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The Netherlands will likely miss the NATO standard for defense spending again. The Cabinet promised to reach the target of spending at least 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) on Defense in 2024. But the latest forecast from July shows Defense spending won’t top 1.96 percent next year. The target is also uncertain for 2025, 2026, and 2027, De Telegraaf reports.

NS director Wouter Koolmees and ProRail CEO John Voppen encountered a great deal of criticism during a hearing in the Tweede Kamer on Tuesday. In particular, parliamentarians brought up the manner of communication with passengers, and the lack of alternative bus transport during the major train disruption in Amsterdam on June 4 and 5.