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Dutch MPs Consider Curbing Minister's Prosecution Powers

D66, GroenLinks-PvdA, NSC and the SP have indicated their support for a bill that would remove the Minister of Justice a...

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VVD Rules Out Cutting Mortgage Interest Deduction

The Dutch liberal party VVD has drawn a decisive line in the sand on the mortgage interest deduction.   ...

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CDA Matches GL-PvdA as VVD Falls in Dutch Polls

The upcoming parliamentary elections on October 29, Dutch politics is experiencing some weakened preferences. The Christ...

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VVD and BBB to Divide Cabinet Posts After NSC Exit

By Wednesday, when parliament holds its debate on the fallout from the political crisis, the vacant Cabinet posts from t...

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Dutch Party Proposes Glass Walls in Slaughterhouses

The Dutch political party Partij voor de Dieren (Party of the Animals) has published a new manifesto which includes radi...

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Dutch Regulator Warns Platforms Ahead of Elections

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) said on Friday that, with less than a week to go before the Du...

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Dutch Foreign Minister Criticises Israel's Gaza Occupation Plan

Caretaker Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp described Israeli intentions to surround Gaza City as "a wrong move"...

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Dutch Parliament Debates Gaza Policy, But Major Shift Unlikely

Amidst an increasingly severe humanitarian crisis and famine in Gaza, the Dutch House of Representatives will briefly re...

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US Envoy Witkoff in Moscow for Ukraine Talks

A US Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, has come to Moscow for high-level meetings with the Russian leadership. He is going t...

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Utrecht Town Criticized Over €77K Tree Collection Bill

In the meantime, the municipal council of Stichtse Vecht is being criticized for the highest costs for collecting Christ...

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Over 500,000 Dutch Households Faced Energy Poverty in 2024

Early estimates by national research bodies said that in 2024 more than 500,000 households in the Netherlands were deali...

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Dutch House Prices Rise 9.3%, Drenthe Leads Growth

House prices across the Netherlands increased by an average of 9.3% in June compared to the same month last year, accord...

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Pro-Palestine Protesters Clash with Utrecht Mayor

During a city council meeting in Utrecht on Thursday evening, tensions rose sharply when a motion to boycott Israeli pro...

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SCP Warns Politicians Against Empty Election Promises

With October's elections closing in, the Dutch government's socio-economic think-tank SCP warns political partie...

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Netherlands Criticized for Weak Anti-Corruption Measures

A new monitoring report shows that the Netherlands still fares poorly in implementing important anti-corruption safeguar...

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Dutch Parliament Passes Toughest Asylum Laws

The Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) passed two contentious asylum laws in the wee hours on Tuesday. They w...

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Parliament Ends Refugee Housing Priority in New Law

The Netherlands: The Dutch House of Representatives passed a housing law that gives the Minister of Housing more power i...

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Trump: Israel Ready for Gaza Ceasefire Deal

U.S President Donald Trump said Israel has accepted a plan for a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. He revealed the new...

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CDA Rejects Asylum Law Over Punishment Clause

The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) said it would not support the two asylum laws, which it opposes on the grounds tha...

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Dutch Cabinet to Apologize to Children in Benefits Scandal

The Dutch government will formally apologize to all affected children and young people involved in the childcare benefit...

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Barendrecht Picks Asylum Site, Rotterdam Officials Oppose

Location Barendrecht has selected a site in Zuidelijk Randpark for the construction of a new reception centre for 350 as...

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Canada, US Resume Talks After Tech Tax Repeal

Canada has eliminated its proposed Digital Services Tax making room for renewed trade talks with the US. The negotiation...

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NATO Summit Ends with Deals, Drama, and Dutch Pickles

World leaders leave a two-day NATO summit in The Hague with renewed pledges on defense spending, and continued support t...

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NATO Agrees 5% Defence Spending Plan by 2035

The NATO summit in The Hague has ended with members agreeing to a ‘historic’ deal to raise collective defens...

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International Graduates Offer Value Despite Hiring Challenges

Most Dutch employers see international graduates as an added value to their business, according to new research from int...

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Dutch Parliament Moves to Scrap Industrial CO2 Tax

The Dutch House of Representatives is set to scrap the CO2 tax on industrial emissions after a majority – with the...

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Dutch King Urges Fair NATO Funding at Leaders’ Dinner

Hosting a dinner for world leaders at Huis ten Bosch Palace, King Willem-Alexander stressed he has been a strong pr...

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COA: Lack of Structural Funding Raises Asylum Reception Costs

The COA has said that the lack of long-term structure in funding is leading to unnecesarily costly and volatile asy...

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NATO Summit Opens in The Hague with Tight Security

President Donald Trump and other world leaders arriving for the day. This is a first for the Netherlands since the ...

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Dutch Pledge €175M More in Ukraine Aid at NATO Summit

The Dutch government has unveiled a new €175m aid package to assist Ukraine’s defence capabilities with ...

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Dutch Army to Launch Satellites for Battlefield Monitoring

The Dutch Armed Forces are planning to send no less than four new satellites into orbit to track activity on the battlef...

