Randstad

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A notice warning passengers not to board a train at Amsterdam Centraal Station. 5 September 2024
Business
Major train disruption hits Dutch cities after fire in Woerden; 1,300 stuck in NS cars
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Back view of children in a primary school classroom raising their hands to answer the teacher's question
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch education standards continue to lag despite repeated warnings
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Housing complex.
Business
Pension fund ABP invest €350 million in new senior rental housing
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A worried man is doing taxes
Business
Amsterdam-area officials call on national government to abolish tax break for expats
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Lelystad
Business
Dutch property values climb to €3,320 per m2; Biggest increases outside Randstad
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Commuters waiting on trains and trams at Den Haag Central Station
Business
ProRail planning trains every 7.5 minutes in large parts of the Randstad
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Vincent van Gogh's Gordina, or Head of a Woman, seen in the Noordbrabants Museum. 2024
PoliticsBusiness
Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Zeeland urge government to spread national museums more evenly
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Snowdrifts forced the closure of the N46 in parts of Groningen. 9 Jan. 2026
Crime
Video: Many northern roads closed over snow, strong wind; Homeless shelters overcrowded
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A Dolce & Gabbana store on P.C. Hooftstraat in Amsterdam.
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Amsterdam is Netherlands’ top shopping destination; Eindhoven also popular
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Man wearing warm clothes indoors due to lack of heating.
Business
Energy poverty increases across the Netherlands, hitting single-parent families hardest
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A crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
Business
Fewer people leaving the Randstad, still more than movers choosing big city life
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Traffic jam
Business
Major road and rail disruptions expected across the Randstad area this weekend
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A seat in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament
Politics
Nearly 60% of MP's come from the Randstad, where 47% of the population lives
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People pose in front of the “I Amsterdam” sign placed at Dam Square in front of a special polling place set up for the Tweede Kamer election outside of the Royal Palace. The “I” was replaced by a statue of the red pencil voters are given when to mark their ballots. 29 October 2025
Politics
Many polling places getting crowded as work day ends, rain begins
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A football player sets up to take a corner kick in 2021
BusinessSports
Space shortage forces thousands of Dutch sports clubs to halt new memberships
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Heating system.
Business
Energy gap widening: Households outside Randstad spend much more on energy bills
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An NS train waiting on the tracks
Business
NS needs more time to process damage claims from train strikes
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A woman walks by two homes for sale on the Javastraat in Amsterdam-Oost in July 2023.
Business
Homes 9 percent more expensive than June last year
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Empty classroom.
Health
Health officials warn of MRSA outbreak among students in Delft and Randstad
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Schiphol Airport station in Amsterdam
Business
Schiphol train traffic again disrupted; Also rail issues in other parts of Randstad
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Signs for the NATO summit in The Hague, June 2025
Politics
Traffic, border controls, hard to reach Randstad: NATO summit impacts whole Netherlands
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Homeless person sleeping rough
PoliticsBusiness
The Hague to move homeless people from nearby parks and hotels during NATO summit
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima during their summer photo shoot on Zuiderstrand in The Hague. June 2023
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
Data reveals royal visits concentrated in Randstad, dozens of towns left out
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A woman working on a MacBook in a cafe
Business
Stricter enforcement of self-employment hasn't led to any shifts in the labor market yet