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People are borrowing more to buy a house as prices rise - DutchNews.nl
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Rising house prices and a drop in mortgage interest rates have boosted the average new mortgage in the Netherlands to €346,572, according to mortgage advisory group De Hypotheker. The previous record set by De Hypotheker branches was €337,384 and dates from 2022. Since then interest rates have...
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"Me time" tops list of reasons not to have a full time job - DutchNews.nl
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Some 17% of women last year were not working or looking for a job, more than double the percentage of men in the same position, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. Some 75% of men said ill health was the main reason they were not looking for work, but only 55% of women overall cited...
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Economic growth hits 0.8% in Q3, ahead of eurozone and US - DutchNews.nl
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The Dutch economy grew by an estimated 0.8% in the third quarter of this year when compared with the second, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. In addition, the Netherlands is performing better than the eurozone as a whole, the CBS said. Analysts had expected a lower figure, with...
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Attacks using firework bombs will "far exceed 1,000 this year" - DutchNews.nl
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The number of firework attacks on homes and business premises will probably far exceed 1000 this year, police estimate. Police have registered some 923 attacks and attempted attacks so far this year, the latest of which occurred this week in The Hague, Rijswijk, Rotterdam, Barendrecht and...
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Dutch hit back at "neo-colonial" claim by Azerbaijan at Cop29 - DutchNews.nl
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The Netherlands has sent a strongly worded rebuttal to Azerbaijan after its president Ilham Aliyev accused the Netherlands and France of maintaining a “neocolonial” relationship with their small island states. Both countries also “brutally suppress” the island populations and people living in...
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Paving slab victim wakes up from coma, police confirm arrest - DutchNews.nl
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The man who was hit over the head with a paving slab while he was sleeping rough in a Rotterdam street has woken up from his coma and police have confirmed the arrest of the perpetrator in France. The victim’s half-sister, Amy Boekhoudt, told Bar Laat talk show hosts that her brother Benjamin...
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Police halt illegal pro-Palestine demo in central Amsterdam - DutchNews.nl
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Amsterdam police picked up 281 people who attended an illegal demonstration in support of Palestine on the Dam in the centre of the city on Wednesday night. The demonstrators, who defied an order to stay away because of the city-wide demonstration ban, began gathering on the Dam from around 6...
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Anti-Semitism passport plan is "discriminatory and polarising" - DutchNews.nl
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The Dutch right-wing government’s move to investigate if people convicted of anti-Semitism can be regarded as terrorists and stripped of their Dutch nationality will discriminate against dual passport holders and increase polarisation, critics have said. The far-right PVV, the pro-countryside...
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Dutch health insurance: what you should do now to stay on top - DutchNews.nl
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It’s time to start thinking about whether you should change health insurance company next year. All the insurers have now published their rates for 2025, so what are the big changes, and what, in particular, should you beware of? All Dutch health insurance companies have announced their premiums...
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All firms using PFAS chemicals told they must slash emissions - DutchNews.nl
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All types of the forever chemicals known as PFAS are to be included on the official Dutch list of “substances of very high concern” and that means all companies using them have to minimise their use and prevent all emissions, junior environment minister Chris Jansen told MPs on Thursday. If...
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Utrecht commuter town IJsselstein is Funda's most popular search - DutchNews.nl
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The town of IJsselstein, south of Utrecht, is the most popular location for home hunters on housing website Funda, both in October and in the first nine months of this year. In October alone there were over 408,000 searches for a home in the town, known for having the biggest Christmas tree in...
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Finance minister prepared to ditch tax hike on culture and sport - DutchNews.nl
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Plans to increase value-added tax on theatres, museums, books and sports clubs from 2026 are set to be scrapped because the upper house of parliament had threatened to torpedo them. Opposition parties had told finance minister Eelco Heinen to come up with an alternative plan to raising...
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