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Cleaners reject new collective labor agreement: 'It is hard work'

Cleaners in the Netherlands are participating in a five-day strike to protest a new collective labor agreement that they argue provides insufficient sick pay and inadequate wage growth. The FNV union ...

Classical for kids: Zandvoort students flock to Peter and the Wolf fairy tale

Hundreds of primary school children in Zandvoort recently attended live performances of the musical fairy tale Peter and the Wolf, presented by the Amsterdam Wind Quintet. The initiative, led by the C...

Toren C actress Maike Meijer had cancer: 'It came at a rather unfortunate time'

Actress Maike Meijer disclosed that she had to postpone the production of her film, Wen Er Maar Aan, after being diagnosed with a malignant tumor on her kidney. Fortunately, the cancer had not spread,...

‘This will be the death blow’: Westland entrepreneurs sound the alarm over VAT on flowers

Dutch entrepreneurs in the flower industry are expressing significant concern over the government's proposal to increase the VAT rate on flowers from 9 to 21 percent. Stakeholders, including growers a...

Travis Scott and Keith Richards on soundtrack for long-awaited GTA VI game

Travis Scott and Keith Richards are set to feature on the soundtrack for the upcoming video game Grand Theft Auto VI. The game, which takes place in a fictionalized version of Florida, is scheduled fo...

Alderman Biemond starts in Amsterdam with challenging budget: 'You don't want to use a blunt axe'

Amsterdam's new Alderman for Finance, Hendrik Jan Biemond, has presented his first budget, which focuses on balancing necessary cost savings with ongoing city ambitions. He stated that the financial p...

Fake news from Morocco cost me three weeks of investigation: a well-known Amsterdam-Moroccan criminal turned out not to have been arrested after all

Nadav Kander (64) has spent decades photographing celebrities like Obama and David Lynch, but also landscapes in China: 'In many ways, they are just like each other'

Photographer Nadav Kander is highlighting four decades of his work with a new exhibition at the Foam museum in Amsterdam. The collection features a mix of his famous celebrity portraits, such as those...

A marble Muslim woman in the public space: ‘We wanted to give her a positive story’

Artist Narges Mohammadi and four women from Amsterdam-West have created a marble statue of a woman wearing a headscarf. Titled 'As She Is,' the sculpture aims to challenge the male-dominated tradition...

Social media law makes it harder for children to lie about their age

The European Commission has proposed the Kids Act, which restricts social media access for children under fifteen to improve safety and reduce addictive design. The regulation mandates stricter age ve...

Unilever sells skincare brand Zwitsal to Royal Sanders

Unilever is selling its well-known skincare brand Zwitsal to the Dutch company Royal Sanders as part of a strategy to focus on its high-profit global power brands. The acquisition is expected to be co...

Simply Red to perform two concerts at Ziggo Dome next year

Simply Red will perform two concerts at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on June 19 and 20 as part of their Summer Funk '27 tour. Tickets for the events go on sale on September 25.

Amsterdam municipality bans pro-Palestinian demonstration at Dam Square

The Amsterdam municipality has banned a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Dam Square due to security concerns regarding a concurrent pro-Israel event. Organizers are currently seeking a court injunctio...

19-year-old man receives community service and juvenile detention for assaulting Tamara Elbaz

A 19-year-old man has received a sentence of juvenile detention and community service for orchestrating an assault on Tamara Elbaz at her Amsterdam home in 2024. Despite several participants being con...

Departing harbor master Milembe Mateyo (55) dedicated herself to seafarers' well-being: ‘It can be incredibly lonely’

Outgoing harbor master Milembe Mateyo is leaving her position after years of prioritizing maritime operations and the welfare of seafarers. She highlighted the critical role crews play in port success...

How the Netherlands dropped to 46th place in gender equality rankings: ‘We are wasting so much talent’

The Netherlands has dropped to 46th place in the World Economic Forum's latest Global Gender Gap Index, falling behind several other nations. Experts argue this decline represents a significant waste ...

KLM faces turbulence and develops four future scenarios for new direction

KLM is evaluating four strategic scenarios to address financial pressure and increased competition in the aviation industry. These possibilities include significant operational changes, such as restru...

René Froger suffers from autoimmune disease and must take a rest

Dutch singer René Froger is taking an indefinite break from performing after struggling with the autoimmune disease myositis for the past eighteen months. The 65-year-old artist is prioritizing his h...

Once again David Vlietstra delivers a successful children's book about a relatable, socially awkward outsider

Author David Vlietstra has released a new children's book featuring Joris Pannemans, a highly intelligent but socially awkward protagonist. This work follows his award-winning debut, De lijst van Viol...

Ghost Towns is a modern farce, full of hilarious sitcom dialogue and surprisingly philosophical asides

Siang Lu’s novel Ghost Towns presents a satirical blend of modern farce and medieval fables centered on two narcissistic despots. The book is characterized by its witty sitcom-style dialogue and exp...