Ukraine has completed repairs on the Druzhba oil pipeline, allowing Russian oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia to resume within a few hours. The pipeline had been out of service since January after sustaining damage during the ongoing conflict.
Retailers Action, Albert Heijn, and Sligro have been found selling counterfeit AirPods Pro that were marketed as genuine products at low prices. Apple discovered the illegal trade and is now taking action against the Dutch wholesaler responsible for the distribution of the fake items.
Tata Steel is conducting trial runs at its Direct Sheet Plant in IJmuiden this week to measure emissions following an earlier shutdown. The facility was closed after internal tests revealed that chromium-6 emissions had exceeded safety limits.
The Public Prosecution Service stated during a preliminary hearing that two teenagers shot dead in an Amsterdam park on New Year's Day were victims of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The 25-year-old suspect, Efe Y., allegedly opened fire immediately without any prior confrontation or conversation with the victims.
D66 leader Rob Jetten refused to disclose whether he pressured his party's senators to support the asylum emergency measures law. The proposed legislation was ultimately rejected by the Dutch Senate on Tuesday.
PVV leader Geert Wilders has criticized the Dutch government's measures to mitigate high fuel prices, calling the plan a "flimsy package." He argued that the measures are insufficient and pointed out that they are being funded by an increase in alcohol excise taxes.