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There will be no tributes paid to German soldiers during the Dutch national remembrance day on May 4, which commemorates Dutch citizens who died during the Second World War and in peace missions since 1945.
The national committee clarified its position to avoid confusion after a storm of protest during last year’s celebrations when it emerged that a 15-year old boy was due to recite a poem about his great-uncle, a member of the Nazi SS. After much debate, the committee banned the poem, recalls Trouw.
The daily also dedicates its frontpage to the re-opening of the renovated Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, on May 1.
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