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Package at a door
Business
Customs: Surge in Chinese packages tied to shipping shifts, not consumer stockpiling
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Teacher helping a child on a laptop
Politics
D66, VVD, and GroenLinks-PvdA call for free student laptops under schoolbook law
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Package delivery
PoliticsBusiness
Import fees for non-EU packages rise to 3 euros in July, extra 2 euros in November
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WhatsApp encryption
PoliticsTech
Dutch government tests European messaging app to reduce reliance on WhatsApp
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Mother with a teenage daughter
Politics
Dutch officials propose cutting parents’ tax-free gift allowance for children
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D66 leader Rob Jetten speaking after the publication of the coalition agreement, December 2, 2025.
PoliticsBusiness
High workload & threats: Dutch gov’t urged to hike politicians’ salaries by up to 18%
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A woman in the hospital
Health
Dutch gov’t won’t invest extra in women’s health until at least 2030, Minister says
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Cybercrime
Business
Data Protection Authority in hot water: personal info leaked amidst security oversight
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The Belastingdienst logo on a window
PoliticsBusiness
New coalition to overhaul Box 3 wealth tax, scrap annual levy on unrealized gains
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Mariëtte Hamer, the new informateur, at her press conference on May 14.
PoliticsSports
New organization must do more to combat abuse in the sports world, expert says
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 6, 2025.
Politics
The Netherlands steps up energy aid amid Russia’s attacks on Ukraine
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Plane landing at Schiphol Airport at sunset
Business
Cabinet approves two-year temporary nature permit for Schiphol Airport
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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
Nature
Small earthquake hits Groningen, residents report shaking
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A pile of parcels stacked outside a door
PoliticsBusiness
€3 EU import fee for non-EU parcels approved, Netherlands may add extra charge
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A sign explaining the deposit scheme on plastic bottles on a vending machine for soft drinks in the Rotterdam neighborhood of Kralingen-Crooswijk, 8 January 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Deposit system overhaul: more collection points, faster repairs, rewards for returns
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
CrimePolitics
Cabinet approves law giving siblings right to emotional damages in negligence cases
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Microsoft Corporation headquarters in Redmond, Washington
BusinessTech
Tax office says it has to work with Microsoft, despite data privacy concerns
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Politics
MP's want to intervene in schools where religion clashes with democracy
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Pink ribbon to support breast cancer research
Health
Women with dense breast tissue could soon get MRI scans to spot tumors earlier
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Woman in mental distress
CrimePolitics
Dutch parliament pushes for national coordinator to tackle femicide
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Preschool children
HealthPoliticsBusiness
The government will invest €9 billion in childcare annually, making it near-free by 2029
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NS Intercity train
Business
Train tickets will not become more expensive due to new union deal, NS confirms
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United Nations logo
Business
Failed UN plastic pollution talks a missed chance, says Dutch Cabinet; Greenpeace agrees
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Strong alcohol on a wooden table
Politics
Government implementing stricter age checks for online alcohol sales