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Zirkzee leads charge as Oranje cruise to Nations League victory

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/zirkzee-leads-charge-as-oranje-cruise-to-nations-league-victory/

Published: September 7, 2024 21:04

The Netherlands opened their Nations League campaign with a comfortable 5-2 win in Eindhoven against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Joshua Zirkzee...

One in five Dutch adults live alone, most are elderly women

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/one-in-five-dutch-adults-live-alone-most-are-elderly-women/

Published: September 7, 2024 09:43

Some 3.3 million of the Netherlands’ population of 18 million live alone, or almost one in five people, according to...

WeTransfer’s new owner plans to slash workforce up to 75%: FD

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/wetransfers-new-owner-plans-to-slash-workforce-up-to-75-fd/

Published: September 7, 2024 09:18

The new owner of Dutch file transfer service WeTransfer is planning to cut “up to 75%” of the workforce, the...

Ice rink introduces compulsory helmets after rise in injuries

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/ice-rink-introduces-compulsory-helmets-after-rise-in-injuries/

Published: September 7, 2024 08:56

The debate about helmets for cyclists may be raging in the Netherlands, but the Thialf ice rink in Heerenveen has...

Extinction Rebellion’s anti-ING protest closes Rijksmuseum

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/extinction-rebellions-anti-ing-protest-closes-rijksmuseum/

Published: September 7, 2024 08:33

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam was closed on Saturday morning “until further notice” because of a demonstration by environmental campaign group...

Dutch women make it bronze, silver and gold in Paralymics 100m

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/dutch-women-make-it-bronze-silver-and-gold-in-paralymics-100m/

Published: September 7, 2024 08:06

Dutch paralympic sprinters have made a clean sweep of the 100 metres in the T64 class in Paris, with Fleur...

“Royal September” links politics with royal city The Hague

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/royal-september-links-politics-with-royal-city-the-hague/

Published: September 7, 2024 07:03

They are royal “thrones” – but not the ones that are normally on public display. Part of a flurry of...

From manga to Marge, the Girl with the Pearl is an experience

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/from-manga-to-marge-the-girl-with-the-pearl-is-an-experience/

Published: September 6, 2024 16:11

An onion with a blue headband, Marge Simpson, a cat and Japanese manga – digitalised portraits inspired by Vermeer’s Girl...

MIVD warns against cyber attacks by Russian spy unit

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/mivd-warns-against-cyber-attacks-by-russian-spy-unit/

Published: September 6, 2024 10:33

Security services, including the Dutch military security service MIVD, have issued a joint warning against cyber attacks on vital government...

Latest move in F35s export case heard by highest Dutch court

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/latest-move-in-f35s-export-case-heard-by-highest-dutch-court/

Published: September 6, 2024 10:30

The Dutch Supreme Court heard from a group of human rights organisations and from the Dutch state on Friday, in...

Export rules for chip maker ASML tightened up in line with US

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/export-rules-for-chip-maker-asml-tightened-up-in-line-with-us/

Published: September 6, 2024 09:21

The cabinet is tightening the export conditions for chip machinery maker ASML to countries outside Europe to prevent “disruption of...

Bergwijn slams Oranje coach after being dropped from the squad

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/bergwijn-slams-oranje-coach-after-being-dropped-from-the-squad/

Published: September 6, 2024 09:15

Former Ajax player Steven Bergwijn has hit out at Oranje coach Ronald Koeman for dropping him from the squad because...

Podcast: The Baby Boom War Room Edition

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/podcast-the-baby-boom-war-room-edition/

Published: September 6, 2024 08:55

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? Click here to become...

Number of female execs at listed companies at all time high

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/number-of-female-execs-at-listed-companies-at-all-time-high/

Published: September 6, 2024 08:51

Women accounted for nearly one third of new appointments to management boards at the Netherlands 82 listed companies last year,...

