion in Eindhoven presented

Lila Mehrez
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First sketch of ASML expansion in Eindhoven presented

The first design of the ASML expansion location in the northwest of Eindhoven was presented on Wednesday. According to the city council, it is an ‘un-Dutch large plan’, with a site the size of about sixty football fields. What now follows are consultation procedures with stakeholders in the area. ASML aims to welcome the first employees in 2028.

The fact that the Veldhoven high-tech giant wants to expand in Eindhoven was decided about ten months ago. In the northwest of the city on the Brainport Industries Campus 3, 4, 5 and 6, 20,000 new employees of the chip machine manufacturer will soon be working. The municipality of Eindhoven and ASML have now presented the first sketches for this location in an urban development plan.

On the west side of the site, the side of Eindhoven Airport, new cleanrooms will be built. On the east side, the side of the A2 motorway, the offices of ASML will be built. There will also be two parking garages and bicycle sheds for 4,200 bicycles. The new bus connection, the Brainport line, should help prevent the roads around the campus site from becoming congested in the future. There will be no special exit from the motorway, as the High Tech Campus does have.

There will be footbridges between the east and west sides of the site, because both sides are separated by the Ekkersrijt stream, which has great natural value. The stream is a so-called ecological connection zone, which means that it connects different nature reserves with each other.

Currently, about 80 percent of the land is already in the hands of the municipality. In order to acquire the remaining land, talks are being held with the owners. “The municipality has the preferential right to the remaining plots,” according to Eindhoven alderman Stijn Steenbakkers (Brainport).

Keeping up the pace

According to Steenbakkers, there is a need for haste in the development of the area. “The importance of ASML and the high-tech manufacturing industry has only increased in recent times,” he says, referring to the rapidly changing and uncertain developments in the world.

“The publication of the preliminary plan is an important step. Of course, further steps are needed to actually realise our future growth on the Brainport Industries Campus. We are confident in the close and good cooperation with all parties involved to complete this together,” responds Roger Dassen, the CFO of ASML. The company aims to welcome the first employees on the campus in 2028. This will happen in phases and not all 20,000 employees at once.

Step-by-step

The design that is now available is certainly not the final design, both ASML and the municipality emphasise. In order to apply for the building permit, various conditions must be met. One of those conditions is a participation process. ASML will be discussing the plans with various stakeholders in the area in the coming month. The area has hardly any residents. The discussions are therefore with companies, nature organisation Trefpunt Groen and also neighbouring municipalities Oirschot and Best are allowed to have their say.

Solutions around nitrogen and the overloaded power grid are being worked on hard, according to Steenbakkers. A separate effort is being made for this from The Hague. The alderman could not go into the content of what these solutions are.

The intention is that the plans will be sent to the Eindhoven city council before the summer. A decision must be made on 9 September, after which the alderman wants to take the next step in December with an environmental plan.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

Eindhoven presents new plans for Wilhelminaplein

Lila Mehrez
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Eindhoven presents new plans for Wilhelminaplein

On Wednesday evening the municipality presented a detailed design of the square to residents around Wilhelminaplein. Wilhelminaplein must become greener, with less car traffic and more bicycle parking spaces.

The makeover is part of the plan to make the entire city centre more attractive. “The redesign of Wilhelminaplein turns the square into a pleasant, green destination in the city,” can be read on the municipality’s website. “Local residents and visitors can sit outside, somewhere on the square or on one of the cosy terraces, or visit an event.”

Criticism

The municipality has asked residents to get involved with the project design. Local residents voiced their concerns and criticism; one thought that the square would become more of a park with all those trees, while another was afraid that the new design would no longer accommodate the carnival tent or large-scale events.

According to the municipality, all this has been taken into account in the detailed plan. There remains plenty of space for events. Furthermore, traffic on the square is limited to local traffic. Parking on the square is only allowed for permit holders. The road between Heilige Geeststraat and Prins Hendrikstraat will be closed to make it safer and more pleasant to sit on the terrace. Furthermore, the number of places where visitors can park their bicycles will be significantly expanded.

Much needed shade

Or will the square turn into a park? The municipality says no. However, there will be much-needed shade on the traditionally sweltering square. “Permanent green areas with trees in the open ground provide a nice place to stay on hot days. They also limit the risk of flooding due to extreme peak rainfall.”

