
Dutch business bankruptcies drop 15% in February, industry hit hardest
The number of companies declared bankrupt in the Netherlands fell in February compared with a year ago, though it rose slightly from January, CBS
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The number of companies declared bankrupt in the Netherlands fell in February compared with a year ago, though it rose slightly from January, CBS
A City Council member in Steenbergen has been sentenced for fraud after stealing 82,000 euros worth of goods from his former employer, local authorities confirmed.
A man was seriously injured in a stabbing inside a home in Vlaardingen, and police arrested two men in connection with the incident, authorities said Sunday.
More than 110 damage reports have been filed following two earthquakes ne
A man was killed in a shooting in Amsterdam Nieuw-West early Sunday, police said. Authorities reported receiving multiple calls about gunfire in the area before finding the victim.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog on Saturday condemned what he called “violent antisemitism” in the Netherlands after an explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam and an earlier blast and fire at a
PSV lost to NEC for the second time this month on Saturday.
Several Dutch municipal council candidates are calling for simpler building rules as a way to increase housing construction, according to a debate on NOS radio ahead of local elections.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima joined residents and volunteers Friday to clean up and refresh the inner gardens of care home Bornholm in Hoofddorp as part of NLdoet, the annual volunteer ca
Tens of thousands of residents in the IJmond region were left without water for several hours Saturday morning after a large transport pipeline near Wijk aan Zee ruptured, NOS
The Netherlands will experience a mix of rain, snow, and sunshine over the coming days, with conditions varying sharply by region, weeronline reported.
An explosive device detonated overnight against the outer wall of a Jewish school in Amsterdam-Buitenveldert, authorities said Saturday, in the latest in a series of incidents targeting Jewish inst
The democratic rule of law is under pressure, and it is time to “warn of great danger,” said Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema in Vlaardingen while presenting the Geuzenpenning to her Budapest counterp
In the Utrecht district of Overvecht, two police officers were injured on Tuesday evening after being targeted with heavy fireworks by local youths.
Police officers in Amsterdam released video footage on Thursday related to their investigation into the
Approximately 40 local politicians from the Amsterdam area, including officials from Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Almere, have written to the national parliament calling for the 30 percent ruling to be
The mayor of Rotterdam, Carola Schouten, expressed shock after an act of arson targeted a synagogue in the
Last year, 5 percent of Netherlands residents aged 16 and older had sex without a condom with a casual partner.
Students who fell under the loan system may receive extra compensation.
Eindhoven city authorities have unveiled plans to create roughly 5,400 new student apartments over the next eight years, aiming to ease the city’s significant shortage of student housing,
Hospitals in the Netherlands are paying vastly different amounts for the same cancer medications, with some treatments costing more than 2,800 euros extra per patient, according to research by KWF
Two goals from Eredivisie top scorer Ayase Ueda saved Feyenoord in their home match against Excelsior on Sunday in De Kuip.
A barn fire in Bornerbroek early Sunday caused heavy smoke to linger between homes along Entersestraat, according to the Veiligheidsregio Twente.
Two homes in Roermond were damaged early Sunday after a loud explosion, believed to involve heavy fireworks, police said.
Max Verstappen, four-time world champion and Red Bull driver, retired from the Chinese Grand Prix Sunday after experiencing engine trouble, officials reported.
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has acquired a painting by French artist Virginie Demont-Breton, a work that inspired Vincent van Gogh and influenced one of his own interpretations, the museum sai
Officials announced Thursday that the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard and the French Coast Guard on Saint Martin, the French side of Sint Maarten, are now authorized to pursue vessels suspected of drug
Limburg is now the only province in the Netherlands where a majority of residents identify with a religion, according to
Health care spending in the Netherlands is expected to reach 114.1 billion euros this year, nearly a quarter of the national budget, as experts warn the system faces mounting pressure from an aging
A fire in an apartment in the Toldwarsstraat neighborhood of De Pijp injured a resident and left the building partially uninhabitable early Friday morning.
Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against the Netherlands, Ukraine and Amsterdam’s Allard Pierson Museum, accusing them of “theft” over the return of a disputed collection of ancient
If the Tweede Kamer elections were held today, GroenLinks-PvdA and D66 would emerge as the largest parties, according to the latest Ipsos I&O seat
A new initiative aims to help Dutch citizens without a higher vocational (hbo) or university (wo) degree participate in politics.
The number of young people receiving social assistance has been growing for three years. The time they spend on welfare is also increasing.
The government aims to fast-track legislation requiring self-employed workers to have disability insurance.
Mojtabe Khamenei, the newly appointed Supreme Leader of Iran, has several social media channels on X, posting in different languages.
Motion for mandatory members has Wilders on shaky ground after 10,000 days in parliament
A police officer will be prosecuted for setting his dog on a protester during a pro-Palestine demonstration at Radboud University in Nijmegen last year, the Public Prosecution Service (OM
First-time buyers seem to be losing ground to homeowners buying their next home in the Dutch housing market.
Jean-Michel Jarre is coming to the Amsterdam Dance Event this fall. The pioneer of electronic music will be the guest of honor and ADE’s opening act at AFAS Live.
Municipalities across the Netherlands are facing difficulties enforcing new 30 km/h speed limits, even as more streets are converted from 50 km/h zones to improve traffic safety.
Police overnight shut down an illegal rave attended by hundreds of people at a closed campground in Willemstad and temporarily cut electricity to the site to disperse the crowd, a measure that brie
The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) arrested seven suspects last week in connection with a large-scale vehicle tax fraud scheme, the agency announced Saturday.
March in the Netherlands is likely to end on a warm and dry note, but starting in April, meteorologists expect a return to more typical seasonal conditions, according to
The Netherlands’ Paralympic delegation secured five medals at the Winter Games, including two golds, three silvers, and one bronze, with all wins coming in skiing and snowboarding events.
Dutch lawmakers are proposing steep fines and near-total advertising restrictions to combat the rapid growth of online gambling in the Netherlands.
About 22 percent of Dutch adults have avoided visiting the dentist because of cost, according to a survey conducted among participants of the
A 29-year-old homeless man from the Hoeksche Waard municipality was arrested late Sunday night, March 9, in Lelystad in connection with two sexual assaults in a Goudswaard home, police
A 40-year-old man from Aalten died in a single-car crash on the Hamelandroute near the German border during the night from Friday to Saturday.
More than 14.2 million people in the Netherlands are eligible to vote in next Wednesday’s municipal elections, CBS reported based on preliminary figures.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck near the Eleveld gas field in Drenthe early Saturday, waking residents across the area including the nearby city of Assen, according to the
A significant portion of Dutch public transport users report feeling unsafe while traveling, with women disproportionately affected, according to a new survey.
Many politicians have criticized the Cabinet after Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz confirmed that the frigate HNLMS Evertsen was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean despite having a non-operation
The Dutch citizen believed to have spent more time in a foreign detention facility than any other citizen arrived back in the Netherlands on Friday morning.
The Netherlands has definitively lost sixth place on the UEFA coefficient rankings to Portugal.
The police arrested four suspects for an explosion and fire at a synagogue on A.B.N.
Weeks after ASML announced with its annual figures that it was going to lay off 1,700 employees, the chip machine maker’s workers still don’t know whether or not they will be affected.
The Iran war is impacting economic growth across all sectors in the Netherlands, according to Rabobank.
As yet unidentified perpetrators started a fire at the synagogue on A.B.N.
The municipalities and province of Groningen on Thursday launched a campaign aimed at preventing children between 10 and 14 years old from becoming involved in drug trafficking.