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Wilders says coalition "doesn't look good"

4 days ago | dutchnews.nl | Molly Quell

Geert Wilders told reporters on Monday evening he would take the night to consider his options after his three coalition partners declined to adopt his latest plan for stricter immigration rules. “It does not look good,” the PVV leader said after the four parties met to discuss his proposals.
Nearly 15 euros for two 0% beers, according to survey

1 week ago | dutchnews.nl | Molly Quell

Ordering two non-alcoholic beers will set you back €13.20, according to a survey by the AD of bars and restaurants across the Netherlands. The difference in price between alcoholic beers and those without is only one euro, the AD found. A beer, such as a Heineken 0.0 or Jever Fun costs on average between €3.5 and €4, a sample of cafés showed. For specialty beers, like Paulaner 0.0 and La Trappe Epos, you will need to fork over between 4 and 6 euros.
Windfarm construction could lead to higher energy prices

1 week ago | dutchnews.nl | Molly Quell

Over the next 15 years, some 80 billion euros will be spent on building infrastructure for wind farms in the North Sea and those costs could be passed on to consumers, according to broadcaster NOS. Last year, an average household paid 400 euros per year for the use of the electricity grid. In the next 15 years, this threatens to increase to 1,100 euros in 2040. Energy companies currently receive no subsidy for the construction of wind farms.
Nijmegen to ban fossil fuel advertising

1 week ago | dutchnews.nl | Molly Quell

The city council of Nijmegen adopted a highly contested pair of measures late Wednesday evening to ban advertisements promoting the use of fossil fuels, prohibiting billboards from showing deals on everything from flights to meat and dairy. Nijmegen follows The Hague, Utrecht and Delft, which have all passed similar bills in the last year.
Media commission to tighten influencer rules to protect minors

1 week ago | dutchnews.nl | Robin Pascoe

The Dutch media commission is expanding the rules on so-called influencer marketing to cover more people, in an effort to better protect minors. Currently, the regulations apply only to online marketeers with at least 500,000 followers, but that will change from 16 June. From that date, anyone with a YouTube, Instagram and/or TikTok account who is registered with the Chamber of Trade and has earned money by posting at least 24 videos in the past year will have to comply.
Spring 2025 among sunniest, warmest and driest on record

1 week ago | dutchnews.nl | Robin Pascoe

This year’s spring was one of the sunniest, driest and mildest ever recorded in the Netherlands, with a near-record number of sunshine hours and exceptionally low rainfall, weather forecaster Weeronline said on Thursday. According to national weather data, the spring of 2025 recorded 797 hours of sunshine, well above the seasonal average of 578 hours. Only the spring of 2020 was sunnier, with 805 hours. March was especially bright, setting a new sunshine record with 247 hours against the usual 150.
Province calls for wolf to be culled after attack on woman

1 week ago | dutchnews.nl | Robin Pascoe

A woman who was attacked by an animal on the Den Treek country estate in the province of Utrecht last week was bitten by a wolf, the provincial authorities have confirmed. The province now says the animal should be shot because it poses a direct danger to the public. DNA tests have shown the wolf who bit the woman is the same animal responsible for several incidents last summer in the same area of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Fail again, fail louder: Wilders’ asylum plan is a hollow shell

1 week ago | dutchnews.nl | Robin Pascoe

Robin Pascoe There is some dispute about who first defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. But Geert Wilders gave a first-class demonstration when he demanded a new slate of asylum rules in The Hague on Monday, writes Gordon Darroch.
Teen who threatened parliament staff with knife "wanted to die"

1 week ago | dutchnews.nl | Robin Pascoe

The teenager who jumped over the security gates to the parliamentary complex in February and threatened various workers with a knife was hoping to be shot dead by a military police officer, the AD said on Wednesday. Tijn B, who is 19, had no plans to kill anyone and no terrorist motive, his lawyer said during a preparatory court hearing. “If he had come across a politician nothing would have happened,” the lawyer said.
One million electric and plug-in hybrid cars on Dutch roads

1 week ago | dutchnews.nl | Robin Pascoe

The number of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars on Dutch roads has topped one million for the first time, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. Fully electric cars account for nearly 600,000 of the total. In addition, the number of electric and hybrid cars in private hands has also outstripped the number of company cars for the first time, the CBS said. There were 9.3 million private cars on the roads by April 1, of which 75% are powered by petrol.