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Discrimination test stays voluntary despite commission’s push
Economy

Discrimination test stays voluntary despite commission’s push

The Dutch home affairs minister has ruled out making an anti-discrimination tool compulsory for government bodies, despite a...

Banned pesticides found in food products sold by Jumbo and AH
Economy

Banned pesticides found in food products sold by Jumbo and AH

Dozens of products sold by the Netherlands’ two largest supermarket chains contain pesticides that are banned by the...

Court sends man who spent 41 years in US jail back to prison
Sports

Court sends man who spent 41 years in US jail back to prison

An 81-year-old Dutch man who spent 42 years in a US jail for ordering the murder of his...

Most Dutch home buyers face unfair bidding, study finds
Sports

Most Dutch home buyers face unfair bidding, study finds

Two-thirds of people who bid on a Dutch home in 2025 were not sent the official record that...

Psychiatric treatment for long-term prisoners “starts too late”
Sports

Psychiatric treatment for long-term prisoners “starts too late”

Long-term prisoners who are ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment before being released are having to wait too long...

Dutch football assoc. ready to link stadium tickets to ID cards; Fans worried
Health

Dutch football assoc. ready to link stadium tickets to ID cards; Fans worried

Image Dutch football fans at a football stadium. - Credit: vidv / DepositPhotos - License: DepositPhotos Business Sports...

24-year sentence recommended in mistaken identity murder of healthcare director
Health

24-year sentence recommended in mistaken identity murder of healthcare director

Image Gavel - Credit: Brian Turner / Flickr - License: CC-BY Crime Schiedam Rene F. Rob Zweekhorst mistaken...

Amsterdam drivers still speed on 30 km/h roads as street design lags behind policy
Health

Amsterdam drivers still speed on 30 km/h roads as street design lags behind policy

Image A van in a 30 km/h zone in Amsterdam slows down to let a woman cross Linnaeusstraat...