The Dutch police union criticised the public prosecutor's office for failing to prosecute the vast majority of climate protesters arrested during the mass protest organised by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion in The Hague

Police will continue searching Overasselt area after shooting killed one security guard and injured two police officers; The attack, performed by a large group of masked men is believed to have targeted an alleged drug trafficker

Bicycle manufacturer Accell, which owns the brands Batavus, Sparta, Babboe and Koga, was declared bankrupt by an Amsterdam court; the condition raises uncertainty over the future of several well-known Dutch bicycle brands

The six juvenile detention centers violate nearly all children’s rights, Children’s Ombudsman said, as the Netherlands is not providing good education, children can't make good use of their free time, often don't receive the treatment they need

National Coordination Committee for Water Distribution warned of a “looming water shortage” despite recent rainfall: drought is ongoing in in the Netherlands and in the upstream catchment areas of the Rhine and Meuse and water levels are set to decrease