Wednesday 7 October

Rising legislative costs and tax shifts have prompted landlords to sell off 76,000 rental units across the Netherlands. This mass exit from the market has exacerbated a severe housing shortage, with rental prices in cities like Amsterdam and Haarlem outpacing inflation. Read more →

Authorities have apprehended two teenagers from Sweden allegedly recruited as hitmen to conduct contract killings in Amsterdam and Haarlem. The Public Prosecution Service successfully intercepted a planned attack in July, highlighting a worrying trend of cross-border criminal outsourcing. Read more →

Two Brazilian nationals have been extradited from Portugal to the Netherlands to face charges for violent robberies targeting men via Grindr. The suspects operated in Amsterdam and Haarlem, continuing a brutal spree that already resulted in a ten-year sentence for their accomplice. Read more →

The Spaarne Gasthuis hospital group will consolidate emergency services in Haarlem by 2033, downgrading its facility in Hoofddorp. Local officials in Haarlemmermeer warn that this shift could leave a rapidly expanding population dangerously underserved. Read more →