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Dutch SME entrepreneurs have urged the government to take action as business confidence declines and costs rise. In a letter to the Jetten cabinet, business organisation ONL warned that increasing regulation is putting pressure on entrepreneurship, investment and jobs.

Thousands of public sector staff are taking to the streets of The Hague to oppose planned government cuts to social security. The demonstration kicks off a series of industrial actions, including cleaning strikes and a nationwide public transport shutdown. Unions insist they will continue campaigning until all proposed cuts are completely scrapped.

A police officer who kicked a woman during a confrontation at Utrecht Central Station earlier this year will not be prosecuted. According to the...

The cabinet’s initiative to simplify government regulations for citizens is starting across four departments: the Ministry of Justice and Security, the Ministry of Climate...

A volcanic eruption has disrupted air travel across Indonesia, leaving dozens of Dutch travellers stranded. With Jakarta airport closed and flights cancelled, airlines and travel organisations are waiting for conditions to improve before services can resume.

About 150 ABN AMRO employees joined a national protest against planned cuts to unemployment and disability benefits. Although the government has eased some of its proposed austerity measures, trade unions say the changes do not go far enough and are continuing with strikes and demonstrations.

Dutch foundations are stepping up legal action against Snapchat over concerns about addictive features on the platform. The latest lawsuit seeks both compensation and changes that would allow users to disable features critics say encourage excessive use.

Dutch road transport registered its first reduction in carbon dioxide emissions since the coronavirus pandemic in 2025, with total output dropping from just over 27 billion kilograms to 26.6 billion, according to provisional CBS figures. This modest decline was largely driven by passenger cars—which account for over half of all road emissions—covering more mileage on electric power, alongside minor reductions across buses, motorcycles, and mopeds as fleet efficiency improved.