According to the municipality, the single-storey design of the square accentuates the ‘beautiful historic facades that frame the square’. The artwork ‘Caged Freedom’ will also be given a place on the square where it should be shown off to its best advantage. It will become clear in the near future whether the criticism has died down and the concerns of those involved have been addressed.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

The Decline of Philips: ‘Operation Centurion Never Ends’

Lila Mehrez
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The Decline of Philips: ‘Operation Centurion Never Ends’

Eindhoven was Philips, that’s how it used to be. But the mega-concern of yesteryear seems to be crumbling further and further. In the first part of a trilogy, Studio040 discusses what has happened to the company since Operation Centurion. “The head has been separated from the hands.”

It has been more than thirty years since the mass layoffs descended on Eindhoven under the name Operation Centurion. That reorganisation, in which 45,000 employees were laid off in the Netherlands alone, still has an impact on the company three decades later.

Then-president Jan Timmer was not averse to directly addressing the need for Operation Centurion to employees. “Employees who wanted to know after a few years when Centurion was over were disappointed: ‘Centurion will never end’,” wrote Luchien Karsten, a business expert at the University of Groningen in a 2009 academic article about the drastic reorganisation.

Centurion was essential for Philips, which had become a gigantic company. Due to the many divisions and the many branches in different countries, the company was in financial difficulty and had become virtually ungovernable. The mass layoffs were necessary to avert bankruptcy. From more than 300,000 employees in the early 1990s and 160,000 in 2004, there are now ‘only’ 67,000 Philips employees left worldwide in 2024.

Walking Around

In 2009, Karsten also wrote positively about the ‘necessary intervention’ of the Philips management. For example, it is written how director Jan Timmer ‘continuously spread the message of doom about the poor state of the company by being present at the Philips offices.’

“’Managing by walking around’. By this he meant being visibly present on the work floor and staying in conversation with the employees. Through his walking management, Timmer even remained visible as president, something that was much less the case for his predecessors,” is how the researchers describe Timmer’s management style, which continuously spread his message of doom.

With that style, Timmer followed a tradition that had been started earlier by the last true Philips scion to lead the company, says Rens van Leeuwen, who worked for 44 years in the company’s research departments and was on the Philips works council for six years. “What characterised Philips was that Frits Philips always kept his finger on the pulse on the shop floor. He walked between the lathes, so to speak.”

Amsterdam

But after Centurion, the company was in for a new blow in that respect. Cor Boonstra succeeded Jan Timmer and had completely different ideas about how the company should be run. That is why he had a move of the head office from Eindhoven in mind.

Incidentally, Amsterdam was not the intended destination of the Philips board. Then-president Cor Boonstra actually had the ambition to move to London, sources close to the company told Studio040. Because the board of directors wanted to prevent the company from disappearing from the Netherlands, Amsterdam became the compromise.

“Boonstra was partly understandable. He succeeded Jan Timmer, new leadership with more marketing experience was needed. And most people at the top thought that Boonstra should succeed Timmer, including me. He travelled around to get to know all the big clients, that was a good sign. We all thought highly of him,” says Jan Post, who as CEO experienced Boonstra’s appointment and the move to Amsterdam up close.

De Volkskrant wrote at the time: “Philips did point out in general terms the advantages of the proximity of Schiphol, and the knowledge in the capital about finance and advertising. Boonstra attaches great value to the judgment of the financial markets and is known as a marketing man.”

“The decisive reason for moving, however, is that Amsterdam is also mentally far removed from Eindhoven, where Philips management is stubbornly resisting reorganisations. Employees at the head office confirm that Boonstra expects to gain more control over the company from Amsterdam.”

Bunnies

Post confirms that “Boonstra never felt comfortable in Brabant, made few friends here. He started at Vredeoord with the board of directors. You could see the rabbits hopping in the grass there, many of us liked that setting but Boonstra got spots on his neck, he thought it was provincial.”

“That the move to Amsterdam was necessary is an interesting discussion. I studied there, lived there and was chairman of the Chamber of Commerce there. But instead of going to the Zuidas, he went to sit in Amsterdam-Oost in the Rembrandtoren. The magic of the international city, you didn’t find that there.”

Remote

Moreover, Philips made a move that other multinationals did not make. “All the big American companies, none of them were in Washington, New York or Atlanta. They were in the more remote areas. We settled in Amsterdam, we called the Rembrandt Tower Strijp-33 because half of the staff went back and forth from Brabant by train every day.”

