Two children were involved in a car accident on Tuesday afternoon on Florence Nightingalestraat in Haarlem. One child was subsequently rushed to the hospital with urgent injuries.
Amsterdam-based designer Joost Grootens has been selected as one of ten finalists to design the new series of euro banknotes. His proposed designs, which focus on humanizing European icons, are competing in a public vote before the new notes are expected to enter circulation in 2030.
The labor market in the Netherlands tightened slightly in the second quarter, with 95 vacancies for every 100 unemployed individuals. Meanwhile, the number of self-employed workers has declined for the sixth consecutive quarter.
Ajax prepares to face FK Vojvodina in the second leg of the Conference League third qualifying round at the Johan Cruijff Arena. Having secured a 4-1 victory in the first leg in Serbia, the Amsterdam-based club aims to finish the job and advance to the next stage.
Potato farmers in the southern part of North Holland are struggling with drought and rising salt levels in irrigation water, forcing them to choose between using harmful water or letting crops wither. While those in the northern region have access to fresh water from the IJsselmeer, farmers like those in Zwanenburg and Haarlemmermeer face difficult decisions to save their harvests.
In the past quarter, one in eight home sellers in the Netherlands were forced to lower their asking prices, marking the highest rate in two and a half years. On average, these sellers reduced their prices by 41,551 euros to adjust to market expectations.