ASML, maker of advanced chip machines, received a rare nitrogen permit exemption to expand near Eindhoven, despite concerns about environmental damage and the strain of 20,000 new workers on the region.
Thousands of Dutch nationals are stuck across the region after US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered sweeping airspace closures and the cancellation of over 9,500 flights.
The Iran war has sent European gas prices soaring by over 70% in a week, prompting Dutch energy suppliers to hike rates or withdraw fixed contracts.
Telecom company Odido did not pay €1 million ransom, hacker group Shinyhunters threatens to release passport and identity details next.
The Twente city introduced a ban on fatbikes in its pedestrian shopping zone from March 11, making it the first municipality in the Netherlands to take the step, though enforcement is already complicated by legal questions.