Rens van Leeuwen believes that there was little understanding for the move from the company’s employees. “From a marketing perspective it may have been good; Arabs, Chinese people may have known Amsterdam but not Eindhoven.”

And the management, which used to be so present on the work floor, created a barrier between themselves and the rest of the staff. “The head was separated from the hands,” says Patrick Meerts, union leader of the FNV. “Where the management in Eindhoven used to be close to the work floor, which was also decisive for the corporate culture, the distance was now created very consciously. Shareholders finally got the desired grip on the company, which was still mainly focused on making short-term profits.”

Sell ​​Crown Jewels

One of the ways to achieve this short-term profit was to sell off business units. NXP, ASML, TSMC and even the lighting division, now called Signify, were sold off one by one. What is particularly striking is that the first three, and especially ASML and TSMC, occupy important positions in the global trade of computer chips. TSMC is the largest manufacturer of computer chips worldwide and ASML also has an important position with its chip machines. NXP designs and produces chips for the automotive market itself.

“But also FEI, which made electron microscopes, MEC (Matsushita) which was set up with the help of Philips and DAP, the household appliances division that continued as Versuni, are companies that have all continued to do well,” says Van Leeuwen.

“TSMC was set up by Philips in 1987, that company now has a turnover of 88 billion dollars – that is Philips knowledge. The world revolves around TSMC, why couldn’t Philips management do that? Then they also sold all the shares they had in it in 2007. The semiconductor division was also sold in 2007 for 4 billion euros and ten years later was worth 40 billion euros under the name NXP. That is unbelievable. Those hedge funds (the shareholders, ed.) earned 36 billion euros and Philips nothing,” says Rens van Leeuwen.

Where those knowledge-intensive business units were sold to the market, Philips came up with Senseo at the beginning of the new millennium. “Boonstra (president during the move, ed.) didn’t do much good. He forced Senseo onto the market, what kind of product is that,” says Van Leeuwen – slightly indignant. “But that also became Versuni, only the name Philips is still on the product.”

Past success

The sale of the TSMC shares and the sale of NXP did bring short-term profit. “Boonstra started selling off business units. That is making money with the success of the past,” says Van Leeuwen. “For example, the semiconductor division (now NXP, ed.) was sold under pressure from shareholders. Jan Timmer also said in an interview with MT/Sprout that the restructuring was done under pressure from shareholders.

“It is easy and attractive for a CEO because you can quickly show profit. You can see from the success of the divested parts that they got a more talented management than Philips itself had. After all, the success was possible with the same market and the same products, infrastructure and so on,” says Van Leeuwen.

130 years

“Philips divested things that should not have been divested. I agree with that. Music company Polygram was a goldmine, that industry was young and booming with enormous results, but it was sold to Universal. The most complicated technologies were sold off, Boonstra did not like that. But at the same time the breadth of the company was simply a problem. Under Frits Philips, the company grew from 3 divisions to 12 divisions in a few years after the war. Wherever Frits went he said: we can do better. Philips was ungovernable,” says Post.

Interview Boonstra

Studio040 would have liked to have spoken to Cor Boonstra himself for this series of stories about Philips. However, the former Philips president passed away on Friday 23 May of this year. In the context of his passing, the NTR broadcast an interview with Boonstra in the programme ‘Het Laatste Woord’, which was recorded in 2018.

“I went to Philips because I admired Jan Timmer,” Boonstra said in that interview with the NTR. “But it was a bit more serious than I thought it was,” the former president said about the state of the company.

“At Philips we were in a situation where we had 170 different activities. Of which probably 70 were linked together and the others had grown from the period of luxury. Terribly profitable activities from the expansion of the television world etc. But there were also all kinds of things that had grown that were not doing well financially. But the decision-making was still done on the basis of a few people who were supposed to know everything. Timmer tried to bring some order to that, and that is where the fault line arose, because it was not going fast enough.”

“People still get tears in their eyes when they hear my name, I feel sorry for them. The reality is of course that the whole fuss about leaving Eindhoven, that put Eindhoven on the map in the world, when you see what has been built and grown there because of the investments.”

