About a quarter of Dutch freelancers report losing assignments as clients become more cautious under harder enforcement of self-employment rules, in effect since 2016 but now applied more strictly; findings come from a survey of over 3.000 entrepreneurs

Dutch producer Roshwita Bacha, better known by her stage name Roselilah, won a Grammy for her collaboration with the American rapper Kendrick Lamar; the song “Luther,” which also features singer SZA, received the award for Record of the Year

Smaller Dutch banks are those offering the highest interest rates in Europe; to attract savers they sometimes exceed the rates at major banks by one percentage point, according to site Geld.nl; in 2026 they are also boosting rates on fixed-term deposits

Over 2.500 flight have been cancelled - nearly 600 yesterday - and 70% of scheduled flights could be cancelled today, Eurocontrol said, as de-icing operations at Schiphol Airport are affected by consecutive days of winter weather and slow supply of liquid

Dutch farmers are disappointed over the fact that they will not receive a new exemption from EU manure regulations; the request was denied after the Netherlands benefited for years from a special exemption on the amount of manure farmers could apply