Police to boycott Ajax-Utrecht match as early retirement protest

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/police-to-boycott-ajax-utrecht-match-as-early-retirement-protest/

Published: September 6, 2024 08:36

Police unions have said their members will not be available for the Ajax-Utrecht game later this month, as they continue...

Man had himself delivered in a box to his ex-girlfriend’s home

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/man-had-himself-delivered-in-a-box-to-his-ex-girlfriends-home/

Published: September 6, 2024 08:12

A 33-year-old man who posted himself to the house of his ex partner in Heerenveen has been sentenced to four...

Tax office will press ahead with checks on freelancers in 2025

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/tax-office-will-press-ahead-with-checks-on-freelancers-in-2025/

Published: September 6, 2024 08:06

The tax office will press ahead with extra checks on sham self-employment from January 1, despite calls for a delay,...

Mortgage interest rates hit a two-year low and more is to come

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/mortgage-interest-rates-hit-a-two-year-low-and-more-is-to-come/

Published: September 6, 2024 07:27

Mortgage interest rates have been falling steadily for the past seven weeks and are now at a two-year low, mortgage...

Defence spending rises by €2.4bn for equipment and personnel

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/defence-spending-rises-by-e2-4bn-for-equipment-and-personnel/

Published: September 5, 2024 14:02

The Dutch government is pumping an additional €2.4 billion into spending on defence, including “hefty” investments in recruiting personnel. “The...

MPs back helmets and an age limit for fatbike users

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/mps-back-helmets-and-an-age-limit-for-fatbike-users/

Published: September 5, 2024 13:37

A clear majority of MPs have called on the government to introduce an age limit and compulsory helmets for users...

The price everyone pays to make Dutch housing unaffordable

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/the-price-everyone-pays-to-make-dutch-housing-unaffordable/

Published: September 5, 2024 12:32

There is one tax benefit in the Netherlands that costs every working person an extra 1.5% in income tax. But...

Dutch teen arrested for membership of extreme right terror group

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/dutch-teen-arrested-for-membership-of-extreme-right-terror-group/

Published: September 5, 2024 12:29

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of being a member of extreme right-wing paramilitary organisation...

Tram troublemaker and vlogger arrested on terrorism charges

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/tram-troublemaker-and-vlogger-arrested-on-terrorism-charges/

Published: September 5, 2024 10:40

A 31-year-old man from The Hague who called for an attack on a mosque on Telegram has been arrested on...

First hearing in foster parents attempted murder case

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/first-hearing-in-foster-parents-attempted-murder-case/

Published: September 5, 2024 09:16

A court in Rotterdam has conducted a pro forma hearing on Thursday in a harrowing case of attempted murder and...

Hotel tax hike will raise 40% of what ministers hope: economists

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/hotel-tax-hike-will-raise-40-of-what-ministers-hope-economists/

Published: September 5, 2024 08:32

The right-wing cabinet will not earn as much as it expects from increasing value-added tax on hotels and other tourist...

Russians have Dutch chip making machine for weapons: Trouw

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/russians-have-dutch-chip-making-machine-for-weapons-trouw/

Published: September 5, 2024 08:04

Russia has at least one old chip-making machine made by Dutch manufacturer ASML to make chips to use in drones,...

Benefits agency admits thousands of errors in WIA claims

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/benefits-agency-admits-thousands-of-errors-in-wia-claims/

Published: September 5, 2024 07:58

Tens of thousands of people may have been given the wrong disability benefits over several years, the state benefits agency...

Sulemana is not moving to Ajax, late deal rejected by Fifa

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/sulemana-is-not-moving-to-ajax-late-deal-rejected-by-fifa/

Published: September 5, 2024 07:27

Southampton striker and Ghanaian international Kamaldeen Sulemana will not be replacing Steven Bergwijn at Ajax because the deal was registered...

The sun is set to return and it will be warmer this weekend

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/the-sun-is-set-to-return-and-it-will-be-warmer-this-weekend/

Published: September 5, 2024 07:06

After several cooler and wet days, summer temperatures and the sun are set to return to the Netherlands, weather bureau...

