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Wingtech demands €6.8b compensation for Nexperia intervention
Economy

Wingtech demands €6.8b compensation for Nexperia intervention

Chinese technology firm Wingtech is demanding €6.8 billion in compensation from the Dutch state for its intervention in...

Vijlbrief promises new benefit plans as unions threaten strikes
Economy

Vijlbrief promises new benefit plans as unions threaten strikes

Social affairs minister Hans Vijlbrief has promised to come up with revised benefit reforms within weeks after unions...

KLM flight delayed by “bomb on board” in Wifi hotspot name
Economy

KLM flight delayed by “bomb on board” in Wifi hotspot name

A KLM flight from Malaga to Amsterdam was delayed for several hours because a passenger used a Wifi...

Six Dutch nationals held in world’s biggest single cocaine bust
Economy

Six Dutch nationals held in world’s biggest single cocaine bust

Six Dutch nationals are among 23 people remanded in custody after Spanish authorities confirmed that a cargo ship...

Podcast: The Keep Calm And Sail To Tenerife Edition
Economy

Podcast: The Keep Calm And Sail To Tenerife Edition

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Shell books record profits amid Middle East conflict
Economy

Shell books record profits amid Middle East conflict

Energy giant Shell’s profit more than doubled in the first quarter as the war in the Middle East...

Massive fire at datacentre in Almere, NL-alert circulated
Economy

Massive fire at datacentre in Almere, NL-alert circulated

Firefighters are trying to contain a serious fire at NorthC Datacenters in Almere, which broke out on Thursday...

Commuting to Amsterdam and Utrecht soars amid housing pressures
Economy

Commuting to Amsterdam and Utrecht soars amid housing pressures

Workers in the Netherlands are increasingly travelling – at least digitally – from much further afield to jobs...

More than 7,000 refugee children living in emergency shelters
Economy

More than 7,000 refugee children living in emergency shelters

More than 7,000 refugee children are living in emergency accommodation in the Netherlands, three times as many as...

“Deep disappointment” as environmental leader joins Tata Steel
Economy

“Deep disappointment” as environmental leader joins Tata Steel

The head of Dutch environmental campaign organisation Milieufensie, Donald Pols, has abruptly left his position to join Tata...