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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?

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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

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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

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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

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