Dutch music rights fund buys The Stranglers, Gipsy Kings

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/dutch-music-rights-fund-buys-the-stranglers-gipsy-kings/

Published: September 5, 2024 06:57

A Dutch investment fund has bought the music rights for two major bands from the 1980s, The Stranglers and the...

Up to 485,000 flights a year will meet noise targets: minister

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/up-to-485000-flights-a-year-will-meet-noise-targets-minister/

Published: September 4, 2024 15:08

The number of take-offs and landings at Schiphol airport can be limited to 475,000 to 485,000 a year, well above...

Government to stop funding “bed and board” for rejected refugees

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/government-to-stop-funding-bed-and-board-for-rejected-refugees/

Published: September 4, 2024 14:31

The right-wing Dutch government is to stop funding any form of accommodation for asylum seekers who have been reject for...

Groningen’s mayor steps down, citing lack of energy for the job

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/groningens-mayor-steps-down-citing-lack-of-energy-for-the-job/

Published: September 4, 2024 12:47

Groningen’s mayor Koen Schuiling has announced his resignation, saying he does not have the energy to dedicate himself fully to...

Police investigate fire and sinking of yacht off Ameland

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/police-investigate-fire-and-sinking-of-yacht-off-ameland/

Published: September 4, 2024 12:31

Police have started an investigation after a yacht caught fire and sank 90 kilometres off the coast of Ameland late...

Potty decision: Amsterdam centre cracks down on pavement plants

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/potty-decision-amsterdam-centre-cracks-down-on-pavement-plants/

Published: September 4, 2024 12:27

Amsterdam’s Centrum borough council wants to introduce new rules to limit the number of flower pots in the city centre,...

Teachers union wants guidelines for AI use in class

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/teachers-union-wants-guidelines-for-ai-use-in-class/

Published: September 4, 2024 10:29

Teachers union AOb wants national guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in class because schools and teachers are...

Former Jumbo boss faces money laundering charges: FD

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/former-jumbo-boss-faces-money-laundering-charges-fd/

Published: September 4, 2024 10:23

The former CEO of supermarket chain Jumbo is facing charges of money laundering as well as tax fraud, corruption and...

Mass sperm donor plans to sue Netflix over “Man With 1000 Kids”

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/mass-sperm-donor-plans-to-sue-netflix-over-man-with-1000-kids/

Published: September 4, 2024 09:14

The Dutch sperm donor who became the subject of the hit Netflix documentary The Man With 1000 Kids says he...

Dutch army to buy 50 tanks to reform battalion after 13 years

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/dutch-army-to-buy-50-tanks-to-reform-battalion-after-13-years/

Published: September 4, 2024 08:24

The Dutch army is to reconstitute its tank battalion, 13 years after it was abolished during a round of spending...

Dutch FA warns about more red cards on amateur football pitches

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/dutch-fa-warns-about-more-red-cards-on-amateur-football-pitches/

Published: September 4, 2024 08:09

An increase in red cards and abandoned matches in amateur football reflects the  social problems of “a lack of respect...

Dutch government scraps nitrogen pollution plan: NOS

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/dutch-government-scraps-nitrogen-pollution-plan-nos/

Published: September 4, 2024 08:05

Cabinet sources have told broadcaster NOS that the current programme to tackle nitrogen-based pollution is being torn up, and that...

Dog poop on pavements is irritant number one, say Dutch

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/dog-poop-on-pavements-is-irritant-number-one-say-dutch/

Published: September 4, 2024 07:40

Dog poop left on pavements or in the grass in the biggest bugbear among the Dutch when it comes naming...

Rotterdam council closes funding door on TimeWindow

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/rotterdam-council-closes-funding-door-on-timewindow/

Published: September 4, 2024 07:23

TimeWindow has been providing shared studio space for some 50 Rotterdam-based performance artists for the past nine years. But the...

