Today’s digest covers a major cycling event heading to the north, two security stories that touch on migration and public debate, and long queues at Schiphol. Rotterdam and The Hague each report a car incident on local streets.
World road cycling championships return to the Netherlands in 2034
The UCI Road World Championships will be held in Groningen and Drenthe in 2034. It will be the first time the Netherlands has hosted the event since 2012. No dates or route details have been shared yet.
Source: NL Times
AIVD warns that far-right language is entering mainstream debate
The Dutch intelligence and security service AIVD says far-right organisations are using softened terms such as “remigration” to bring racist and discriminatory ideas into mainstream debate. The service calls this tactic “facade politics”. Debates about migration directly affect many internationals, so it helps to know how these terms are being used.
Source: DutchNews
IND has labelled around 70 people a threat to national security
Over the past ten years, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has labelled about 70 people a danger to national security. The service released the figure after questions from the current affairs programme Nieuwsuur. Most of these people were convicted of terrorist offences in the Netherlands, but the group also includes people who travelled to Syria and a spy. Among them are three terrorists from the Arnhem terror case and the Russian man who stole trade secrets from ASML. Some are currently in detention.
Source: NOS
Border control queues at Schiphol reach a critical point
Het Parool describes the queues at border control at Schiphol as critical. Travellers are waiting for hours, some have missed their flights and airlines are losing money. If you are flying from Schiphol, allow extra time for passport checks.
Source: Het Parool
Driver taken to hospital after crash in Lombardijen
In Rotterdam, a driver hit a parked car on the Pascalweg in the Lombardijen district on Wednesday evening. The driver was taken to hospital, and both cars were damaged.
Source: Rijnmond
Parked car goes up in flames on Laan van Meerdervoort
In The Hague, a parked car caught fire during the night from Wednesday to Thursday on the Laan van Meerdervoort, near the Muurbloemweg. The whole car was on fire, and people could see high flames.
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: Netherlands to host 2034 world cycling championship in Groningen and Drenthe, accessed 24 September 2026
- DutchNews: “Facade politics” is making far-right ideas acceptable: AIVD, accessed 24 September 2026 (archived copy)
- NOS: Ongeveer 70 mensen bestempeld als gevaar voor nationale veiligheid, accessed 24 September 2026
- Het Parool: Urenlang wachten, gemiste vluchten en schade voor maatschappijen: wachtrijchaos bij grenscontroles op Schiphol is ‘kritiek’, accessed 24 September 2026
- Rijnmond: Bestuurder naar ziekenhuis na botsing met geparkeerde auto, accessed 24 September 2026 (archived copy)
- Omroep West: Auto volledig in brand gevlogen, hoge vlammen zichtbaar, accessed 24 September 2026 (archived copy)
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