Detainees at the Extra Beveiligde Inrichting in Vught had unauthorized contact for 20 seconds due to a transfer mistake, according to Dutch State Secretary Coenradie in a letter to parliament. The incident is being thoroughly evaluated and additional security measures will be taken.
FNV and Schiphol are heading to court over the planned NS strike on Wednesday, with the airport demanding that trains still run from Schiphol to Amsterdam despite the strike, while the union argues for the right to strike and attention for workers with heavy jobs.
Complete Dutch podium at Paralympics in Paris with Fleur Jong, Kimberly Alkemade, and Marlène van Gansewinkel taking gold, silver, and bronze on ninth day.
Russian army approaches eastern Ukrainian city, evacuations halted and heavy fighting, strategic logistics site in jeopardy.
Prime Minister Schoof called the completion of the coalition program a "beautiful and important step," after an "intensive" and "difficult" council of ministers in which, among other things, asylum policy was discussed between the four parties in the cabinet.
Foreigners in the Netherlands are at risk of ending up on the streets after abolishing sober reception, which could lead to more insecurity and nuisance, according to police and municipalities.