The government and regional councils are to invest €1.1bn on improving the railway networks, junior infrastructure minister Wilma Mansveld said on Tuesday. Some €430m will be spent on... read more ->
The Dutch economy is spluttering into life, with 0.2% growth this year but 1.6% growth forecast for 2015 and 2016, the Dutch central bank said on Tuesday. Last winter was mild and gas production... read more ->
Prime minister Mark Rutte is to hold top level talks with the D66 and GroenLinks opposition parties in an effort to save the coalition’s plans to merge Nood-Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht... read more ->
New rules come into effect on Friday which will give consumers more time in which to return the goods if they are not satisfied with a purchase. The rules, introduced under EU regulation,... read more ->
The Netherlands is at greater risk of digital attacks than other countries because of its high concentration of internet facilities, according to the acting head of the Dutch security service... read more ->
There will be a small rise in the number of new jobs in 2015 and unemployment will fall slightly, the benefit agency and job centre organisation UWV forecast on Tuesday. It will be the first... read more ->
Amsterdam, Utrecht, Amstelveen and Haarlem remain the best places to live in the Netherlands and are stretching the gap with the rest of the country, according to the latest Local Authority... read more ->
Dutch consumers are buying more environment and animal-friendly food, with sales rising nearly 11% to €2.5bn last year, according to the latest sustainable food monitor published by the... read more ->
The government is planning to cut the tax on labour after the summer in an effort to drive up job creation, the Financieele Dagblad says on Tuesday. All treasury windfalls will be used to... read more ->