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A combination of issues, including a collision in one area and a broken-down train in another, has left large parts of Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland with reduced passenger train service. Dutch railroad manager ProRail identified problems on four routes Monday morning in addition to scheduled maintenance.There were no trains running on the route between Haarlem and Zandvoort aan Zee because of the collision. Dutch national railway NS said a replacement bus service was in operation.

Tourists who stay overnight in a hotel in the Netherlands will pay an average of 2.34 euros in tourist tax per person per night this year. That is more than 8 percent higher than in 2023. Amsterdam once again has the highest tourist tax of 16.76 euros per person per night.

Next stage of support announced for project to promote surveying as a career for young students ...

An average owner-occupied home cost less in seven out of ten municipalities last year than in 2022. According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the average sales price of a home was 416,000 euros, compared to around 429,000 euros in 2022. That is a decrease of 3 percent. Prices fell in all big cities - including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, and Eindhoven.

Provinces and municipalities must together arrange for 96,000 reception places for asylum seekers this year, caretaker State Secretary Eric van der Burg announced. The distribution per province was also published in the Staatscourant on Wednesday, as well as an indicative distribution per municipality.