Coronavirus

Rutte gave covid advisers too much weight, inquiry hears

Schools

Parents who homeschool children face being prosecuted again

Hantavirus

Hantavirus cruise ship passed to resume sailing after deep clean

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Police

Police investigate apparent assault on pregnant refugee

Life in the Netherlands

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

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

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Economy

Dutch retail sales up but hospitality growth hits five-year low

Amsterdam council still funding press trips to attract tourists

Wolf has little impact on the national economy, say researchers

Unions walk out of talks with ministers on social security cuts

Dutch financial watchdogs warn of “toxic” risks from war and AI

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Art & culture

Dutch royals welcome scrutiny of their colonial gift collection

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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

Podcast

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Sport

Runners in Groningen marathon treated for heat exhaustion

De Jong credits mental strength for French Open breakthrough

Only two Eredivisie players in Koeman’s Dutch World Cup squad

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

Books

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Art and culture

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Books

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Europe

Jetten: Europe “naïve” to shelter under US security umbrella

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

Society

Rutte gave covid advisers too much weight, inquiry hears

Lockdown delays likely cost lives, coronavirus inquiry hears

Record temperatures this spring, but heavy rain is to come

Dutch birth rate plummets 16% in the last 10 years

Wolf has little impact on the national economy, say researchers

Dutch traffic fines set to rise in line with inflation next year

Politics

Dutch government to help students with visas travel from Gaza

Parents who homeschool children face being prosecuted again

Government pushes EU to cut Sierra Leone aid over drug smuggling

Arnhem mayor approves Ye concerts at GelreDome

MPs press cabinet over Israel ICC intimidation claims

US ambassador criticises Dutch block on DigiD owner sale

Health

Rutte gave covid advisers too much weight, inquiry hears

Hantavirus cruise ship passed to resume sailing after deep clean

Lockdown delays likely cost lives, coronavirus inquiry hears

Dutch parliament’s coronavirus inquiry starts public hearings

Use multiple products, get more spots, dermatologists tell teens

Beware the clinging jellyfish, Zeeland authorities warn

Housing

More homes get building permits but fewer are built: CBS

Private landlord property sell-off peaks, home shortage worsens

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

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Refugees sleep outside as accommodation crisis worsens

More Dutch households are worrying about mortgage costs

Education

Parents who homeschool children face being prosecuted again

Education council calls for less emphasis on tests at school

More Frisians read and write the language well, survey finds

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