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Rob Jetten fetches the rusting polder model from the Catshuis loft and sits down with the trade unions to revive the budget talks. The IND is in a bind after European judges order it to take 140,000 Ukrainian asylum applications out of cold storage. The government wants to recruit a 130,000-strong Home Guard in case Russia or any of Dilan Yesilgöz’s other enemies invade. The student debt mountain is shrinking but graduates are facing an interest rate hike. And do rabbits hold the key to solving the nitrogen crisis?
Ophef of the week: 30km signs in Amsterdam are falling apart at high speed
Dutch woman causes a stir by winning world porridge-making title
We’ll always have Grolloo: riots force school to swap Paris for Drenthe
News
Unions and cabinet start budget talks on social security reform
NSC loses last seat in parliament as MEP Dirk Gotink quits party
Defence minister calls Russia “the enemy”, but policy unchanged
Dutch government told to rule on 140,000 Ukrainian asylum claims
MPs want 130,000 trained civilians ready for national crises
Total student debt falls for the first time to €28bn
Rotterdam harbour looks to rabbits to help with expansion
Sport
Alkmaar mayor defends ban on Israeli fans at AZ match
Netherlands narrowly beat Serbia in Nations League
Verstappen breaks winless run in rain-soaked Bahrain GP
