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Dutch voters are relatively satisfied with the coalition agreement concluded between the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB last week. Half of voters are happy with it, more than the 34 percent who felt confident in the Rutte IV Cabinet agreement in January 2022, NOS reports based on a survey by Ipsos I&O among 2,141 voters. However, there are widespread concerns among voters about whether the new coalition can deliver on its promises.

Dutch people drank less beer in the first three months of the year than in the same period the previous year. Industry association Nederlandse Brouwers claimed this is mainly due to cold weather in the spring. The sector also said that the drop is due to increased excise tax.Beer sales were down 2.4 percent in the first quarter of the year. Household consumption and cafe and restaurant sales both fell.

Beer sales fell in the Netherlands by 5.6% in 2023, according to fresh figures from the breweries association in the country, following reports of a similar decline in Germany last week.

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VVD continues to back Mark Rutte but coalition options are limited Who will occupy the prime minister’s ‘torentje’ office? Photo: DutchNews.nl A number of prominent VVD members have gone public with their support for beleaguered caretaker prime minister Mark Rutte, who is facing increasing isolation in The Hague after ‘forgetting’ he had suggested moving a critical MP to a ‘new role’. Former ministers in Rutte-led governments, including Henk Kamp, Annemarie Jorritsma and Fred Tee...