No €1000 fines for litterbugs in "Singapore of Europe" Enschede

Enschede will not become the “Singapore of Europe” when it comes to litter because the justice ministry has shot down its plans to introduce a €1000 fine for dropping paper and cans. The council voted in favour of the proposal by VVD councillor Malkis Jajan in May. Jajan was inspired by the clean streets of Singapore while on holiday in the Asian city-state where littering is punished with hefty fines. “Our ambition is to make Enschede the cleanest city in...