NVWA figures show 244 companies have been fined at least twice for selling flavoured vapes or selling to minors. One seller received his 14th fine during a recent inspection. Experts say fines alone are not working.
The Dutch parental leave system already pays only 70 percent of a parent's salary for nine weeks. Now a planned reduction to the maximum daily wage cap threatens to push that figure even lower for tens of thousands of families, drawing sharp criticism from trade unions and parliament.
Workers face losing up to €66,000 in unemployment benefits under Jetten cabinet plans, with further losses for the disabled and pregnant.
New annual figures from the national police expertise centre show 757 reported cases last year, up from 673 in 2024. A third of all cases now involve the Syrian community, a dramatic shift from a decade ago.
The cabinet has approved a proposal allowing police to gather and store personal data from public online accounts, something they cannot currently do. The Dutch Data Protection Authority says the bill offers insufficient safeguards.
