Dutch News in English
Latest headlines from the Netherlands in English. Covering Amsterdam, Haarlem, and national Dutch news.
Athletics coach Kees honored for founding Parkinson's running group for fellow patients
Kees van den Berg has received a Respect Award for founding a specialized running group for Parkinson's disease patients at the AV23 athletics club in Amsterdam. As he prepares to step down from his r...
Rian Gerritsen and William Spaaij to star in Flodder the Musical
Rian Gerritsen and William Spaaij have been cast as the leads in the upcoming Flodder de Musical, a stage adaptation of the classic 1986 Dutch comedy film. The production, which will also feature Koen...
Review: Pierre-Laurent Aimard pays tribute to the 88 keys of the grand piano
Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard launched his residency at the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam with a challenging program of contemporary music. The concert featured a special performance with composer George ...
ADE 2026: these are the best free parties
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) 2026 features a wide array of free events across the city, including pop-up parties, art exhibitions, and industry mixers. The diverse program offers music and cultural exp...
Regional bus drivers to strike all day Wednesday, impacting city public transport too
Regional bus drivers plan a one-day strike next Wednesday following stalled collective agreement negotiations, impacting several bus lines operating within Amsterdam. The unions are demanding higher w...
Kluun (62) finds Amsterdam too tidy and well-behaved: ‘If you compare the Amsterdam of today to the city of twenty years ago, you think: what happened?!’
Author Kluun expresses disappointment with the changing, overly polite nature of modern Amsterdam, contrasting it with the grittier city of twenty years ago. He also advocates for linguistic evolution...
Review: The Secret Club 3.0 is a colorful collection of fun
De Geheime Club 3.0 is an experimental performance by four young artists that explores themes of time and modern anxiety through music and movement. Developed under the BonteHond talent program, the s...
Haarlem takes financial risk with new Spaarne Gasthuis construction
Haarlem is assuming significant financial risk by providing a 100 million euro guarantee and committing to purchase the current hospital site for 25 million euros to keep the Spaarne Gasthuis in the c...
Students lose energy drinks after police locker inspection
Students at a school in Nieuw-West had energy drinks and nicotine pouches confiscated following a locker inspection conducted by school staff and the police. Authorities stated the search was intended...
Virgin hopes to lure passengers away from Eurostar with luxury and comfortable train
Virgin has ordered twelve high-speed trains from Alstom to challenge Eurostar on international routes between cities including London and Amsterdam starting in 2030. The company aims to differentiate ...
Review: & Juliet is a mediocre musical farce with great music and stunning dance
The musical & Juliet reimagines Shakespeare's classic play using the hit songs of producer Max Martin to tell a coming-of-age story about Juliet. While the production impresses with high-energy street...
Hefner's widow asks Jessica Biel to reconsider movie role: 'Don't glorify him'
Crystal Harris, the widow of Hugh Hefner, is urging actress Jessica Biel to reconsider her role in the film Playmates due to allegations of abuse and exploitation at the Playboy Mansion. Harris argues...
EU removes Panama and Vietnam from tax haven blacklist
The European Union has removed Panama and Vietnam from its blacklist of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions following improvements in their transparency policies and tax cooperation efforts. Eight count...
Amsterdammers in wealthy neighborhoods live in good health until 68 on average: in Holendrecht it is only 53
Recent data reveals a fifteen-year gap in healthy life expectancy between residents in Amsterdam's wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods. Factors such as poverty, chronic stress, and physically demandi...
Dispute at apartment building in the Bijlmer: two men arrested with firearms
Two men were arrested in the Bijlmer area after police received reports of an armed confrontation at an apartment complex. Officers recovered two loaded firearms, one found on a suspect and another di...
Uncertainty over government policy hinders collective bargaining negotiations
Collective labor agreement negotiations in the Netherlands have reached a historical low due to disagreements between unions and employers and uncertainty regarding government policy. Employers remain...
Prince Harry suffered from depression weeks after moving to Canada: 'Had panic attacks'
Prince Harry revealed that he suffered from a depressive episode and panic attacks following his relocation to Canada, triggered by the sudden lack of adrenaline after years of high-stress royal dutie...
ABN AMRO expects newspaper revenue growth due to willingness to pay for news
Dutch newspaper publishers experienced their sixth consecutive year of revenue growth, reaching 1.2 billion euros, largely driven by a surge in digital subscriptions. While advertising income has dwin...
Pentagon wants to livestream execution, State Secretary Aerdts calls for reporting footage online
State Secretary Willemijn Aerdts is urging the public to report any footage of an upcoming Pentagon-livestreamed execution that may appear on social media. The execution of Nidal Hasan for a 2009 mass...
Regional transport workers to strike one day a week until Christmas
Regional transport workers in the Netherlands are planning weekly strikes until Christmas to push for better working conditions, including lower work pressure and improved pay. Municipal city transpor...