Ambulancedienst Amsterdam overwhelmed by emergency calls on King's Day due to lack of capacity and underage alcohol and drug abuse, according to internal report. The hope is to never experience such an uncontrollable situation again, with concern raised over the city's inadequate measures to prevent similar problems in the future.
PVV's exit from coalition government magnifies divisions and decreases public confidence in Dutch politics; VVD supporters are split over whether to exclude PVV in future negotiations while most CDA voters reject any alliance with Wilders.
Cabinet maintains traffic fines despite OM's advice to reduce them due to unfair distribution. Financial challenges and Justice Department objections prompt decision to continue inflation indexation.
Abuses discovered at MCK: for years the clinic deliberately conceived more children per donor than permitted by law and failed to inform both donors and mothers. The government calls the situation appalling and calls for an investigation into all fertility clinics in the Netherlands.
The Schoof administration passed fewer new laws and measures than previous Rutte cabinets, despite big ambitions on asylum, nitrogen and housing. Only 7 out of 48 acts became laws, the rest were AMvBs and regulations, which experts say indicates lack of effective governance.
NATO aims to increase defense spending to 5 percent of each member state's GDP, priority will be given to defense-related spending such as personnel and equipment. This is an important move to deter Russia and also President Trump's desire.