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Customers flocked to seasonal fireworks retailer Vuurwerk-Amsterdam where workers were busy right at the start of opening hours on the last day of the year. 31 Dec. 2025
Business
Fireworks sales in the Netherlands hit record €129 million
31 December 2025 - 18:40
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Fireworks explode over Enschede at the start of 2014
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Large crowds gathering at fireworks shops as New Year's sales period begins
29 December 2025 - 11:17
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Fireworks usher in the New Year on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2025
Business
Fireworks sector expects 20% more sales for last New Year’s before ban
18 December 2025 - 19:30
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Customers pack an Amsterdam shop to buy fireworks on New Year's Eve 2024
Business
People in the Netherlands break record from 2022 for most money spent on fireworks 
31 December 2024 - 18:40
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Police officers were pelted with fireworks in Eindhoven in 2023
Crime
Heavy fireworks without a permit will now be considered weapons by authorities
19 December 2024 - 12:50
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Fireworks in a store
Business
A massive 65% of children's fireworks don't comply with safety regulations: Inspectorate
25 November 2024 - 20:20
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Fireworks in a store
Business
People in the Netherlands spent over 105 million euros on fireworks this year
31 December 2023 - 10:55
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A banner advertising fireworks sales at a shop in Amsterdam. 31 December 2022
Business
Fireworks sales unlikely to match last year's record
27 December 2023 - 19:13
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Fireworks
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Fireworks enthusiasts expect "practically normal New Year's Eve"
31 December 2021 - 16:48
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Firecrackers
Politics
Dutch gov't to ban strongest consumer fireworks: report
10 July 2019 - 07:50
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Fireworks debris
Politics
Netherlands to ban firecrackers before New Year's: report
28 March 2018 - 08:19
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Crime
Police: No new investigation into Meppel New Year's firework death
6 January 2017 - 11:30
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Crowd watching fireworks
Business
Fancy firework sales expected to rise
27 December 2016 - 16:15
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Crowd watching fireworks
Business
Fireworks sold in Netherlands are often unsafe; 25% fail inspections
23 December 2016 - 11:30
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Legal fireworks sales underway; Neighborhood complaints soar
29 December 2015 - 15:25
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Fireworks sales disappointing as loud blasts fall out of favour
22 December 2015 - 08:46

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