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Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten during his first weekly press conference as the political leader of the Netherlands. 27 Feb. 2026
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Netherlands agrees to ban trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements
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Newly appointed head of the Dutch Data Protection Authority Geert Potjewijd.
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Lawyer who defended Big Tech companies to lead Dutch privacy regulator
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Traffic jam
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Dutch Cabinet holds off on energy cuts despite International Energy Agency warning
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Plane landing at Schiphol Airport at sunset
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Cabinet approves two-year temporary nature permit for Schiphol Airport
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A pile of parcels stacked outside a door
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Handling fee on parcels from outside the EU approved by court
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A pile of parcels stacked outside a door
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€3 EU import fee for non-EU parcels approved, Netherlands may add extra charge
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Cabinet approves law giving siblings right to emotional damages in negligence cases
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King Willem-Alexamder and the Schoof I Cabinet on the steps of Huis ten Bosch palace immediately after their swearing-in ceremony, 2 July 2024
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Still no agreement on spring budget update; Last-chance talks today
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Prisoner's hands on bars.
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Dutch Justice Secretary faces coalition revolt over early prison release plan
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Ingrid Coenradie
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Gov't working on early release to free up space in prisons, despite Wilders outrage
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Platforms of the Maarheeze train station.
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Cabinet still has no solution for asylum seekers causing trouble at Maarheze station
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof defending his Ministers against racism accusations during his first parliamentary debate, 4 July 2024
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Cabinet reaches agreement after heated discussion on asylum in the coalition program
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King Willem-Alexander swears in the Ministers of the Schoof I Cabinet at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, 2 July 2024
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Summer vacation is over; Time for new Dutch government to get to work
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Mark Rutte talking to the press after a Summit of European Union leaders in Brussels, 28 June 2018
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Last full Cabinet meeting for longest serving Dutch PM; Rutte excited to start NATO job
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Mark Rutte talking to the press after a Summit of European Union leaders in Brussels, 28 June 2018
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Political rift widens: PM Rutte rebukes VVD Ministers in Cabinet showdown
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
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More asylum seekers in 2025 than previously estimated
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Cannabis
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Amsterdam-Oost added to legal cannabis cultivation trial
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King Willem-Alexander with the Rutte IV Cabinet when it took office on 10 January 2022
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Survival of Rutte's fourth Cabinet uncertain amid asylum policy infighting
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte during his weekly press conference on 14 April 2023
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Asylum seekers may have to sleep outside reception centers again, Rutte said
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Health insurance
HealthPolitics
More affordable healthcare: deductible per treatment will not exceed 150 euros
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A Nazi treasure map rumored to show the hiding place of valuables looted during the defense of Arnhem
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Nazi treasure map among many documents to be made public by National Archives today
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Belastingdienst Amsterdam
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Dutch gov't may admit to institutional racism at Tax Authority: report
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Mark Rutte after the Council of Ministers meeting on 25 Feb. 2022
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Rutte: Putin has "attacked everything we've built since WWII"
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Evacuees boarding a plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, 18 August 2021
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Netherlands plans to evacuate more people from Afghanistan