haarlemsdagbladMar 7, 2026, 05:02

Seven parties on six propositions for Hillegom: on housing, traffic, asylum seekers, and more

Seven political parties are competing for 19 municipal council seats in Hillegom's upcoming elections on March 18th. To assist voters, the Haarlems Dagblad presented the parties with six propositions on key issues such as housing, traffic, and asylum seeker reception. While opinions vary on specific infrastructure and social projects, the local political climate is characterized by a strong preference for cooperation and consensus.

Politics Haarlem Netherlands

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Plane to England lands at Schiphol after emergency

A Ryanair flight traveling from Warsaw to Leeds made an emergency landing at Schiphol Airport around 8:50 PM. The unscheduled stop was necessitated by a medical emergency occurring on board the aircraft.

12 Radboudumc employees in preventive quarantine over hantavirus

Twelve employees of the Radboudumc hospital in Nijmegen have been placed in a six-week preventive quarantine after safety procedures were not correctly followed for a patient with the hantavirus. Although the hospital considers the risk of infection to be minimal, the measure was implemented as a precaution.

Level 1 alert at Schiphol due to Ryanair plane emergency

A GRIP 1 emergency status was declared at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on Monday evening following an onboard problem on a Ryanair flight. Multiple emergency services, including ambulances, fire crews, and a trauma helicopter, were dispatched to the airport in response to the incident.

Last Hondius evacuation flight also departs for Eindhoven

The final evacuation flight for passengers of the vessel m/v Hondius has departed from Tenerife and is currently en route to Eindhoven. The aircraft carries citizens from Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, who will undergo further evacuation procedures upon arrival in the Netherlands.

LAKS: nearly 95,000 complaints on second day of final exams

The Dutch National Action Committee for Students (LAKS) reported nearly 95,000 complaints by the second day of national high school final exams. This total is notably high compared to the 240,000 complaints recorded during the entire exam period the previous year.