Dutch News in English
Latest headlines from the Netherlands in English. Covering Amsterdam, Haarlem, and national Dutch news.
Victory for FVD and JA21 in Almere, loss for PVV
Forum for Democracy (FVD) and JA21 saw gains in the Almere municipal elections, with FVD increasing its representation to four seats and newcomer JA21 also securing four seats. Meanwhile, the PVV lost...
GroenLinks-PvdA wins seat in Utrecht and is the largest party
The GroenLinks-PvdA merged party has become the largest party in Utrecht, securing 14 seats according to preliminary election results. This represents a one-seat increase from the 13 seats the parties...
US considers deploying thousands of additional troops to Middle East
The United States government is considering the deployment of thousands of additional troops to the Middle East. According to reports from a U.S. official and other sources cited by Reuters, the poten...
WaPo: Pentagon wants $200 billion for war against Iran
The Pentagon has requested the White House to seek an emergency budget of over $200 billion from Congress for a potential war against Iran. According to The Washington Post, this information comes fro...
One sheds a tear, the other can only cheer: This is election night at the Castricum town hall
Lokaal Vitaal emerged as the clear winner in the municipal elections in Castricum, securing three more seats than its closest competitors. Party leader Roel Beems celebrated the significant victory wi...
VVD, D66 and GroenLinks-PvdA each win four seats in Bloemendaal: coalition likely to continue
The VVD, D66, and GroenLinks-PvdA parties each secured four seats in the Bloemendaal local elections, with the VVD remaining the largest party by a narrow ten-vote margin. A continuation of the curren...
GL-PvdA largest in Eindhoven, followed by CDA
GroenLinks-PvdA has become the largest political group in Eindhoven's preliminary election results, securing 13 seats. The CDA followed in second place with nine seats, showing an increase from the pr...
Interim results: Leefbaar and GL-PvdA largest in Rotterdam
Leefbaar Rotterdam and GroenLinks/PvdA are currently the largest parties in the Rotterdam municipal council election, with both projected to win 11 seats after 70 percent of the votes have been counte...
Loss for GL-PvdA in Groningen, gains for D66, VVD and CDA
GroenLinks-PvdA has lost two seats in the Groningen city council, decreasing from 15 to 13 seats. Despite this loss, the party remains the largest political group in the municipality.
Dijk hopeful SP will enter councils in new locations
SP leader Jimmy Dijk expressed optimism regarding his party's potential to enter local councils in several new municipalities. He noted a significant increase in support compared to the party's perfor...
Win for D66 in Maastricht
D66 secured six seats in the Maastricht municipal council with 14% of the vote, gaining two seats since the previous election. The CDA also obtained six seats, while the Seniors Party Maastricht fell ...
VVD loses but remains the largest in Breda
The VVD has retained its position as the largest party in Breda's local elections, despite dropping from ten to nine seats in the preliminary results. Their main competitor, the GroenLinks-PvdA coalit...
Flying start for Independent Uitgeest. 'Feels like flooring a Lamborghini and hitting 300 km/h instantly'
Preliminary election results in Uitgeest show a strong start for the local party Onafhankelijk Uitgeest. Early counts from two of the eight polling stations indicate a significant lead for the group a...
GroenLinks and Labour cheer interim results: Amsterdam will stay left!
GroenLinks and PvdA are celebrating preliminary election results in Amsterdam, where GroenLinks is currently leading the vote count. Leaders from both parties declared that the city remains a strongho...
Baudet on outcry: someone once didn't tie their shoelaces
Thierry Baudet, leader of the Forum for Democracy party, dismissed recent controversies regarding candidate city council members' alleged past ties to neo-Nazi groups. He responded nonchalantly to the...
Heemskerk Lokaal loses significantly but remains the largest; Hart voor Heemskerk and Forum for Democracy big winners
Heemskerk Lokaal remains the largest political party in Heemskerk despite suffering significant losses in the recent election. Meanwhile, the parties Hart voor Heemskerk and Forum voor Democratie emer...
PVV leader Wilders thanks voters for ‘wonderful results’
PVV leader Geert Wilders thanked voters on social media for the party's strong election results, calling them "beautiful." The party emerged as the largest in several Dutch municipalities, including T...
WSJ: Trump no longer wants attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure
President Donald Trump reportedly does not want any further attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure at this time. According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. officials indicated that the president is c...
Niall Horan to release new album this summer
Niall Horan announced on Wednesday that his new album, titled "Dinner Party," will be released on June 5. The upcoming record is set to debut during the summer season.
Lidewij de Vos (FVD): huge task begins tomorrow
Lidewij de Vos, leader of Forum voor Democratie, celebrated the party's municipal election results during a gathering in Amsterdam. She noted that while the initial results are positive, the party now...