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Dutch government debt set to hit 126% of GDP by 2060 without policy change, CPB warns
The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) has published new projections showing that government debt could surge to 126 percent of gross domestic product by 2060 if current policies remain unchanged. The agency said the sharp...

Dutch football association revokes Vitesse's license; Club expected to appeal
The Dutch football association, the KNVB, has revoked Vitesse’s professional license. The Arnhem club is accused of systematically circumventing and undermining the licensing system over a long period, and according to the licensing committee, it...

Italy vs Netherlands Could Decide ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier Fate
July 13, 2025 | Edinburgh, Scotland: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Europe Qualifier has come down to one epic day, one final clash, and one incredibly tense showdown: Italy vs Netherlands. After days of back-and-forth matches, unexpected...

Dutch court convicts man for sharing sensitive knowledge from tech giant ASML with person in Russia
By Euronews with AP Published on 10/07/2025 - 17:52 GMT+2 A 43-year-old Russian was convicted in the Netherlands of breaching international sanctions by sharing sensitive information from Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML and...
Netherlands court jails ‘chip spy’ Russian for three years
THE HAGUE - A Dutch court on July 10 sentenced a Russian former employee of tech giant ASML to three years behind bars for passing sensitive microchip technology to Moscow in breach of Western sanctions. In a high-security courtroom in Rotterdam,...

Dutch court sentences Russian spy to three years in prison
A court in Rotterdam has sentenced a 43-year-old Russian national known as German A. to three years in prison on charges of industrial espionage. Source: NOS, a Dutch public broadcaster, as reported by European Pravda Details: The Rotterdam court...

Dutch court jails ‘chip spy’ Russian for three years
THE HAGUE: A Dutch court Thursday sentenced a Russian former employee of tech giant ASML to three years behind bars for passing sensitive microchip technology to Moscow in breach of Western sanctions. In a high-security courtroom in Rotterdam, the...

Netherlands to provide additional €30m for Ukraine's recovery
Yuliia Svyrydenko and Caspar Veldkamp. Photo: Ministry of Economy of Ukraine Ukraine and the Netherlands have signed a memorandum on the allocation of an additional €30 million under the Ukraine Partnership Facility (UPF). Source: Ministry of...

Dutch economy to show moderate growth but deficit will rise
July 10, 2025 Photo: Depositphotos.comThe impact of geopolitical uncertainty has had a limited impact on the Dutch economy so far and growth is likely to be moderate this year and in 2026, the government’s macro-economic forecasting agency said on...

Dutch court throws out personal data case against Unibet
Gokverliesterug was seeking damages on behalf of several players who requested personal data from Unibet. Amsterdam’s District Court on Monday dismissed a case involving several players seeking damages from Kindred Group’s Unibet over the alleged...
Dutch economic growth set to slow as trade tariffs bite
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Economic growth in the Netherlands will be lower than previously expected through 2026 as tariffs imposed by the United States hit international trade, Dutch government policy adviser CPB said on Thursday. The Dutch economy is...

Dutch Defense Minister: Putin will continue terror as long as it benefits him
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said Putin will continue to terrorize Ukraine as long as the aggression is unprofitable and costly. "Putin will continue to terrorize Ukraine as long as it is profitable for him. This must change. This is...

Nintendo Switch Game piracy site taken offline by U.S. and Dutch authorities
Authorities have taken down one of the major piracy websites linked to Nintendo Switch games. The FBI seized Nsw2u, a site known for distributing unauthorised Nintendo Switch game files. Visitors to the site now see a message explaining the...

Dutch, French unite for symbolic launch of the clean-up campaign
Minister of VROMI Patrice Gumbs (left) and Collectivité Vice President Bernadette Davis (right) shake hands at the border following the campaign launch. (Robert Luckock phot . BELLE PLAINE--In a follow-up to a series of meetings on the subject,...

Netherlands pledges 300 million euros to Ukraine for economic recovery
AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands has announced a 300 million euro financial pledge to aid Ukraine’s economic recovery and repair damages caused by Russia’s ongoing invasion. The funds, allocated for this year and the next, were confirmed during a...

Dutch treat for Duterte: Alan Cayetano seeks house arrest for Rody in The Hague
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has filed a resolution urging the Philippine government to push for the transfer of former President Rodrigo Duterte from his detention cell in The Hague to house arrest at the Philippine Embassy in the Netherlands,...
Dutch Hospitality Outlook: Growth With Caution
Thursday, July 10, 2025 7:00 AM EDT Image Source: Pexels The outlook for the Dutch hospitality industry is mixed. While improved purchasing power is expected to boost consumer spending, the sector’s recovery remains constrained by persistently low...

Netherlands pledges €300m for Ukraine's recovery and economic strengthening
On Thursday 10 July, the Netherlands announced its allocation of €300 million towards the restoration and economic strengthening of Ukraine in 2025 and 2026. Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp stated at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome...

Rotterdam Terminal Sold by Energy Storage Firm
Global Energy Storage Group (GES) has announced the completion of the sale of its terminal located in the Port of Rotterdam. The facility, which includes 212,000 m³ of tank storage and approximately 18 hectares of development land in the Europoort...

Dutch economy to grow modestly as purchasing power rises, CPB forecasts
The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) has released new projections indicating that the Dutch economy is expected to grow moderately over the next two years, with purchasing power increasing and poverty levels declining, despite...