Skip to main content
Netherlands News in English

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2

council of ministers

Image
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten during his first weekly press conference as the political leader of the Netherlands. 27 Feb. 2026
Politics
Netherlands agrees to ban trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements
22 May 2026 - 15:20
Image
Newly appointed head of the Dutch Data Protection Authority Geert Potjewijd.
PoliticsBusiness
Lawyer who defended Big Tech companies to lead Dutch privacy regulator
13 May 2026 - 19:30
Image
Traffic jam
PoliticsTechNature
Dutch Cabinet holds off on energy cuts despite International Energy Agency warning
21 March 2026 - 13:05
Image
Plane landing at Schiphol Airport at sunset
Business
Cabinet approves two-year temporary nature permit for Schiphol Airport
19 December 2025 - 16:10
Image
A pile of parcels stacked outside a door
PoliticsBusiness
Handling fee on parcels from outside the EU approved by court
18 December 2025 - 18:40
Image
A pile of parcels stacked outside a door
PoliticsBusiness
€3 EU import fee for non-EU parcels approved, Netherlands may add extra charge
12 December 2025 - 14:31
Image
Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
CrimePolitics
Cabinet approves law giving siblings right to emotional damages in negligence cases
22 November 2025 - 07:45
Image
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
PoliticsBusiness
Still no agreement on spring budget update; Last-chance talks today
15 April 2025 - 09:04
Image
Prisoner's hands on bars.
CrimePolitics
Dutch Justice Secretary faces coalition revolt over early prison release plan
20 March 2025 - 12:50
Image
Ingrid Coenradie
Politics
Gov't working on early release to free up space in prisons, despite Wilders outrage
7 March 2025 - 14:30
Image
Platforms of the Maarheeze train station.
CrimePolitics
Cabinet still has no solution for asylum seekers causing trouble at Maarheze station
18 January 2025 - 07:45
Image
Prime Minister Dick Schoof defending his Ministers against racism accusations during his first parliamentary debate, 4 July 2024
Politics
Cabinet reaches agreement after heated discussion on asylum in the coalition program
7 September 2024 - 09:00
Image
King Willem-Alexander swears in the Ministers of the Schoof I Cabinet at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, 2 July 2024
Politics
Summer vacation is over; Time for new Dutch government to get to work
12 August 2024 - 14:30
Image
Mark Rutte talking to the press after a Summit of European Union leaders in Brussels, 28 June 2018
Politics
Last full Cabinet meeting for longest serving Dutch PM; Rutte excited to start NATO job
21 June 2024 - 09:50
Image
Mark Rutte talking to the press after a Summit of European Union leaders in Brussels, 28 June 2018
Politics
Political rift widens: PM Rutte rebukes VVD Ministers in Cabinet showdown
23 April 2024 - 07:00
Image
A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
Politics
More asylum seekers in 2025 than previously estimated
7 April 2024 - 14:15
Image
Cannabis
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam-Oost added to legal cannabis cultivation trial
30 September 2023 - 09:57
Image
King Willem-Alexander with the Rutte IV Cabinet when it took office on 10 January 2022
Politics
Survival of Rutte's fourth Cabinet uncertain amid asylum policy infighting
6 July 2023 - 14:57
Image
Prime Minister Mark Rutte during his weekly press conference on 14 April 2023
Politics
Asylum seekers may have to sleep outside reception centers again, Rutte said
14 April 2023 - 17:29
Image
Health insurance
HealthPolitics
More affordable healthcare: deductible per treatment will not exceed 150 euros
14 January 2023 - 10:02
Image
A Nazi treasure map rumored to show the hiding place of valuables looted during the defense of Arnhem
PoliticsTechScience
Nazi treasure map among many documents to be made public by National Archives today
3 January 2023 - 10:21
Image
Belastingdienst Amsterdam
Politics
Dutch gov't may admit to institutional racism at Tax Authority: report
25 May 2022 - 12:20
Image
Mark Rutte after the Council of Ministers meeting on 25 Feb. 2022
Politics
Rutte: Putin has "attacked everything we've built since WWII"
25 February 2022 - 19:28
Image
Evacuees boarding a plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, 18 August 2021
Politics
Netherlands plans to evacuate more people from Afghanistan
8 October 2021 - 10:32
  • page 1
  • Next page ››

Latest stories

  • Oranje departs for United States as FIFA World Cup countdown begins
  • Men drugging, raping wives & girlfriends on camera is "next level" criminality: Police
  • Video: Suspected tornado whips through village near Enschede, damaging homes
  • European Sleeper drops Amsterdam from Milan night train plan, adds Breda, Eindhoven
  • Online retailer Wehkamp acquired by Dutch fashion group Omoda

Top stories

  • Video: Suspected tornado whips through village near Enschede, damaging homes
  • Dutch companies imported €2 billion worth of dangerous designer drugs from India
  • Rate of birth complications higher in poorer neighborhoods
  • At least 8 Dutch men suspected of drugging, raping, filming their wives, girlfriends
  • Court rules Ye can remain in Netherlands for Arnhem performances this week

© 2012-2026, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Change Privacy Settings
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Partner Content