Rents went up 5.4% in July – the highest rise in over 30 years

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/rents-went-up-5-4-in-july-the-highest-rise-in-over-30-years/

Published: September 4, 2024 07:20

Housing rents rose by a record 5.4% on average in July, the highest figure recorded since 1993, national statistics office...

Power failure hits 11,000 homes and businesses in Europoort area

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/power-failure-hits-11000-homes-and-businesses-in-europoort-area/

Published: September 3, 2024 12:56

Large parts of Rotterdam’s Europoort industrial area shut down for two hours on Tuesday following a power failure. Around 11,000...

Game Mania pulls plug on its stores after no buyer emerges

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/game-mania-pulls-plug-on-its-stores-after-no-buyer-emerges/

Published: September 3, 2024 10:02

Video and board games retailer Game Mania has filed for bankruptcy after its owners were unable to negotiate a buyout...

Afghan woman, Somali girl rejected as refugees under new rules

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/afghan-woman-somali-girl-rejected-as-refugees-under-new-rules/

Published: September 3, 2024 09:52

An increasing number of asylum requests that would have been granted previously are now being turned down because of new...

Omtzigt warns of “geopolitical implications” of labour migration

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/omtzigt-warns-of-geopolitical-implications-of-labour-migration/

Published: September 3, 2024 09:25

The declining birth rate in the Netherlands combined with the growth of African countries will have far-reaching implications for migration...

Minister pledges to get tough on foreign worker exploitation

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/minister-pledges-to-get-tough-on-foreign-worker-exploitation/

Published: September 3, 2024 08:58

Social affairs minister Eddy van Hijum has told companies that employ large numbers of foreign workers via staffing agencies that...

Ajax confirm sale of Steven Bergwijn for €21m to Saudi Arabia

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/ajax-confirm-sale-of-steven-bergwijn-for-e21m-to-saudi-arabia/

Published: September 3, 2024 08:12

Ajax captain Steven Bergwijn has been sold to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad for €21 million in the largest transfer of...

Dutch privacy watchdog fines Clearview €30.5m for database

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/dutch-privacy-watchdog-fines-clearview-e30-5m-for-database/

Published: September 3, 2024 08:12

The Dutch privacy watchdog AP has fined controversial American tech firm Clearview AI €30.5 million for building up an illegal...

Halina Reijn’s Babygirl wins plaudits from the critics in Venice

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/halina-reijns-babygirl-wins-plaudits-from-the-critics-in-venice/

Published: September 3, 2024 07:41

Dutch actress turned-director Halina Reijn earned a lengthy standing ovation for her film Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman, at the Venice...

Dutch tourists spent twice as much in NL than foreign ones

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/dutch-tourists-spent-twice-as-much-in-nl-than-foreign-ones/

Published: September 3, 2024 07:03

Dutch and foreign tourists spent almost €105 billion in the Netherlands last year, up some €13 billion on 2022, according...

Coronavirus support kept 12,500 firms afloat: Rabobank

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/coronavirus-support-kept-12500-firms-afloat-rabobank/

Published: September 3, 2024 06:48

Support measures for Dutch companies during the coronavirus crisis may have stopped 12,500 firms from going bust, according to calculations...

Women head 50% of Dutch universities as academic year begins

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/women-head-50-of-dutch-universities-as-academic-year-begins/

Published: September 2, 2024 14:26

For the first time ever, the Dutch academic year begins with half the country’s universities being led by a woman....

Schoof pledges continuing Dutch support for Ukraine during visit

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/schoof-pledges-continuing-dutch-support-for-ukraine-during-visit/

Published: September 2, 2024 14:10

Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof has assured Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky of the Netherlands “continued support and involvement” in the...

Bank discriminated against client by refusing Gaza payment

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/bank-discriminated-against-client-by-refusing-gaza-payment/

Published: September 2, 2024 13:11

ASN Bank discriminated against a customer when booking back a payment he made to his sister in Gaza, the Dutch...

