Nieuws
Wage rises are outstripping inflation, June pay deals show
July 8, 2025 Photo: Depositphotos.comWages in the Netherlands rose by an average of 3.9% in June, taking the increase over the first half of the year to 4.1%, new figures from employers’ organisation AWVN show.The rise…
Refugee housing to cost billions more after priority rule change
Last week’s vote by MPs to end the partial priority status for refugees with residency permits in the social housing system will cost billions of euros, officials have warned.Some 18,000 refugees who should be living in…
Cancer screening saves thousands of lives, cuts healthcare bill
July 8, 2025 A home screening kit. Photo: Dutch NewsNational screening programmes for cervical, breast and bowel cancer save thousands of lives each year in the Netherlands and reduce long-term healthcare costs by €216…
Footballer Quincy Promes to stay in jail pending appeal hearings
Former Netherlands international footballer Quincy Promes has lost his battle to be released from jail so he can resume his career while he awaits the outcome of his appeal against two prison sentences.Lawyers for the…
Merthe, de jarige tiener van Project X Haren, doet nu haar verhaal
Chaos in Haren. Foto: ANP / Catrinus van der Veen Een vrouw van 28 jaar is Merthe Weusthuis uit Haren nu. Voor altijd is zij echter ook dat jarige meisje van Project X in Haren, een ‘verjaardagsfeest’ dat helemaal uit de…
Senate won’t vote on asylum legislation before getting advice
July 8, 2025 The senateThe upper house of parliament has decided not to consider controversial legislation that would criminalise being in the Netherlands without valid residency documents—or helping those who are—until the…
Rechtszaken tegen Visa en Mastercard vanwege hoge transactiekosten
Foto: Pexels In Nederland wordt de druk opgevoerd tegen creditcardreuzen Visa en Mastercard. Stichting Multilateral Interchange Fees Claims (MIFC) sleept de bedrijven voor de rechter. Zij vinden dat Nederlandse winkels,…
Five Legia Warsaw fans jailed for attacking Dutch police
Five Legia Warsaw supporters have been given jail terms by Dutch judges for their role in a violent attack on...
Polish workers at Dutch distribution centres go on strike
For some 10 days now, workers who pick orders in Dutch supermarket distribution centres via staffing agencies have been going on strike in support of better pay and working conditions. Many of them are Polish nationals.“If…
Van Hijum proposes law ending sanctions for “honest mistakes”
July 8, 2025 Errors in paperwork will no longer be harshly punished. Photo: DepositphotosGovernment agencies will be given more scope to forgive or overlook honest administrative mistakes to stop people being driven into…
Trending Now