“The reality is that this is the environment where most discoveries are made and where a business community has grown to the brim. But they had to have a huge kick in the teeth to wake up,” Boonstra said.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

GLOW light festival puts spotlight on visitors

Anitha Sevugan
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GLOW light festival puts spotlight on visitors

For the 24th edition of GLOW, the organisation is collecting personal stories and memories from visitors and companies. The exciting, beautiful and moving stories will be highlighted during the festival that runs from November 9 to 16.

For this edition of GLOW, the organisation collects prior personal stories from people. The stories are about how the light event connects people, by capturing personal anecdotes and memories. GLOW wants to collect these personal stories and highlight them during the festival.

“GLOW is more than just a visual light festival; it is an experience that brings people together, inspires and moves them,” said Ronald Ramakers, director of GLOW. “We realise that GLOW has a special meaning for many. Something we want to make tangible this edition.”

Glow On Air

In addition to the light artworks, there is the opportunity to hear the stories. In cooperation with Studio040, ‘GLOW On Air’ will be created during the event. There will be a mobile studio on the Markt with live coverage of the event. Here the submitted stories and memories, the special experiences, encounters and moments that people have experienced over the years during the light festival will take centre stage.

Those wishing to share their stories can email  – info@gloweindhoven.nl.

Source: Studio040.nl

Translated by: Anitha Sevugan

25,000 visitors expected at New Years EHVE

Bob
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25,000 visitors expected at New Years EHVE

At the foot of Lichttoren in Eindhoven, the event New Years EHVE will be held for the second time during New Year’s Eve. The first time, over 14,000 visitors came to the New Year’s show. The organisation expects 25,000 visitors this edition, almost double the number of partygoers from last year.

New Years EHVE starts at 21:00 and will be presented by Nina van den Broek. She made national news by ‘modeling’ for the first Dutch AI newsreader.

“The highlight of the evening is the big countdown to midnight, during which a light show and breathtaking fireworks will illuminate the city. Thanks to the sensational line-up with performances by Eindhovens Finest, Lampegastuh, Joel Borelli, Feest (party) DJ Ruud, it promises to be a party all night long”, according to organiser Patrick van de Voort.

By bike

Eindhoven residents who want to attend the free show are advised to go by bike. This is due to the crowds and the fact that public transport will no longer be available from 20:00hrs. In addition, several parts of the city will be closed, including Vestdijktunnel, Stationsweg and parts of Mathildelaan.

People who prefer to avoid the crowds can follow the event live via NEW Years EHVE.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

Entrepreneur and rally driver Jan de Rooy passed away

Bob
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Entrepreneur and rally driver Jan de Rooy passed away

Jan de Rooy has passed away. The former rally driver, winner of the Dakar Rally and transport entrepreneur, died on Tuesday at the age of 80.

“After a very short illness, our dad, husband and grandfather passed away peacefully and was reunited with our great love, Annie. He has dedicated 65 years to his transport company De Rooy, which celebrated its centenary last year”, the family business said in a response.

The Eindhoven region has lost one of its most notable transport entrepreneurs. Jan de Rooy was born in Eindhoven on 19 February, 1943. His father Graad had been running the transport company for years, which Jan, then 22 years old, took over in 1965. He had fourteen trucks at the time, which eventually became four hundred. His brother Harry also entered the transport world and started De Rooy Logistics, which still transports parts for the DAF factories.

Rallycross

That is also where most people know Jan de Rooy from: racing DAFs. He started rallycrossing in 1969, not in trucks, but cars. De Rooy managed to win several Dutch titles and international podium places, especially in his DAF 55, until he switched to trucks in 1982 at the request of DAF itself.

The manufacturer wanted Jan to participate in Paris-Dakar, a desert race across Africa to the Senegalese capital Dakar. There he quickly got the nickname ‘De Beer’ (‘the bear’) and that did not only refer to his large stature. Fearless and extremely agile, he drove his converted trucks faster and faster through the desert.

Rally winning trucks

De Rooy built special trucks for the desert rally. For example, he turned two trucks into one, but with two engines and two cabins: the double header in 1984. Things really got serious after the introduction of the DAF Turbo Twin ll in 1986, a truck with two engines that together delivered more than a thousand horsepower.

In 1987 he became winner of the truck classification. His lead over the number two in that class was no less than fourteen hours. De Rooy even finished eleventh in the general classification, among the rally cars. That left him wanting more, because the driver from Son wanted to compete with the rally cars.

