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Three intercity trains at Groningen Central Station
Business
No NS trains for 4 hours on Wednesday as workers strike against social benefits cuts
19 June 2026 - 08:05
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A GVB tran in Amsterdam city center
Business
Funding for Amsterdam's public transport expansion plans uncertain
16 June 2026 - 12:50
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Thierry Aartsen
Politics
Gov't wants municipalities to better enforce language requirement for welfare benefits
10 June 2026 - 09:09
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A labor action by trade union CNV
Business
Strikes are coming: Trade unions after meeting with gov't on social assistance cuts
28 May 2026 - 14:48
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Transavia passenger planes on the tarmac of Eindhoven Airport
Business
Rising fuel costs forcing Transavia to implement more budget cuts; Layoffs likely
15 May 2026 - 09:02
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King Willem-Alexander with the Ministers of the Jetten I Cabinet on the stairs of Huis ten Bosch palace after swearing in the new Cabinet, 23 February 2026
Politics
New government's promises hard to keep, could increase inequality, SCP warns
24 February 2026 - 08:37
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Gavel
Business
Some 3,000 prosecution staffers say excessive workload, old IT causing high stress
21 November 2025 - 11:20
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A GVB tram in Amsterdam after city public transport workers went on strike for a decent early retirement scheme, 10 September 2024
PoliticsBusiness
Cabinet drops plan to slash €110M from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague public transport
3 September 2025 - 17:00
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Leopard 2 main battle tanks
Politics
Netherlands to cut on asylum, development aid to achieve NATO defense spending norm
11 July 2025 - 08:36
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Three intercity trains at Groningen Central Station
Business
National education protest postponed due to train strike; Trains will run to Schiphol
9 June 2025 - 07:35
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Firefighter fighting a wildfire
TechNature
Drought: Fire brigade responded to over 16,000 wildfires in first 4 months of the year
4 June 2025 - 12:00
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Nature
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Budget cuts endanger National Parks’ role in education and regional economic growth
17 May 2025 - 18:05
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Rainbow flag flying at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in protest against the Nashville declaration, 7 Jan 2019
Business
Higher education cuts to hit VU University's earth sciences department; 37 jobs at risk
4 April 2025 - 11:10
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Eurostar and NS trains on the high-speed line
Business
“Drastic” cuts looming for public transport: Higher fares, cuts to key routes
27 March 2025 - 09:08
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University lecture hall
PoliticsBusiness
Strikes against higher education budget cuts kick off in The Hague, Leiden today
10 March 2025 - 08:32
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Rainbow flag flying at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in protest against the Nashville declaration, 7 Jan 2019
Business
Dutch universities start laying off workers as gov't budget cuts set in
17 February 2025 - 11:10
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PVV MP Marjolein Faber during a debate on the Ministry of Justice and Security budget. 7 February 2024
Politics
Minister must reverse decision to cut budget of asylum aid organization, court rules
14 February 2025 - 15:21
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Students on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Education Budget: €748 mil. planned cuts scrapped, partly at expense of Health Budtget
12 December 2024 - 08:08
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Students on the first day of the academic year at the University of Amsterdam’s Science Park campus, 4 September 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Coalition parties won't support opposition's plans to lessen education budget cuts
27 November 2024 - 08:40
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University lecture hall
Business
Protest in The Hague against higher education budget cuts; Mayors ask PM to reconsider
25 November 2024 - 10:20
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Tata Steel in IJmuiden
Business
Tata Steel announces another €60 million in cutbacks at IJmuiden factory
22 November 2024 - 09:15
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PVV parliamentarian Marjolein Faber during a Tweede Kamer debate on state of correctional facilities in the Netherlands, 21 May 2024
Politics
Minister pledges to restore shelter budget cuts if asylum figures stabilize, increase
7 November 2024 - 07:34
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Business
Gifted schools worried about government plans; Special education needs more support
31 October 2024 - 10:36
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Politics
Gov't cutting €342 million in subsidies for education and science
24 October 2024 - 13:40
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