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Cabinet sets out AI plan, seeks partners beyond US and China

Protest

Activists occupy site of Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam

Museums

Cancelled Jewish exhibition back on table after mayor steps in

Podcast  

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Wildlife

Five of seven Dutch reptile species in decline, CBS says

Life in the Netherlands

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Foreign residents: get organised, starting with dual nationality

Inburgering with Dutch News: the great cycle path squeeze

Dutch destinations: Go back in time in eastern Drenthe

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Economy

Netherlands nominate Klaas Knot to succeed ECB president Lagarde

VodafoneZiggo wants staff to spend three days a week in office

Dutch inflation hits 3.7%, analysts fear more after US midterms

AI pushing more graduates onto benefits, says UWV

Dutch pensions could rise by up to 25% for 2 million retirees

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Art & culture

Cancelled Jewish exhibition back on table after mayor steps in

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Herman Brood painting added to national art collection

Study of revolutionary feminist wins Libris prize for history

Getting home safely: ADE festivals step up protection measures

Lost Erasmus book returns to Rotterdam after 400 years

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Sport

Ajax, NEC and Twente win in Europe as AZ lose to Juventus

PSV edged out by sharper Club Brugge in Champions League defeat

Feyenoord facing fireworks fine after 3-0 loss to Internazionale

Dual passports issue continues to plague Dutch-based footballers

Big wins for PSV and Twente close gap on leaders Feyenoord

Sports club members becoming less tolerant of homosexuality

Books

Tea leaves and turmoil: a Dutch classic

The Song of Stork and Dromedary: Nobel worthy

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Europe

NSC loses last seat in parliament as MEP Dirk Gotink quits party

EU halts aid funds to Sierra Leone over Bolle Jos extradition

Most major Dutch data centres keep energy usage secret: report

Netherlands demands hundreds of billions in EU budget cuts

Cabinet backs EU-wide minimum age for social media

Dutch intelligence service ranked third best in Europe

Society

Cancelled Jewish exhibition back on table after mayor steps in

Anger after Maastricht university stops Jewish students’ meeting

Court upholds ban on heritage group’s bid for former Nazi bunker

KNMI launches more accurate local weather warning system

Banning the infinite scroll: Pro MP files bill on addictive apps

Two men arrested after dinghy with 36 people rescued in Zeeland

Politics

Cabinet sets out AI plan, seeks partners beyond US and China

Coalition parties ready to vote against each other on tax plans

Netherlands nominate Klaas Knot to succeed ECB president Lagarde

"Joy and relief": Americans in the Netherlands react to midterms

Nitrogen law falls short for farmers but may help housebuilding

Jetten hopes sweeteners will win opposition backing for budget

Health

Dutch consumers warned not to buy recalled French condoms

Philips settles sleep apnoea case with US regulators for €288m

Sugar rush: blood bank acts to stem flow of free iced biscuits

Health insurance could cost you €177 more next year

Two-thirds of women in NL feel unheard by healthcare workers

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NL’s only legal medicinal cannabis grower goes bust

Housing

Unfair rent clauses: why thousands of tenants may get money back

Half of rental agents willing to exclude foreign tenants: study

Disgruntled estate agents plan rival to property site Funda

Singles and young professionals embrace urban courtyard living

Nitrogen law falls short for farmers but may help housebuilding

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Education

Back to class: cabinet seeks to train civil servants as teachers

MPs call for ban on generative AI in primary schools

Education minister threatens to pull funding from Islamic school

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Protecting Frisian: trainee teacher numbers more than double

Student union furious as minister says interest cap unaffordable