Dramatic accident

Jan de Rooy was given a completely free hand by DAF in 1988 to win the general classification. The result was the 1200 hp (horse power) X1. The images in which the DAF truck overtakes the car of top driver Ari Vatanen are iconic. De Rooy also deployed a second truck, but it overturned. The accident claimed the life of Kees van Loevezijn and driver Theo van de Rijt was injured. DAF withdrew from the rally and Jan de Rooy would not appear again in Paris-Dakar for years.

His son Gerard managed to persuade him to participate again from 2002, but in 2009 Jan de Rooy finally stopped participating in the ‘Dakar’. He felt that he could not tolerate his employees to have such an expensive hobby during the economic crisis. Moreover, he did not agree with the rally being moved from Africa to South America.

Succession

Son Gerard and daughter Anneke de Rooy have been at the helm of the transport company since 2010. Something their father Jan was very proud of. There was also follow-up as a victor in the Dakar Rally. First in 2007 when cousin Hans Stacey won the truck rally. In 2012, son Gerard finally managed to win. That was particularly emotional for father Jan, 25 years after his own victory. In 2016, his son won a second Dakar title in the trucks.

Jan de Rooy no longer followed the Dakar Rally in recent years. He lived a relatively secluded life in Middelbeers with his partner.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

Prinjesdag and the key points of the annual budget

Beena Arunraj
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Prinjesdag and the key points of the annual budget

The glass coach tour, throne speech, ceremonial dress code which includes hats and the suitcase! It is the third Tuesday of September and therefore ‘Prinsjesdag’. The budget (Million note) was presented by the finance minister and these are the  key points.

” This Million Note is not about ourselves”, Minister Heinen began in the House of Representatives. “It’s about all ordinary Dutch people. People who have a job or business, people who do want to participate, but who are in a trend. People who deserve a good old age and young people to whom we want to pass on this beautiful country.”

The plans of the Schoof cabinet at a glance

Not all plans that have come out are new. Much had already been leaked or was already in the broad-line agreement or government program. These are some important themes:

  • Migration: 95 million euros will be allocated for what the government calls the “strictest asylum regime ever”.
  • Agriculture: It is an important theme for this government, but there are no major expenses for next year. From 2026, 1 billion euros will go to the agricultural sector for five years.
  • Care: The healthcare premium will increase to 156 euros per year in 2025. The deductible will remain 385 euros next year, but from 2027 it is intended to be reduced to 165 euros. 162 million euros will also be available for AI in healthcare next year.
  • Housing: The government will invest 5 billion euros annually in housing in the coming years, so that 100,000 homes should be added every year. 500 million will also be allocated to simplify the housing allowance.
  • Infrastructure: Train tickets will be 6 percent more expensive instead of 12 percent. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management assumes half of the price increase, NS the other half.
  • Energy: Over the next two years, 60 million euros will be raised annually to help vulnerable households with their energy bills. The energy tax on gas is also going down.
  • Tax: An additional tranche in income tax yields both households with a small wallet and higher incomes.
  • Education: The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science cuts 260 million on subsidies. The free school meals will not be canceled anyway.
  • Justice: There will be an extra 120 million euros in the fight against crime gangs. The police will also receive a structural increase of 180 million euros.
  • Defense: More money goes to the Ministry of Defense’s budget. That money goes, among other things, to the modernisation and renewal of equipment and to additional recruitment staff.

Partial reversal of 30% scheme austerity and increase in standard salary

The explanatory memorandum to the Tax Plan 2025 bill stipulates that the austerity of the 30% scheme from the Tax Plan 2024 (’30-20-10-scheme’) will be largely reversed and the maximum tax-free reimbursement will be set at a constant flat rate of 27% as of 1 January 2027. In the years 2025 and 2026, 30% exemption will apply to all incoming employees. Furthermore, the salary standard will be increased from €46,107 to €50,436 (2024 prices) and the salary standard for incoming employees under 30 with a master’s degree will be increased from €35,048 to €38,338 (2024 prices). For incoming employees who applied for the 30% scheme before 2024, respectful transitional law will apply which is 30% percent and the old (indexed) salary standards will continue to apply to them until the end of the term. In doing so, the government also wishes to comply with the Geerdink-
Moonen motion7, which calls on the government to come up with a proposal for the simplification of the 30% scheme that is less is harmful to the economy.

