Government
Dutch government funds Auschwitz exhibition renewal project
The Dutch government is granting €1 million to modernize its national Holocaust exhibition at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland.
Admin
Government
Jetten hosts European Council President António Costa
Dutch Prime Minister Jetten will host European Council President António Costa for a working dinner at the Catshuis on 9 October 2026.
Politics
Dutch lawmakers pass green gas blending mandate
The Tweede Kamer (Dutch lower house) has passed legislation requiring energy providers to blend steadily increasing shares of green gas into the domestic network.
Politics
Cabinet urges total school phone ban from 2027
The Dutch government wants primary and secondary schools to prohibit mobile phones across all school premises starting 1 January 2027.
Politics
Dutch Coalition Clashes Over Wealth Tax Reform
Dutch coalition parties are divided over how to finance a multi-billion-euro shortfall caused by planned wealth tax reforms for 2028.
Politics
Netherlands must process 140,000 Ukrainian asylum claims
The European Court of Justice ruled that the Netherlands must assess asylum requests from over 140,000 Ukrainians that were previously put on hold.
Economy
Debts above €50,000 double among Dutch students
Nearly 150,000 current and former students in the Netherlands now carry student debts of at least €50,000, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
Economy
Dutch cleaners announce new nationwide strike actions
Cleaning personnel will walk out from Friday to Wednesday at railway stations, Schiphol Airport, and universities across the Netherlands.
Economy
Booking.com sues works council over office mandate
Travel platform Booking.com has taken its works council to an Amsterdam court over a dispute concerning mandatory office attendance.
Economy
Dutch consumers overpay on heavy electricity connections
More than 300,000 Dutch households and small businesses maintain unnecessarily heavy electricity connections, according to regulator Autoriteit Consument & Markt.
Domestic
Adapted swimming lessons remain unaffordable for families
Municipal financial support falls short for families needing adapted swimming lessons for children with disabilities, research by the Mulier Instituut shows.
Domestic
Cancer diagnoses will surge across the Netherlands
Annual cancer diagnoses in the Netherlands will jump nearly a quarter by 2045, according to research institute Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland (IKNL).