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Café Trouw and coffee bar AX join forces in Koningstraat: 'We’re in the casual dating phase'

Café Trouw and coffee bar AX have launched a partnership on Koningstraat in Haarlem to offer a combined service. AX provides specialty coffee in the morning, while Café Trouw takes over in the after...

Nostalgic candy shop Ieteke in Santpoort closes its doors after five years: ‘It’s not yet a final goodbye’

Annemarie and Fedor Haaker have closed their nostalgic candy store, Ieteke, in Santpoort-Noord after five years of operation. The owners decided to shut down because the business's turnover no longer ...

Brent oil price hits highest level since June 2022

The price of Brent oil reached its highest level since June 2022 on Wednesday. This increase is attributed to the ongoing geopolitical stalemate in the conflict between the United States and Iran.

Oil and gas companies TotalEnergies and BP see profit jump since war in Iran

Oil and gas companies TotalEnergies and BP reported a significant surge in profits during the first quarter of 2026. This financial growth is attributed to rising oil prices resulting from the conflic...

'Five hundred additional hectares for industrial land'. Businesses north of the North Sea Canal want to grow

Entrepreneurs in the region north of the North Sea Canal are calling for 500 hectares of additional industrial land to match local housing growth. Economic Forum chairman Friso de Zeeuw emphasizes tha...

Rental supply continues to shrink despite changes in rent law, researchers say

ABN AMRO researchers warn that the supply of middle-segment rental housing will continue to shrink as long as the government maintains high taxes on private rental properties. Despite recent changes i...

Multi-million dollar stunt: how Lego brought four global stars together in one commercial

Nearly 2,200 households in Amsterdam-Noord hit by power outage

Approximately 2,180 households in Amsterdam-Noord were left without power on Tuesday afternoon after a cable was damaged during excavation work. Grid operator Liander reported that the outage affected...

Families of Canada shooting victims sue OpenAI

Family members of victims from a February shooting in Canada have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. The lawsuit alleges that the company's software identified the shooter as a th...

Katwijk fishing industry in distress, affecting IJmuiden; South Holland province steps in

High fuel prices are putting significant pressure on the fishing industry in Katwijk and Scheveningen, forcing many vessels to remain docked. This economic strain also affects the port of IJmuiden, wh...

OPEC loses key member, benefiting gas prices

The United Arab Emirates has announced its withdrawal from OPEC, representing a significant blow to the oil cartel. This decision is expected to have international implications and may lead to lower g...

Grid operator not required to connect data center to congested power grid

A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that grid operator TenneT is not required to provide an immediate power connection to a large data center in an area with an overloaded grid. The ruling establishes th...

Verweyhal gets a new future

The Haarlem city council has approved the sale of its share of the Verweyhal national monument to the Raiola heirs to facilitate a full restoration of the historic building. The renovation, set to beg...

Other countries not yet following UAE in exiting oil companies

Russia, Kazakhstan, and Iraq have announced they will not follow the United Arab Emirates' decision to exit OPEC and OPEC+. The UAE's departure from the oil-producing organizations was announced on Tu...

Godts' Ajax departure likely after the World Cup but club will cash in this summer

Heirs of football agent Mino Raiola buy Verweyhal in Haarlem

The heirs of late football agent Mino Raiola have purchased the monumental Verweyhal building in Haarlem from the local municipality. The city council approved the sale of the historic Grote Markt pro...

Meta reprimanded: Children under 13 join Instagram and Facebook too easily

The European Commission has criticized Meta for failing to adequately prevent children under the age of 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram. Despite the company's own terms and conditions, its la...

Business owners take legal action to speed up Food Center development: 'City fails to intervene'

Adidas revenue rises significantly as it looks forward to World Cup

Adidas reported a significant increase in revenue during the first quarter of the year, driven by strong demand for sportswear. The German manufacturer highlighted particularly high sales in its footb...

Armed robbery at coffeeshop on Papaverweg in North

Multiple suspects armed with a bladed weapon robbed a coffeeshop on Papaverweg in Amsterdam-Noord around 7:30 AM. No injuries were reported, but the suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of loot, p...

Why Europe seeks protection against cheap Chinese imports with new laws and tariffs

Europe is implementing import levies and new legislation to protect its domestic industries from a surge of cheap Chinese products, such as electric vehicles and solar panels. These measures aim to sa...

Dutch minimum wage among highest in EU, rose 33 percent over past five years

The Netherlands has one of the highest minimum wages in Europe, trailing only Luxembourg and Ireland. Recent data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) shows a slight decrease in the number of w...

Employees striking less: ‘More satisfied with pay than in previous years’

Employees in the Netherlands went on strike less frequently last year than in 2024, although the actions that did occur lasted significantly longer. A total of 23 strikes resulted in the loss of nearl...

KPN connected tens of thousands of households to fiber in the first quarter

Dutch telecom provider KPN announced on Wednesday that it connected 86,000 households to its fiber optic network during the first quarter. This expansion reflects the company's ongoing efforts to upgr...

Leen Prins saw Telstar almost vanish, now the club is the flagship of Velsen-Zuid. 'Without the new building we would no longer exist'

Leen Prins reflects on how the football club Telstar survived the threat of closure twenty years ago to become a symbol of Velsen-Zuid. He credits the club's continued existence to essential new const...

Number of strikes limited in the Netherlands: 'We remain a polder country'

The number of strikes in the Netherlands remained stable last year, with an average of 23 occurrences consistent with the past 25 years. Despite unrest in sectors like education and industry, the figu...

Minimum wages rose faster than collectively agreed wages over the last five years

In 2025, approximately 610,000 workers in the Netherlands earned the minimum wage, accounting for 6.7% of all jobs. Data shows that minimum wage increases have outpaced average collective labor agreem...

Bouillon d’Amsterdam is a success, but iconic and affordable eatery Hap-Hmm is closing: ‘It made me sad’

A hundred years ago Amsterdam took over Schiphol with great ambitions – now the city wants to curb the airport

ChipSoft: All data stolen by hackers destroyed

Software supplier ChipSoft has confirmed that patient data stolen during a recent cyberattack has been destroyed and was never published online. The company shared this update in an official statement...