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Brabant is the unlikely setting this week for a tale of industrial espionage running from Greece to Moscow via Paris. The national audit office takes time out from infiltrating army bases to deliver a damning verdict on the government’s handling of the economy. GDP unexpectedly nosedives just as it emerges that bamischijven are disappearing from Friday afternoon works gatherings. Mark Rutte dashes from a summit in Iceland where he made vague promises to send F-16s to Ukraine to a meeting where he vaguely promised to resolve the nitrogen crisis. In a busy week for the courts, a Russian oligarch fails to evict squatters from his Amsterdam mansion while a French author loses his bid to block an “essayistic” adult movie. And Feyenoord win the Eredivisie but lose the distinction of having the worst hooligans in the Netherlands to troubled FC Groningen.

News

Greek head of Brabant technology firm arrested in Paris for spying for Russia

Dutch economy unexpectedly contracted in Q1 2023, preliminary data says

Unemployment falls marginally but vacancies rise in healthcare

Ten out of 12 ministries don’t have their finances in order, say auditors (Trouw)

Netherlands and UK are ‘working on’ providing fighter jets to Ukraine

Reading standards slipping in Dutch schools, international survey finds

Occupied: Steve McQueen’s opus on Amsterdam opens in Cannes

Dutch court rules Houellebecq can see disputed porn film before it airs

Sport

Feyenoord wrap up Eredivisie title as Groningen fans go on the rampage again

Thousands of fans pack Coolsingel to celebrate Feyenoord’s title success

AZ go out of Conference League in semi-final marred by crowd violence

Sports participation still lagging behind pre-Covid levels, says NOC*NSF