ABN Amro warns that fixed energy contracts protecting food producers are about to expire, just as the sector remains heavily dependent on natural gas. Meanwhile, the gap between organic and regular food prices has widened sharply.
Two sweeping asylum bills head for a Senate vote on 21 April. If passed, they would abolish permanent residence permits, restrict family reunification and criminalise undocumented stay: reshaping what it means to settle in the Netherlands.
ABN Amro warns that fixed energy contracts protecting food producers are about to expire, just as the sector remains heavily dependent on natural gas. Meanwhile, the gap between organic and regular food prices has widened sharply.
Kings Day 2026 was busy and largely peaceful, with the royals in Dokkum and a stabbing after a Kings Day festival in Amsterdam marking the most serious incident of the day.
The Dutch cabinet presented its fatbike plan on Friday, including a minimum age, a mandatory helmet for under-18s on all electric bikes, and powers for municipalities to create fatbike-free zones.