Refugee agency faces court after Ter Apel overcrowding continues

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/refugee-agency-faces-court-after-ter-apel-overcrowding-continues/

Published: September 2, 2024 12:51

Westerwolde council is heading back to court because of continued overcrowding at the Ter Apel refugee reception centre, officials said...

Pakistani men who urged Wilders’ murder on trial in absentia

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/pakistani-men-who-urged-wilders-murder-on-trial-in-absentia/

Published: September 2, 2024 12:01

Two men from Pakistan went on trial at Amsterdam’s high security court on Monday, charged with calling for the murder...

Budget talks compromised by tensions within coalition: Telegraaf

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/budget-talks-compromised-by-tensions-within-coalition-telegraaf/

Published: September 2, 2024 10:14

Negotiations on the first annual budget of the new Dutch government were bedevilled by disagreements behind the scenes between the...

Mortgage fraud networks are active across the country: FD

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/mortgage-fraud-networks-are-active-across-the-country-fd/

Published: September 2, 2024 10:09

Drugs criminals are laundering money using fraudulent mortgages across the country, not just in Amsterdam, prompting the Dutch banking association...

Arnhem poverty trial in trouble as families keep curtains shut

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/arnhem-poverty-trial-in-trouble-as-families-keep-curtains-shut/

Published: September 2, 2024 09:55

An experiment to help 40 very low income families in Arnhem out of debt has run into trouble because few...

New academic year starts amid major challenges for universities

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/new-academic-year-starts-amid-major-challenges-for-universities/

Published: September 2, 2024 09:22

The new academic year starts on Monday with traditional speeches and parades, but the higher education sector is facing several...

Consent is key in healthy sexual relationships, survey shows

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/consent-is-key-in-healthy-sexual-relationships-survey-shows/

Published: September 2, 2024 08:34

Some 96% of the Dutch think you should always check with your partner to make sure they want to have...

PSV extend 100% record, Utrecht and AZ keep up pressure

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/psv-extend-100-record-utrecht-and-az-keep-up-pressure/

Published: September 2, 2024 07:41

PSV Eindhoven maintained their perfect start to the season with a 3-0 win over Go Ahead Eagles to take a...

Primary schools also ban mobile phones from the classroom

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/primary-schools-also-ban-mobile-phones-from-the-classroom/

Published: September 2, 2024 07:35

Primary schools are heeding the call to ban mobile phones and other devices from the classroom as the new school...

Coronavirus vaccines did prevent deaths, health researchers say

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/coronavirus-vaccines-did-prevent-deaths-health-researchers-say/

Published: September 2, 2024 07:32

The coronavirus vaccination programme prevented a notable amount of deaths among the elderly and people with serious health conditions such...

The Safe Keep: a safe bet for a book you won’t put down

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/the-safe-keep-a-safe-bet-for-a-book-you-wont-put-down/

Published: September 2, 2024 06:33

Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden wrote her debut novel, The Safe Keep, in English. The move paid off last...

Puck Pieterse wins first women’s mountain biking gold for NL

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/puck-pieterse-wins-first-womens-mountain-biking-gold-for-nl/

Published: September 1, 2024 16:45

Puck Pieterse has become the first Dutch woman to win a world title in mountain biking, after taking the cross...

September 1 breaks yet another warm weather record

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/september-1-breaks-yet-another-warm-weather-record/

Published: September 1, 2024 16:32

September 1, 2024 is the warmest on record, with the temperature reaching 31.5° in Maastricht by 4 pm. The previous...

Coalition parties urge minister to take action on fatbikes

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/coalition-parties-urge-minister-to-take-action-on-fatbikes/

Published: September 1, 2024 10:35

MPs from two more coalition parties have called on infrastructure minister Barry Madlener, who represents the far-right PVV in parliament,...

Mpox vaccine donation is backed by parliament, minister says no

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/09/mpox-vaccine-donation-is-backed-by-parliament-minister-says-no/

Published: September 1, 2024 10:13

A majority of MPs want far-right health minister Fleur Agema to do a u-turn and send Mpox vaccines to Africa,...