Dutch municipalities

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Houses in the suburban area in the Netherlands in 2015
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Amsterdam tops most expensive rental market; sharpest rent drop in Eindhoven
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Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel 2016
HealthCultureLifestyle
Cyclist completes challenge of visiting every Dutch postal code
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
Provinces submit plans for asylum centers, but law might be repealed
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
COA approached municipalities to convert asylum centers into emergency shelters
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Fireworks in a store
Politics
Over 130 municipalities are not very keen on local fireworks ban, find it ineffective
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Healthcare workers
Crime
Organized crime increasingly involved in healthcare fraud; OM not equipped to fight it
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Child holding a suitcase
HealthPolitics
Municipalities losing track of kids placed out of home, scattered across the country
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Data privacy
CrimePoliticsTechInnovation
Discriminating algorithms still a big problem in Netherlands, privacy watchdog says
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Street with new built classic style homes in Rotterdam
Business
Official WOZ home valuations will rise up to 4.5% in 2025, assessors office says
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KNVB football
Sports
Dutch football wants to reward fans' good behavior, instead of punishing hooligans
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Interior of the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam
CrimePolitics
Open letter against anti-Semitism signed by 329 of 342 mayors of Dutch cities
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Sex worker on a bed
Politics
Municipalities divided over sex work from home
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Sad teenager indoors
HealthPolitics
Dutch Cabinet scraps plans to cut half a billion euros from youth care budget in 2025
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A Dutch stamp in a passport.
Business
Dutch urged to renew passports early for holiday season; Longer waiting times expected
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Utrecht city hall
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch municipalities expect budget deficit of 1.1 billion euros in 2026
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Fireworks in a store
Politics
Potential coalition parties not enthusiastic about banning New Year's fireworks
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
Politics
Municipalities have major backlogs in housing refugees
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Hundreds of demonstrators gather in front of city hall in The Hague to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 26 Feb. 2022
CrimePolitics
Criminals infiltrate Dutch municipalities dozens of times per year: report
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Undated photo of the emergency asylum center on Baanstee-Noord in Purmerend
Politics
VVD under fire for pulling support for asylum distribution law
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A Rotterdam apartment building on Van Speykstraat targeted in explosions and gunshot incidents. 26 April 2023
Crime
Municipalities need €250 mil. per year more to fight growing drug crime
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Children playing in a fountain in Amsterdam’s Oosterpark. 24 Aug. 2022
Politics
Municipalities urged to submit unbalanced budgets to show financial problems
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FNV Centraal Vakbondshuis in Utrecht
Business
Trade union accuses municipalities of discrimination against sheltered employment workers
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
Higher bonus for municipalities that quickly provide places for asylum seekers
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Heating system
Politics
Over 340 municipalities refuse to implement energy surcharge for low-income households for Cabinet