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Netherlands Begins Withdrawing Troops from Iraq

The Netherlands has started repatriating troops from Iraq, the Dutch Defense Ministry announced Sunday. During a na...

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NATO Summit Site in The Hague Sealed Off

The last security fences were put in place around the World Forum in The Hague last night as the area was closed off ahe...

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Ingrid Coenradie Joins JA21 After Leaving PVV

Ingrid Coenradie, former State Secretary of Justice and Security, has officially left the PVV and joined JA21. Coenradie...

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Cruz Confronts Carlson in Heated GOP Showdown

On Tucker Carlson's Fox News show in 2022, Senator Ted Cruz appeared to retract his characterization of the January ...

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G7 Summit Ends with Limited Progress

The recent G7 meeting of the seven largest Western industrial nations, plus the European Union—who reluctantly tur...

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Trump Delays TikTok Sale Again by 90 Days

President Donald Trump has chosen to extend the deadline for the sale of TikTok's U.S. operations by 90 days. The pa...

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Nitrogen Rules Threaten Dutch Defence Expansion: TNO

Netherlands' strict nitrogen policy seriously threatens our national Dutch defense plans and commitments to NATO, re...

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Amsterdam officials blamed for Maccabi unrest silence

Amsterdam authorities have come in for criticism following a report into a night of violence against supporters of Israe...

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Van Vroonhoven Exits NSC Race, Two Candidates Emerge

The leadership race of the Nieuw Social Contract (NSC) party has been rocked by an eleventh-hour decision by Nicolien va...

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Dutch Defense Spending Could Surpass €25 Billion, Finance Minister Says

Acting finance minister Eelco Heinen (VVD) warned on Sunday that the Netherlands' costs for defence could amount to ...

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Israel’s Iran strikes expose Trump’s failure to stop escalation

Israel’s airstrikes against Iranian targets early Friday bring the Middle East closer to broader conflict and reve...

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GroenLinks and PvdA Members Approve Historic Party Merger

GroenLinks en PvdA maken verreikende stap richting samenvoeging tot één politieke partij. In a recent refe...

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Ukraine Russia suffers one million military casualties in war

Ukraine has reported that one million Russians have been killed or wounded fighting its full-scale invasion in 2022...

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Alexander Pechtold Appointed Mayor of Delft

Alexander Pechtold, former leader of the Dutch political party D66, is a candidate to become the next mayor of his birth...

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Yesilgöz Nominated Again as VVD Party Leader

The VVD has formally nominated Dilan Yesilgöz as its parliamentary election party leader. Yesilgöz, who was th...

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Only 16% Support Same Coalition After Cabinet Collapse

After 11 months in government, only 14 percent of voters think that the collapsed Schoof I Cabinet has done a good job. ...

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October 29 Advised for Dutch Election After Cabinet Collapse

Dutch bureaucrats recommended today that the next general election be held on 29 October, as parliament calls for emerge...

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Dutch Housing Minister Drops Rent Freeze Plan After Coalition Breakup

Dutch Housing Minister Mona Keijzer has officially withdrawn her idea to freeze social housing rents for two years....

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Cabinet Disappointed by Wilders and PVV's Exit

Cabinet members of the Schoof I information shared deeply frustrating feelings at the PVV's decision to walk away f...

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Extinction Rebellion to Block A12 During NATO Summit in The Hague

Extinction Rebellion( XR) claims they will be shutting down the A12 in The Hague with road blocks on both sides of ...

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Dutch PM Schoof Confirms Cabinet Collapse and Resignation

The collapse of his Cabinet was announced Tuesday by Prime Minister Dick Schoof, who said the Party for Freedom (PV...

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Deputy PMs Blame PVV for Cabinet Collapse

After Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced that his Cabinet had fallen, the deputy prime ministers of the other coa...

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Dutch King Returns Early After Cabinet Collapse

Willem-Alexander is cutting short his state visit to the Czech Republic after the Dutch Cabinet collapsed abruptly ...

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Dutch Politicians Condemn Geert Wilders Over Cabinet Collapse

Dutch political leaders were united in strong reaction on Tuesday when PVV leader Geert Wilders pulled the plug on his p...

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Schoof I Cabinet Falls After Months of Political Tension and Wilders' Withdrawal

The 336-day reign of the Schoof I Cabinet has come to an end after an period of political instability, having ruled as a...

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Council of State Warns Rent Freeze Plan Is Legally Flawed

The Council of State has heavily criticised the Dutch government over its intentions to freeze social housing rents...

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Wilders Warns Coalition May Collapse Over Asylum Policy

Geert Wilders has cast doubt on the future of the coalition after a stormy meeting on Monday evening. The PVV leade...

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Amsterdam Braces for Trash Overflow as Waste Workers Strike Over Tax Plan

Amsterdam is bracing itself for dustbins overflowing with rubbish and a huge stink in the streets as waste processing wo...

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Dutch Border Controls Curb Illegal Immigration with Limited Economic Impact

Border controls, which the Dutch government imposed to limit illegal immigration, have had only a limited economic ...