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1 in 5 Dutch residents avoid going out due to lack of public toilets

Trains at Amsterdam Centraal face major disruptions from February 5

Code red issued for northern Dutch provinces due to black ice

More than 50 percent of temporary workers in the Netherlands are not Dutch

Plans to raise state pension age in the Netherlands under fire

Icy Dutch rain to cause “treacherously slippery” conditions, warns KNMI

Population growth in the Netherlands slows as immigration declines

Fifth day of train delays between Amsterdam and Utrecht due to switch failure

Landlords offloading Dutch rentals leads to record-high apartment sales

IamExpat Media acquires DutchNews.nl

Number of Museum Card holders in the Netherlands reaches record high

First-ever brain surgery using hologram performed at Amsterdam UMC

Dutch coalition plans higher healthcare deductible, saves mortgage tax relief

W Social: European alternative to X to launch in the Netherlands

Amsterdam passes law to ban meat and fossil fuel related ads in public spaces

Dutch tech companies sound alarm over gov’t plans to reduce skilled migration

Dutch cabinet against Belgium’s new 100 euro toll for foreign drivers

OV-chipkaart to be replaced by OV-pas by end of 2027

Parts of the Netherlands to see more snow this week

Social media ban for under 16s sees growing support in the Netherlands

Major train disruptions around The Hague from January 29 amid renovations

Carnaval 2026: A guide to carnival celebrations in the Netherlands

When people stop switching to English: A Dutch language milestone

How to use Dutch public holidays in 2026 for a longer time off

Dating apps & dating sites in the Netherlands

Dutch law in 2026: This is what’s changing in the Netherlands next year

Changing jobs could lose thousands in Dutch pension under new system

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1 in 5 Dutch residents avoid going out due to lack of public toilets

Trains at Amsterdam Centraal face major disruptions from February 5

Code red issued for northern Dutch provinces due to black ice

More than 50 percent of temporary workers in the Netherlands are not Dutch

Plans to raise state pension age in the Netherlands under fire

Icy Dutch rain to cause “treacherously slippery” conditions, warns KNMI

Population growth in the Netherlands slows as immigration declines

Fifth day of train delays between Amsterdam and Utrecht due to switch failure

Landlords offloading Dutch rentals leads to record-high apartment sales

IamExpat Media acquires DutchNews.nl

Number of Museum Card holders in the Netherlands reaches record high

First-ever brain surgery using hologram performed at Amsterdam UMC

Dutch coalition plans higher healthcare deductible, saves mortgage tax relief

W Social: European alternative to X to launch in the Netherlands

Amsterdam passes law to ban meat and fossil fuel related ads in public spaces

Dutch tech companies sound alarm over gov’t plans to reduce skilled migration

Dutch cabinet against Belgium’s new 100 euro toll for foreign drivers

OV-chipkaart to be replaced by OV-pas by end of 2027

Parts of the Netherlands to see more snow this week

Social media ban for under 16s sees growing support in the Netherlands

Major train disruptions around The Hague from January 29 amid renovations

Carnaval 2026: A guide to carnival celebrations in the Netherlands

When people stop switching to English: A Dutch language milestone

How to use Dutch public holidays in 2026 for a longer time off

Dating apps & dating sites in the Netherlands

Dutch law in 2026: This is what’s changing in the Netherlands next year

Changing jobs could lose thousands in Dutch pension under new system

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1 in 5 Dutch residents avoid going out due to lack of public toilets

Trains at Amsterdam Centraal face major disruptions from February 5

Code red issued for northern Dutch provinces due to black ice

More than 50 percent of temporary workers in the Netherlands are not Dutch

Plans to raise state pension age in the Netherlands under fire

Icy Dutch rain to cause “treacherously slippery” conditions, warns KNMI

Population growth in the Netherlands slows as immigration declines

Fifth day of train delays between Amsterdam and Utrecht due to switch failure

Landlords offloading Dutch rentals leads to record-high apartment sales

IamExpat Media acquires DutchNews.nl

Number of Museum Card holders in the Netherlands reaches record high

First-ever brain surgery using hologram performed at Amsterdam UMC

Dutch coalition plans higher healthcare deductible, saves mortgage tax relief

W Social: European alternative to X to launch in the Netherlands

Amsterdam passes law to ban meat and fossil fuel related ads in public spaces

Dutch tech companies sound alarm over gov’t plans to reduce skilled migration

Dutch cabinet against Belgium’s new 100 euro toll for foreign drivers

OV-chipkaart to be replaced by OV-pas by end of 2027

Parts of the Netherlands to see more snow this week

Social media ban for under 16s sees growing support in the Netherlands

Major train disruptions around The Hague from January 29 amid renovations

Carnaval 2026: A guide to carnival celebrations in the Netherlands

When people stop switching to English: A Dutch language milestone

How to use Dutch public holidays in 2026 for a longer time off

Dating apps & dating sites in the Netherlands

Dutch law in 2026: This is what’s changing in the Netherlands next year

Changing jobs could lose thousands in Dutch pension under new system

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