Dutch News in English
Latest headlines from the Netherlands in English. Covering Amsterdam, Haarlem, and national Dutch news.
Hand in your fireworks anonymously on Friday, October 2
Following a nationwide ban on most fireworks in the Netherlands that took effect on August 1, residents are invited to surrender illegal fireworks anonymously and for free on October 2. This initiativ...
Heritage of the Week | 40 years of Stopera
The Stopera, a combined city hall and music theater building in Amsterdam, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Despite initial controversy surrounding its construction, the building has become an ico...
Ed Sheeran loses half a million followers due to Macklemore controversy
Ed Sheeran lost 500,000 followers after his opening act, Macklemore, was fired for political comments on stage. Despite Sheeran's efforts to explain the circumstances and his later condemnation of vio...
Taylor Lautner and Taylor Lautner welcome first child
Actor Taylor Lautner and his wife, also named Taylor Lautner, have welcomed their first child, a daughter named Lennon Taylor. The couple announced the birth on Instagram, noting they have been enjoyi...
Hilary Duff returns to the Netherlands for a concert at the Ziggo Dome after twenty years
Hilary Duff will perform at the Ziggo Dome in the Netherlands as part of an expanded international tour, marking her return to the country after two decades. The singer will be supported by Rebecca Bl...
Hours of waiting, missed flights and damages for airlines: queue chaos at Schiphol border control is critical
The implementation of the new digital Entry/Exit System at Schiphol Airport has led to critical wait times and significant operational chaos. Travelers are facing missed flights and airlines are exper...
Minister pleased with massive residential towers near Arena: "Excellent accessible location"
Housing Minister Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan and Amsterdam officials have officially marked the construction start of Eleven Square, a major development near the Johan Cruijff Arena. The project will...
Damage to home in Nieuw-West after explosion
A home in the Sloten neighborhood of Amsterdam was damaged by a fire and a suspected explosion early this morning. No injuries were reported among the occupants, and police have opened an investigatio...
Damage to home in Sloten following suspected explosion
A home in Sloten suffered significant damage early this morning due to a suspected explosion and fire. Although residents were inside the property at the time, no injuries were reported, and police ha...
Giel Beelen returns to Radio Veronica with his own evening show
Radio personality Giel Beelen is returning to Radio Veronica to host a new weekly evening show starting this Friday. Beelen previously worked at the station from 2017 to 2020 and will also provide cov...
Chinese car brands give electric vehicle sales in EU a major boost
Electric vehicle sales in the European Union have grown significantly to reach a 21.7 percent market share, driven by government support and high fuel prices. While traditional carmakers face stagnant...
Another overnight explosion in Amsterdam-Osdorp: damage to front door and hallway of home
A residential home in the Osdorp neighborhood of Amsterdam sustained damage following an overnight explosion early Tuesday morning. This incident follows two other recent blasts in the area, prompting...
If you want start-ups, then help them: Minister Herbert puts demands on the table in Brussels
Dutch Minister Heleen Herbert is calling on the European Commission to relax state aid rules that currently prevent governments from subsidizing promising start-ups. Supported by ten other EU member s...
US-China trade truce extended by two months
The United States and China have extended their existing trade truce by two months to allow more time for potential negotiations. Despite the extension, the nations remain divided over import tariffs ...
Rien would rather have ended his life than come out of the closet, he wrote in his farewell letter
Rien Kamphuis, a twenty-four-year-old from the Netherlands, died by suicide after years of persistent bullying and the intense fear of revealing his homosexuality. A new documentary honors his life wh...
Judge orders Trump to reinstate press pass for banned reporter
A judge has ordered the immediate reinstatement of press credentials for journalists from CNN, MS Now, and Politico after ruling the previous ban unconstitutional. The court found that the administrat...
More forced layoffs due to reorganizations, budget cuts, and conflicts
Forced layoffs due to reorganizations, budget cuts, and bankruptcies have increased, rising from 5 percent in 2022 to 8 percent in 2025. Workers who lose their jobs due to these economic factors or co...
Owners must microchip their cats starting in 2028
Starting January 2028, a mandatory microchipping requirement for newly born cats will take effect in the Netherlands to help reunite lost pets with their owners. The government expects owners to cover...
Over half of adults in Haarlem exercise weekly, significantly more than in comparable municipalities
Data from the new VitIndex system shows that 66 percent of adults in Haarlem exercise weekly, which is a higher rate than in similar Dutch municipalities. Additionally, more than half of the city's ad...
Organization claims 'hundreds of millions' from Fortnite maker for pressuring children into purchases
The organization Stichting Massaschade & Consument is launching a mass claim against Epic Games, seeking hundreds of millions of euros for Dutch users who were pressured into making in-game purchases ...