Parliamentary leaders Rob Jetten (D66), Henri Bontenbal (CDA), and Dilan Yesilgoz (VVD) presenting their coalition agreement at Nieuwspoort.
Politics
Minority Cabinet deal: Billions for Defense, social media age minimum, later retirement
Container ship moored at the EuroMax shipping terminal in the Port of Rotterdam
Business
Netherlands saw 1.9 percent economic growth in 2025, incl. 0.5 percent in Q4
Factory buildings of Nestle in Nunspeet in the Netherlands
HealthBusiness
Nestlé knew about baby formula contamination at Dutch plant 10 days before first recall
Image
The Stopera, the city hall, in Amsterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam scores 9.5 in National Municipal Finances review, beats most large cities
Image
A water board scientist checks a drain as part of efforts to monitor and control invasive muskrats in the Netherlands.
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
Dutch water boards capture 84,438 muskrats in 2025 as invasive rodents threaten dikes
Image
Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
HealthBusiness
Academic hospital staff to get a 7 percent pay raise under new labor agreement
Image
Vincent Karremans
PoliticsBusinessTechInnovation
Dutch gov’t working on stricter patent rules to prevent copies from China: report
Image
Quantum computing concept
BusinessTechInnovation
Dutch quantum sector needs at least €9.4 billion to stay ahead in technology race
Image
A seat in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament
Politics
Opposition weighs support and criticism after minority coalition agreement
Image
A young black and white calf lying in straw
TechNatureWeird
Video: Calf born with five legs finds home at Drenthe farm
Image
The Belastingdienst logo on a window
PoliticsBusiness
New coalition to overhaul Box 3 wealth tax, scrap annual levy on unrealized gains
Image
The Dutch royal family, from left to right, Crown princess Amalia, Queen Maxima, King Willem-Alexander, princess Ariane, princess Alexia, posing in the gardes of Huis ten Bosch Palace. 30 June 2025
Politics
Royal Family’s King’s Day route in Dokkum revealed; Festival weekend planned
Image
Utrecht University
PoliticsBusiness
New coalition: €1.5 billion for higher ed, stop cuts to English-language courses
Image
Parliamentary leaders Rob Jetten (D66), Henri Bontenbal (CDA), and Dilan Yesilgoz (VVD) presenting their coalition agreement at Nieuwspoort.
Politics
Minority Cabinet deal: Billions for Defense, social media age minimum, later retirement
Image
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France - May 18, 2024: Sign and logo on the French headquarters building of Nestl. Nestl is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation
Health
Six babies fall ill after consuming Nestlé baby food, Dutch authorities say
Image
Job hunting
Business
Job vacancies drop while unemployment increases in Netherlands at end of 2025
Image
Portrait of Gisèle Pelicot by Ann-Sophie Qvarnström
HealthPolitics
French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot honored for breaking silence at Four Freedoms Awards
Image
DigiD app on a Google Pixel A4, 28 January 2024
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch government could prevent American takeover of DigiD platform: tech experts
Image
male hand holding the package of new Philips Signify HUE smart light for home with white light luminaire in background
Business
Philips lighting spin-off Signify to cut 900 jobs due to weak 2025 results, poor outlook
Image
A child playing Roblox on an iPhone 15
Crime
Dutch regulator investigating Roblox for not sufficiently protecting children
Image
Container ship moored at the EuroMax shipping terminal in the Port of Rotterdam
Business
Netherlands saw 1.9 percent economic growth in 2025, incl. 0.5 percent in Q4
Image
Factory buildings of Nestle in Nunspeet in the Netherlands
HealthBusiness
Nestlé knew about baby formula contamination at Dutch plant 10 days before first recall
Image
Commuters waiting on trains and trams at Den Haag Central Station
Business
ProRail planning trains every 7.5 minutes in large parts of the Randstad
Image
D66 leader Rob Jetten
Politics
New Cabinet to increase healthcare deductible, keep mortgage interest reduction
Image
Car stalled sideways on the N7 in the right lane toward Westerbroek, near the Groningen Europark exit. 30 January 2026
TechNature
More icy road accidents in north Netherlands as slippery conditions persist
Image
Housing construction in Urk, March 2020
Business
Netherlands again misses construction target; Fewer homes built for 3rd year
Image
Corendon
Business
Seven in ten Dutch travel companies are vague about holiday cancellation fees
Subscribe to News feed Subscribe to News feed