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June 18, 2026

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Four in 10 new Dutch fathers don’t take full parental leave
Economy

Four in 10 new Dutch fathers don’t take full parental leave

Six in 10 new fathers are making full use of an additional five weeks leave after the birth...

Rwandan genocide suspect denies charges as Hague trial opens
Economy

Rwandan genocide suspect denies charges as Hague trial opens

A 66-year-old man from Ede has gone on trial in The Hague accused of involvement in the 1994...

Amsterdam gym blast suspects were “making explosives”
Economy

Amsterdam gym blast suspects were “making explosives”

The cause of last week’s explosion in Amsterdam which injured seven people is most likely to have been...

Prosecutors seize €3.3m from meat industry boss for wage theft
Economy

Prosecutors seize €3.3m from meat industry boss for wage theft

Investigators have seized about €3.3 million in assets from the shareholder of a meat-sector temp agency suspected of...

Official home values rise 10% as Utrecht overtakes Noord-Holland
Economy

Official home values rise 10% as Utrecht overtakes Noord-Holland

The average official value used to calculate Dutch property taxes rose by 10.3% over the past year to...

Police wrongly arrested journalist at pro-Palestinian protest
Economy

Police wrongly arrested journalist at pro-Palestinian protest

Police breached the human rights of a video journalist who was wrongly arrested while reporting on a pro-Palestinian...

Dutch imports from the Gulf more than halve as Hormuz stays shut
Economy

Dutch imports from the Gulf more than halve as Hormuz stays shut

Dutch imports from the Gulf more than halved in April as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz...

First-time private renters spend most of income on housing: CBS
Economy

First-time private renters spend most of income on housing: CBS

People renting privately for the first time spend a bigger share of their income on housing than any...

Gommers: Netherlands has not fixed ICU shortage since pandemic
Economy

Gommers: Netherlands has not fixed ICU shortage since pandemic

The Dutch healthcare system risks a repeat of the shortage of intensive care beds that it faced during...

Inflation to stay below 3% despite war, Dutch central bank says
Economy

Inflation to stay below 3% despite war, Dutch central bank says

Inflation in the Netherlands will average 2.7% this year despite the energy price rises caused by the war...