Former Deputy Prime Minister Carola Schouten and former SGP leader Kees van der Staaij are scheduled to testify in the final phase of the public coronavirus inquiry. The hearings are being conducted to review government policy during the pandemic.
Coalition parties D66, VVD, and CDA are currently engaged in late-night budget negotiations as the deadline for next year's budget approaches. The parties are under pressure to reach an agreement by Monday.
Paul Rosenmöller, the leader of Progressief Nederland in the Dutch Senate, has announced his intention to retire from politics following the elections next May. Having previously led GroenLinks, he stated that he believes it is time for others to take over and lead the party forward.
Police have raided the home and vacation property of Bernadette Verheggen, a former lead investigator for the Amsterdam ombudsman. The investigation concerns the alleged leaking of a critical draft report regarding the city's integrity office, which was significantly altered before publication following intervention by Mayor Femke Halsema.
The Dutch cabinet is struggling to secure opposition support for the upcoming budget, and coalition parties D66, VVD, and CDA have also failed to reach an internal agreement. This discord suggests that the upcoming Prinsjesdag will be an unprecedented political test for the government.
The Old Catholic Church in Haarlem is holding a public election to select a new bishop, marking the retirement of the current leader, Dirk Jan Schoon. Unlike previous elections, the outcome remains highly uncertain as candidates are drawn from a list of priests and the selection process involves multiple rounds of secret voting.
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