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Rob Jetten takes a big step towards becoming the Netherlands’ youngest ever prime minister as D66, VVD and CDA agree to form a minority cabinet. The chips are down for managers at ASML as the company announces 1,700 layoffs despite posting record profits. New commemorative panels at Margraten war cemetery only partly dispel the anger over the erasure of the Black Liberators, just as Donald Trump’s crass outburst raises the hackles of Dutch Nato soldiers. The Netherlands is told to do more to protect Bonaire from climate change. And Dutch clubs round off a calamitous Champions League season with a pair of home defeats.

Ophef of the week: Unholy row breaks out in Alkmaar as church is deemed unfit for service (Reformatorisch Dagblad)

Curtain set to fall on Soldaat van Oranje musical after 16 years

King backs Dutch troops in wake of Trump’s Afghanistan slur

Mourning crane taken to bird sanctuary after roadside vigil

News

D66, VVD and CDA agree on their plans for the next Dutch cabinet

Coalition MPs back leaders’ plans, ready to “get down to work”

Coalition parties slide in new poll as D66 lose ground on left

ASML to cut 1,700 jobs, mainly in NL, despite record profits

More than half of staffing agency workers come from abroad

New Margraten cemetery panels aim to quell Black Liberators row

US ambassador addresses veterans’ anger over Trump’s Nato comments

Fresh call to put critical data out of reach of US cloud servers

Court orders government to protect Bonaire from climate change

More people have a Museumjaarkaart, digital cards are more popular

Sport

Ajax and PSV dumped out of Champions League with home defeats

Dutch clubs set to lose Champions League place after disastrous week

Sifan Hassan to run London marathon again this year (NOS)