Ministry halts more generous compensation for scandal victims
The finance ministry has called a temporary halt to a system for compensating people caught up in the childcare benefit scandal which was devised by a foundation headed by princess […]
What does passing your inburgering exams really entail?
After hearing torturous accounts of traditional inburgering lessons, former Dutch teacher Bart Nawijn set out to do better. Now over 40,000 students have taken his online classes. “I really felt for […]
Illegal drugs, prostitution generate €4.5 billion for NL economy
The drugs trade, illegal prostitution and tobacco smuggling generated some €17 billion in the Netherlands in 2021, but most of the proceeds ended up abroad, according to new research by […]
Airport worker arrested in 120 kilgraoms cocaine bust at Schiphol
The Koninklijke Marechaussee arrested a 48-year-old airport employee on Monday after intercepting over 120 kilograms of cocaine at Schiphol. The man is suspected of involvement in international drug trafficking. Customs […]
Netherlands announces ban on adoption from foreign countries
The Netherlands will no longer allow its citizens to adopt children internationally, the Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind wrote on Tuesday. With this decision the minister responds to the motion passed by the […]