Podcast: The Wouter Koolmees Is Watching You Edition
The election campaign gets off to an ominous start as Amsterdam puts up billboards with an American accent and Geert Wilders goes rage-canvassing on Twitter. The government bows to pressure to allow a handful of wounded children from Gaza to be flown to the Netherlands for treatment, while coming under pressure to stop sending fighter jet parts to Israel. You’ll need a big pile of capital if you want to buy the house in Overijssel where Karl Marx wrote large parts of his seminal work. And in sport, Go Ahead Eagles are the highest fliers in an otherwise miserable week for Dutch football clubs in Europe.
Ophef of the week: Paparazzi storm over photos of princess Alexia with new beau Antoon
Wouter Koolmees uses AI to catch train fare dodgers
Dutchman wins title of world’s best French fries maker
Election news
Parliament breaks for election campaign after marathon final day
Online voting tool launched to guide voters through electoral jungle
Amsterdam posts English billboards for “House of Representatives”
Dutch News readers’ survey: How would you vote if you could?
Interview with Rob Jetten: “The Netherlands has stood still for 15 years”
Other news
Limited number of children from Gaza to be treated in Netherlands
Dutch nationals detained as Israel stops aid flotilla reaching Gaza
More than 200 arrests after Palestine protesters block train tracks
Supreme Court tells Van Weel to decide on arms sales to Israel
Over 250 arts organisations call for cultural boycott of Israel
Court tells Meta to give Dutch users algorithm-free feed option
Dutch to phase in new EU border checks from October 12
House where Marx wrote Das Kapital up for sale for €1.25m
Sport
Go Ahead Eagles soar on disappointing night for Dutch football
Saibarii’s sizzler earns PSV Champions League draw in Brabant
Ajax suffer 4-0 drubbing in Marseille led by former Feyenoord star
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