State Secretary of Infrastructure and Water Management

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Aftermath of a train crashing into a truck at a railway crossing on Bredestraat in Meteren, 30 October 2025
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ProRail fined €2.75 million over rail disruptions as NS earns strong performance review
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Fireworks usher in the New Year on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2025
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Dutch MPs back motion to restrict legal fireworks to those 18 and older
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View from the Botlek at the port of Rotterdam, 27 January 2024
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Dutch gov’t strengthening infrastructure to make Netherlands “war proof”
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A row of commercial vans
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Dutch cities to fine fossil fuel vans entering emission-free zones starting July
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Office buildings in Amsterdam Zuidas
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Dutch infrastructure faces €5 billion shortfall, Minister warns
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A map showing the environmental zones taking effect in Amsterdam on 1 January 2025. The green is an emission-free zone for all commercial vehicles and vans, the red bans the most polluting diesel engines
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Dutch cities extend grace period for emission-free zone fines by two months
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A KLM aircraft in front of an Air France airplane at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. July 11, 2017
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Utrecht demands review of fourth approach route to Schiphol
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The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg
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European Court of Justice to rule on NS monopoly on Dutch railways
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Woman filling a plastic bottle with water from a tap
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National plan of action to prevent drinking water shortage by 2030
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Chris Jansen
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Plans for two key Northern Netherlands rail lines are not dead yet, says minister
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Double-decker intercity train arriving on Utrecht Central Station
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Travelers' association criticizes plan for rush-hour charge for NS train tickets
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Cigarettes
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Cabinet investigates banning filter cigarettes to fight litter