Central Bureau for Statistics Netherlands

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Man pulling a wooden card painted like the Russian flag out of his suit pocket
PoliticsBusiness
Number of Russian-owned companies in Netherlands drops from 80 to 25 following sanctions
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Construction of a new high-rise apartment building in Amsterdam-Oost.
Business
Fewer new homes built in first quarter 2026 than last year
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Arctic houses
Politics
Dutch gov’t shifts Arctic policy from climate to defense as Russia expands presence
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Unhappy man looking at his phone
Business
Meta, TikTok, Google must tackle scam finance & crypto adverts, consumer groups say
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Back view of children in a primary school classroom raising their hands to answer the teacher's question
Business
Majority of teachers oppose plan to merge mainstream and special education, survey finds
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Grocery shopping
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Dutch spending twice as much as 50 years ago, pushing GDP to 4th in EU
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Firefighters fighting a blaze at a data center in Almere, May 7, 2026.
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Specialist units deployed as fire engulfs Almere data centre; Second NL-Alert issued
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Busy Gasthuisstraat in Gorinchem
Business
Dutch consumer spending rises in March despite inflation and falling confidence
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People dancing on Liberation Day in Alkmaar, 1945
Politics
Fewer than 5% of Dutch population still alive who witnessed WWII’s end
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Teenage girl speaking with a psychologist
HealthPolitics
Youth care use in the Netherlands falls for first time in years
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Container ship moored at the EuroMax shipping terminal in the Port of Rotterdam
Business
Dutch economy grows slightly as job market eases
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People wandering an Amsterdam street
Business
Minimum wage employment edges down while labour strikes stabilize after 2023 peak
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Back view of a cycling race
Health
Cycling injuries and deaths rise sharply in the Netherlands, new figures show
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Gray-tone image of a teenage girl sitting on the floor crying
Crime
Rising youth debt in Netherlands linked to greater risk of drug crime, experts warn
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Construction of a new high-rise apartment building in Amsterdam-Oost.
Business
Prices of housing construction plots increased 13.6% in 2025
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Elderly couple sitting on a bench
CultureLifestyle
More adults in their 30s live with parents, seniors in their 60s increasingly live alone
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Woman on a shopping spree
Business
Higher wages increased Dutch households' disposable income last year
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Aerial view of Venlo city center, historic town hall, and the Meuse River, Netherlands.
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch municipalities plan 6% higher spending in 2026 despite looming funding shortfall
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Job hunting
Business
Unemployment rises to 4.1 percent, highest in four years
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Homes in The Hague
Business
Official home valuations to jump over 10 percent this year
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Fired office worker holding a box with her belongings, humanoid AI robots waiting for a job interview in the background.
BusinessTech
Nearly half of Dutch employees see AI taking over their work, but few are worried
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Young woman working on a phone and laptop at a restaurant
Politics
Remote work levels off in Netherlands; Real estate leads, followed by ICT and finance
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Job hunting
Business
Job vacancies drop while unemployment increases in Netherlands at end of 2025
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Arctic houses
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch Arctic Mission returns amid fears U.S. tariffs could hit manufacturers