Organised crime

Organised crime becoming “state within a state”, report warns

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Cheese comes home: Dutchman wins historic British downhill race

Social media

Civil servants urge politicians to abandon X amid threats

Hantavirus

Spanish cruise ship passenger tests positive for hantavirus

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Life in the Netherlands

“I’ve never seen skies like in the Netherlands anywhere else”

Dutch destinations: head on down to The Hague this holiday

Jetten is wrong, we don’t need another May holiday

Inburgering with DN: What you need to know about May 4 and 5

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Economy

Employers’ chief says no to pension reform, social security cuts

Ombudsman: government knows who needs help but doesn’t act

Unemployment fell in April but underused workforce grew: CBS

Amsterdam “needs own tech university to stay ahead in Europe”

Major Dutch banks reverse crypto policies and back EU stablecoin

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Art & culture

Bert Natter discusses his Libris-winning Holocaust novel

MPs call for Ye to be banned from performing in Netherlands

Family of Nazi general want looted painting to be returned

Libris book prize goes to novel set in WWII concentration camp

Naturalist David Attenborough’s centennial celebrated at Artis

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Podcast

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Sport

Cheese comes home: Dutchman wins historic British downhill race

Ajax and Utrecht win, and now play for last European ticket

5,000 Dutch fans set to travel to World Cup next month

Transgender darts player says ban was based on flawed study

Goalkeeper turns poacher as Koeman hits late penalty for Telstar

Dick Advocaat poised for World Cup comeback as Curaçao coach

Books

Art and culture

Bert Natter discusses his Libris-winning Holocaust novel

Books

House of the Mosque: A Dutch classic for a reason

Books

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Europe

Sexually transmitted infections are rising sharply in Europe

EU carbon scheme to raise Dutch household bills by €70 a month

Germany, France and Belgium send help to put out wildfires in NL

EU plans crackdown on powerful fireworks after NL appeal

Jetten rejects €2 trillion EU budget plan at Cyprus summit

Government turns to German cloud provider to cut US reliance

Society

Rotterdam’s Erasmusbrug closes for five weeks for repairs

Organised crime becoming “state within a state”, report warns

Amsterdam to trial 20 kph cycle path limit, but no fines

Court backs council over asylum shelter as overcrowding worsens

Extra precautions at holiday events as heat set to soar past 30C

First air passenger drop since Covid as snow, war hit Schiphol

Politics

Senate approves EU asylum pact, reviving rejected rules

Pensioners on a bench

Government drops plan to raise retirement age faster: NOS

Dutch government blocks sale of DigiD owner to US tech giant

The Hague tells homeschooling parents to send children to school

Civil servants urge politicians to abandon X amid threats

Government will not label antifa a terrorist organisation

Health

Spanish cruise ship passenger tests positive for hantavirus

Health insurer penalises GPs for refusing triage apps: NOS

Nijmegen patient cleared of ebola as Congo outbreak grows

Twelfth hantavirus case confirmed in isolated crew member

Sexually transmitted infections are rising sharply in Europe

Banned pesticides found in food products sold by Jumbo and AH

Housing

Dutch house prices 4.3% higher than a year ago, growth slowing

Home truths – getting the right Dutch housing market advice

Refugees sleep outside as accommodation crisis worsens

More Dutch households are worrying about mortgage costs

Most Dutch home buyers face unfair bidding, study finds

Cabinet parties divided over mortgage interest tax relief plans

Education

The Hague tells homeschooling parents to send children to school

Dutch care sector too understaffed to train its own replacements

Dutch state loses €170m in debt from ex-students living abroad

Secondary school leaving exams start with maths, art and Dutch

Students told to be vigilant after ed-tech company cyber attack

Parents back phone ban in schools, want more info on use of AI