The cabinet starts the week still looking for support for its budget, while Israel’s move against Dutch embassy staff and a first win for Oranje’s new coach lead the national news. Closer to home, there are stories from Amsterdam, the Rotterdam region and Gouda.
Israel withdraws diplomatic status from Dutch staff in Ramallah
Israel has revoked the diplomatic status of Dutch embassy staff in Ramallah, according to NL Times, in response to the Dutch ban on imports from illegal settlements. It is not yet known how many people are affected, what their jobs are, or what the practical consequences will be.
Source: NL Times
Meerdink scores twice as Xavi gets his first Oranje win
The Netherlands beat Serbia in Belgrade, and Xavi Hernandez has his first win as national team coach. Mexx Meerdink scored his first two international goals, and they were enough to see the Dutch side through a close match.
Source: DutchNews
Budget talks continue as fall prevention week begins
The cabinet continues its search for support for the budget today, and this week puts extra focus on preventing falls among older people. Opposition party Pro, through MP Lisa Vliegenthart, wants to remove abortion from the Criminal Code. Expect a cloudy day with occasional showers in the north and west, more sunshine inland, and temperatures between 19 and 25 degrees.
Source: NOS
IJburg park gets a hang-out spot for girls
In Amsterdam, girls who did not feel safe in the Theo van Goghpark on IJburg are getting a hang-out spot of their own in the park. The report from Het Parool gives no further detail.
Source: Het Parool
Night-time police raid in Hellevoetsluis
A heavily armed police arrest team raided a house on the Schar in Hellevoetsluis, in the Rotterdam region, at around 03:00 on the night from Sunday to Monday. Someone was inside, but as far as is known that person was not arrested.
Source: Rijnmond
Gouda supermarket goes bankrupt for a second time
In Gouda, the Hiper City supermarket in the Nieuwe Marktpassage shopping centre has gone bankrupt again. The business also went bankrupt in April, but the owner successfully challenged that decision, and this time the closure is final. The owners are being questioned because they are not cooperating with the bankruptcy trustee’s investigation.
Source: Omroep West
Netherlands Today is a curated digest: we summarise and link, the reporting belongs to the publications named. Something wrong or missing? Tell us.
Sources
- NL Times: Israel revokes embassy staff's status in response to illegal settlements import ban, accessed 28 September 2026
- DutchNews: Meerdink double gives Xavi first win as Oranje coach in Belgrade, accessed 28 September 2026 (archived copy)
- NOS: Wekdienst 28/9: Begrotingsgesprekken gaan verder • Valpreventieweek van start, accessed 28 September 2026
- Het Parool: Meiden voelden zich in het Theo van Goghpark op IJburg niet veilig, nu krijgen ze daar een eigen hangplek, accessed 28 September 2026
- Rijnmond: Zwaarbewapende agenten doen inval in woning in Hellevoetsluis, accessed 28 September 2026
- Omroep West: Supermarkt voor tweede keer in korte tijd failliet, bestuur werkt niet mee en wordt verhoord, accessed 28 September 2026 (archived copy)
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