Cabinet

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Sunset with the blue hour in Katwijk aan Zee with walking path from the dunes to the boulevard, 11 June 2022
Business
Katwijk demands state funding for roads before approving pharmaceutical megafactory
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Kanye West during the Watch The Throne Tour, Gelredome Arnhem, Netherlands, June 15, 2012.
PoliticsCultureEntertainment
State Secretary: action will be taken if Ye makes criminal remarks on stage
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Covid-19: Sign in Amsterdam's Oosterpark instructing people to stay 1.5 meters apart
HealthPolitics
Virologist tells inquiry of threats, political pressure and lessons from COVID response
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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
Business
Strong reactions after Netherlands blocks US takeover of Solvinity, DigiD operator
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An asylum shelter in Zeewolde
Politics
Netherlands adopts EU migration pact’s strict asylum rules; Senate wants June 12 start
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Israel detained hundreds of people participating in a flotilla to bring relief aid to the Gaza region. 20 May 2026
Politics
Dutch FM summons Israeli ambassador over mistreatment of Gaza flotilla activists, media
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Sex worker on a bed
PoliticsBusiness
Cabinet wants to tighten ban on pimps, and raise legal sex work age to 21
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The Zr. Ms. Evertsen Dutch navy ship in Hamburg, Germany, September 9, 2014.
PoliticsBusiness
PM Jetten urges faster preparations for Hormuz mission after reopening
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The exterior of Eindhoven Airport in 2015
PoliticsBusinessNature
Rotterdam and Eindhoven airports ordered to obtain nature permits
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Alexander van Hattem at the end of the Asylum debate in the Dutch Senate, April 15, 2026.
Politics
Far-right PVV senators will vote against asylum plan from its own fmr. minister
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A petrol station in Rutten, Flevoland, selling E10 gasoline for €2.389 per liter, and diesel for €2.369, less than a week after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Iran caused prices to start spiking higher. 5 March 2026
PoliticsBusiness
Netherlands planning €1 billion economic relief package; Won’t cut petrol or diesel tax
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Sign at the entrance of the Ter Apel registration center.
Politics
Netherlands expands asylum policy for Eritreans facing national service
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Dockworkers.
PoliticsBusiness
Dockworkers plan nationwide strike over social security reforms
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VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz in a parliamentary debate on the Cabinet formation talks between PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, 29 March 2024
Politics
Defense Min. defends €93,000 private jet trip to visit Mediterranean fregat
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Working from home
PoliticsBusiness
Government pushes ahead with mandatory disability insurance for self-employed
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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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Tata Steel in IJmuiden
PoliticsBusiness
Over 100 economists urge Dutch Cabinet to drop multibillion-euro Tata Steel subsidy
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The Zr. Ms. Evertsen Dutch navy ship in Hamburg, Germany, September 9, 2014.
Politics
France asks Netherlands for naval support in Mediterranean amid global tensions
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Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong after winning the 1500 meters in long-track speed skating at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium at the Milan Winter Olympics.
PoliticsSports
Royal couple and new Cabinet celebrate Olympic success with athletes in The Hague
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A woman is riding past urban greenery
Politics
Dutch people want to live more sustainably, but gov’t policy often gets in the way
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Dick Schoof walking to his final Council of Ministers meeting as Prime Minister, February 13, 2026.
Politics
Outgoing PM Dick Schoof reflects after final Cabinet meeting; Collapse was inevitable
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The Belastingdienst logo on a window
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch coalition faces questions over cost of ending tax on unrealized investment gains
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The Russian research vessel Yantar, escorted out of the North Sea by the Dutch Navy on 4 November 2025
Politics
Dutch gov’t working on laws against Russian fleet of espionage ships
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Extinction Rebellion activists protest in front of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Politics
New protest rules proposed as Cabinet targets masked demonstrators