“Facade politics” is making far-right ideas acceptable: AIVD
Far-right organisations are using euphemistic terms such as “remigration” to establish racist and discriminatory ideas in mainstream debate, the Dutch...
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Dutch to return to Eurovision Song Contest in 2027 after boycott
The Netherlands will return to Eurovision in 2027, after pulling out this year over the participation of Israel. Dutch public...
Freelancing in the Netherlands? First get your tax sorted!
Setting up your own business or going it alone as a freelancer takes a lot of time and energy, and...
Military police investigate death of Dutch woman in Aruba crash
Military police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old Dutch woman after an all-terrain vehicle overturned on the Caribbean island...
Fire fighters investigating a gas leak turn out to be the cause
When the residents of the Brabant town of Oisterwijk smelled the pungent odor of gas on Wednesday, they called their...
Mourners claim diabetic man who died under arrest was “murdered”
Around 150 people joined a funeral procession on Wednesday for a man who died while being detained by police who...
Road safety institute weighing up zero alcohol limit for drivers
The Dutch Road Safety Research Institute has released a new study on reducing the drug and alcohol limit for drivers...
Water used to put out waste plant fire contaminated with PFAS
Firefighters used water contaminated with PFAS chemicals to put out a blaze at a waste processing plant in Gelderland that...
The IamExpat Fair is back in Eindhoven: what’s new this year?
The IamExpat Fair returns to Eindhoven on Saturday October 3 for its second outing in the city, with a bigger...
Support for refugees should prioritise finding skilled work: SER
The government needs to do more to help settled asylum seekers find work that matches their skills as part of...
The pen is mightier than the scrub: hospitals warn of ink stains
Utrecht University Medical Centre is warning its doctors and nurses to check their pockets before putting their scrubs in the...
Dutch economy grew by 0.6% in Q2, faster than initially thought
The Dutch economy grew by 0.6% in the second quarter of 2026, more than the national statistic agency CBS’s initial...
Netherlands sets out route map to phase out fossil fuels
The Netherlands has become the second country in the world to publish detailed plans of how it intends to end...
Prosecutors demand jail for blast that killed three in drugs lab
Prosecutors have demanded a seven-year jail sentence for a man who blew up a drugs lab in Rotterdam, causing a...
AP says sharing images from Meta glasses is not allowed
Dutch privacy watchdog AP warned on Tuesday that sharing images made with camera glasses violates GDPR rules unless permission is...
Which Dutch city actually fits your budget and lifestyle in 2026
Moving to the Netherlands means picking not just a country but also a city, and in 2026 that choice matters...
Low earners offered €6,000 subsidy to buy used electric cars
Low and middle income households will be able to claim up to €6,000 from the government towards the cost of...
Dancing bananas are back as social media site Hyves relaunches
Once the biggest social network in the Netherlands, Hyves has come back online after 13 years. The “gezelligste platform” in...
Man jailed for murder after denying son, 14, treatment for Covid
A Dutch man whose 14-year-old son died after he was denied medical treatment for Covid-19 has been jailed for 23...
One-third of drinking water supplies contain high levels of PFAS
Water companies have called for PFAS chemicals to be banned in pesticides after a study showed that one-third of people...