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A Rundown of Jetten Cabinet's Budget for 2027
The Dutch cabinet has presented its budget, with more for housing, defence and reading skills, softened benefit cuts and a higher healthcare deductible…
Sep 16
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Dutch Brief
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Cleaners Strike All Week at Schiphol and Train Stations Over Their New Contract
Cleaners at Schiphol, major train stations and universities are striking from 14-18 September, the union FNV says, in protest at a new collective…
Sep 15
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Lisa Vinogradova
Coalition is Clashing Over How to Tax Wealth in the Netherlands
A full capital-gains tax would bring in billions euros less over the coming years, which D66 and CDA say is hard to justify while social security is…
Sep 5
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Lisa Vinogradova
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Leaked Budget Plans Show Extra Money for Purchasing Power and Softer Benefit Cuts
Leaked Dutch budget plans show extra money for household purchasing power, a delayed rise in the healthcare deductible, and partly scrapped…
Sep 1
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Lisa Vinogradova
Israel Expels Two Dutch Officials Over Ban on West Bank Settlement Goods
Israel is expelling two Dutch civilian experts from a multinational Gaza ceasefire monitoring centre, citing "anti-Israeli steps" by the Netherlands.
Aug 26
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Dutch Brief
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The Netherlands Will Not Take Part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027 Either
Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS will not take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, a second year of withdrawal, because Israel is again taking part. It…
Aug 24
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Lisa Vinogradova
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Unlawful Trump Tariffs Are Being Refunded, Millions Flowing Back to Dutch Companies
Wrongly collected US import duties are being refunded after a court defeat for the tariffs. Welcome as it is, the relief is limited to one set of…
Aug 17
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Lisa Vinogradova
The Netherlands Is Sending Marines to a NATO Exercise in Greenland Next Month
The Netherlands will send dozens of marines and several vessels to Greenland in September for a NATO exercise, which the defence minister links to…
Aug 12
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Arian Adeli
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US Announces Effort to Shut Down the International Criminal Court in The Hague
Washington plans travel bans, sanctions and pressure on other countries to reject the court; the Netherlands, as host country, has a special…
Jul 14
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Dutch Brief
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New Dutch Law Would Let the Government Order Companies to Produce for the Military
A new Dutch bill would let the government compel a small number of companies to produce for the armed forces in an emergency, and to requisition their…
Jul 8
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Dutch Brief
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The Netherlands Announces New Defence Investments at the NATO Summit
With the US pressing Europe to shoulder more of its own defence, the deals are meant to show that allies are converting bigger budgets into actual…
Jul 7
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Dutch Brief
Netherlands Ready to Join International Mission Securing Strait of Hormuz
Foreign minister confirmed that the Netherlands would contribute to a strictly defensive international mission, alongside France and others, once the US…
Jun 15
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Lisa Vinogradova
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