Cabinet proposal for income tax rates

Income tax from substantial holdings remains at 24.5 % until 67,804 Euros and after that becomes 31% as opposed to the current slab of 33%.

Changes in income tax for entrepreneurs

People who work as freelancers, or SMEs with a sole proprietorship or vof (partnership), will pay slightly more tax on average from 2025 if they make the same amount of profit. From 2025, entrepreneurs up to an income of €29,100 do not pay income tax (this is up to €30,700 in 2024).

Increase in rates for VAT or BTW

For culture, art, books and sports, the government wants to change the VAT rate from the reduced rate (9%) to the general rate (21%). New VAT rate for culture, art, books and sports applies from 1 January 2026. Thus, museum visits, cultural performances, books and sporting facilities are going to cost more. Overnight hotel stays are also included in this same tax bracket. However, the gambling tax will see changes in 2025. It will increase from 30.5% to 34.2% in 2025 and in 2026 to 37.8%

Road tax

The government proposes to give emission-free passenger cars a discount on the mrb (road tax) until 2029. The discount applies to new and used emission-free cars. From 2030, this discount will expire.

House Transfer tax

The government wants to reduce the transfer tax rate specifically for homes from 10.4% to 8%. That rate only applies if you buy a home that you are not going to live in yourself, such as a 2nd home or a holiday home to rent out.

For Eindhoven News: Beena Arunraj

 

 

Construction work on Victoria Park finally starts

Lila Mehrez
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Construction work on Victoria Park finally starts

After the construction holidays, construction of the Victoria park in the centre of Eindhoven will start. On the approximately 13,000 square metres of land area of ​​the so-called Emmasingelkwadrant (Emmasingel quadrant) – between the greenery and some two hundred trees – more than 1,500 homes will be built.

The artwork ‘Gateway to the Future’, a tribute to Gerard Philips that was unveiled last year, will also be placed in the park. The statue is currently located in the Gloeilampplantsoen on Strijp-T. According to alderman Rik Thijs of the municipality of Eindhoven, one of the founders of Philips will soon be looking to the future (Strijp-S), with the place where it all started behind him.

During a walk across the currently vacant lot, Stijn Steenbakkers, the second alderman involved in Victoria park, acknowledges that the patience of local residents has been put to the test. Around 2006, new residents moved to this part of the city with the idea that the park would be renovated in the foreseeable future. “It took about twenty years, but now it’s finally going to happen. Some people moved here specifically because a beautiful park with lots of greenery would be built here. But nobody expected it to take this long.”

Attractive

The Victoria park should be the beating heart of the Emmasingel quadrant from the summer of 2025. This area – at the back of the library – is located between the Willemstraat, the Mathildelaan, the Vonderweg and the Emmasingel. The Lichtplein, which is already used for events, will be made greener and will soon be a lot more attractive for residents, shoppers, tourists and the entrepreneurs who are located on the edge of the park.

After the summer, the construction of 250 homes will start at the Temporary Art Centre (TAC) on the Vonderweg. For a long time, it was uncertain – due to finances – whether this project could continue, but with additional subsidy from the government (1.6 million euros), the construction is now definitive. In addition to realising homes, the studio spaces in TAC are also being renovated.

Victoria Tower

Together with the Victoria tower (start: spring 2025), the Vonderparkkwartier of Bree (start: mid-2025 at the earliest) and the redevelopment of the old head office of Woonbedrijf (mid-2025 at the earliest) there will be more than fifteen hundred new homes. In various price ranges. “We deliberately separated the construction of the Victoria tower and the construction of the park,” says Steenbakkers.

He refers to the earlier deal with the developer that he would not only build the tower, but also construct the park. “We have – with new insights – disconnected that. The agreement is that the developer pays 2.5 million to the municipality and can earn this amount back if he starts building the Victoria tower before a certain time. And as a municipality we are responsible for the design of the public area and the phased construction of the park.”

The Gender

According to Thijs, the greatest feat is bringing the Gender back above ground. This river now flows into the city through sewer pipes of one and a half metres in diameter. The municipality wants to make the Gender visible again in the Victoria park and on the Stationsweg. Thijs: “This is good for the city residents, who already have too little green, for the animals and biodiversity. And the new Gender also buffers the rainwater that sometimes falls in abundance. Furthermore, this can also be a measure against drought.”

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

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