Mirjam Bikker

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Cannabis
PoliticsBusiness
MP's very concerned by Big Tobacco's move to buy into Dutch regulated weed experiment
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Man in a wheelchair
PoliticsBusinessCultureLifestyle
Cuts to long-term care budgets postponed to after 2027
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Kanye West during the Watch The Throne Tour, Gelredome Arnhem, Netherlands, June 15, 2012.
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
Dutch parliament urges government to block Ye from entering ahead of Arnhem concerts
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Police investigate a firebomb attack on the D66 party headquarters in The Hague, 7 May 2026
CrimePolitics
Police arrest 37-year-old suspect in D66 office explosion case
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Police investigate a firebomb attack on the D66 party headquarters in The Hague, 7 May 2026
CrimePolitics
Politicians outraged by attack on D66 headquarters; Motive still unknown
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Interior of the synagogue in Groningen
CrimePolitics
Dutch government boosts security funding for Jewish institutions to €2 million in 2026
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Cropped shot of doctor measuring a woman's blood pressure
HealthPolitics
Cabinet pushing through with healthcare deductible hike to €455 despite lack of support
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Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Politics
Hundreds of Dutch contact Foreign Ministry seeking to leave region after Iran strikes
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Prime Minister Rob Jetten flanked by his Deputy Prime Ministers, Dilan Yeşilgöz and Bart van den Brink, on the first day of the parliamentary debate on the new government's plans, 25 February 2026
Politics
Jetten to test minority Cabinet's balancing act in debate with MP's on gov't plans
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D66 leader Rob Jetten speaking after the publication of the coalition agreement, December 2, 2025.
Politics
D66, VVD, CDA to take until January 30 for next phase of coalition talks
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The provincial flag of Groningen flies in Winschoten with a seismogram printed on it in protest of gas extraction and the resultant earthquakes. 20 Sept. 2019
HealthPolitics
66 damage reports filed in Groningen after Zeerijp earthquake; Politicians offer support
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A polling place sign in front of the library in the Indische Buurt in Amsterdam during the Tweede Kamer election. 29 Oct. 2025
Politics
Centrist D66 wins Dutch election, knocking far-right PVV to second, exit poll shows
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PVV leader Geert Wilders voting in the parliamentary election on 29 October 2025
Politics
Photos: Dutch party leaders cast their votes in parliamentary election
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PVV leader Geert Wilders during a parliamentary debate ostensibly about the national budget, but really about the upcoming elections. 17 September 2025
Politics
Wilders shouts asylum; Deserter, Timmermans says: Parties use budget debate to campaign
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The flags of the United States and the Netherlands fly over the entrance to the Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam. 12 August 2020
CrimePolitics
Dutch PM, political leaders condemn murder of U.S. far-right commentator Charlie Kirk
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof reiterates the Netherlands' commitment to support Ukraine on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, 24 February 2025
Politics
Dutch leaders angered by Russian drone incident amid debate on show of force
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof speaks to the Tweede Kamer ahead of the debate on the fall of his first Cabinet. 4 June 2025
Politics
Security, economy must remain priorities despite Cabinet's fall, Schoof says
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Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Politics
No fireworks ban this year; Cabinet needs more time
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Asylum and Migration Minister Marjolein Faber (PVV) during a tense debate about her decision to hold up royal honors for volunteers who assisted prospective refugees. 1 April 2025
Politics
Massive criticism of Faber in debate on asylum volunteers; Schoof summoned to attend
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Musicians play during the Extinction Rebellion demonstration in The Hague; March 11, 2023..
Politics
Dutch gov't wants to limit right to demonstrate, but unclear how
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Dick Schoof
CrimePolitics
Dutch PM applauds Israel-Hamas ceasefire as "major breakthrough"
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Online gambling
PoliticsBusiness
MP's push to limit online gambling by banning ads, credit card payments
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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
Politics
Parliament majority is against debating events that almost led to Cabinet collapse
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Geert Wilders during a debate in Parliament on Russian money in European politics. 2 April 2024
Politics
All parties denounce anti-Semitism Amsterdam riots; Wilders blames Muslims, Moroccans