The VVD, D66, and JA21 are converging in terms of seats in a new Ipsos I&O poll. The three liberal parties are now roughly equal, with the VVD down to 14 seats in the poll (currently 24 in parliament). The social-liberal D66 is up to 13 seats (currently 9), and the conservative-liberal JA21 follows with 12 seats. The party of the current lone JA21 MP, Joost Eerdmans, continues to climb sharply, having gained another 3 seats since early September.| NL Times
Dutch broadcast company AVROTROS has announced that the Netherlands will boycott the 2026 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to compete. The Netherlands is the fifth country to announce a planned boycott of the event, which is scheduled to be held in Vienna.| NL Times
The D66 and SP want to legally limit the number of children per class in primary and secondary education in the Netherlands. Eventually, they want no more than 21 children per teacher, despite the ongoing teacher shortage. According to the parties, this will safeguard the quality of education while also lowering teachers’ workload.| NL Times
A resident of a Rotterdam home was seriously wounded when a police tactical team used a chainsaw to force their way into the home, striking the man who was behind the door.| NL Times
At least 500 demonstrators gathered outside the Penitentiaire Inrichting (PI) Vught on Sunday afternoon calling for the release of former lawyer Arno van Kessel, who was arrested in June on suspicion of involvement in a criminal network alongside seven other suspects, including notorious crime figure Jan B. from Hulten, Omroep Brabant reports.| NL Times
A majority in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, adopted two asylum laws around midnight. The laws, drafted by former PVV Minister Marjolein Faber, are intended to implement “the strictest asylum policy ever” in the Netherlands.| NL Times
The exploitation of cleaners at the luxury Amsterdam gym chain Saints & Stars is part of a wider, systemic problem in the Netherlands, according to new research by Utrecht University.| NL Times
Today is the first day of a streak of warm summer weather in the Netherlands. No significant rainfall is expected, although there may be a few showers on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures will steadily rise to summer values of 25 degrees or higher by the weekend, according to Weeronline.| NL Times
The police arrested two more suspects on Wednesday in connection with the theft of Romanian artifacts from the Drents Museum in Assen early this year.| NL Times
A fourth person was arrested on Thursday in connection with the robbery of the Drents Museum in Assen last month. The gold artifacts stolen in the burglary have not been recovered, and the hunt for another key suspect is still ongoing. A hefty reward is still being offered for the tip that leads to the return of the pieces, all linked to the Dacian people of modern day Romania.| NL Times
The reward for a tip that leads to authorities finding the artworks from Romania that were stolen from the Drents Museums has been raised to 250,000 euros. This was announced on Wednesday by Dutch entrepreneur Alex van Breemen, who lives in the capital Bucharest, and is offering a reward for the recovery of a golden helmet and three golden bracelets.| NL Times
Romanian officials and cultural figures have reacted with anger and sadness following the theft of priceless artifacts from the Drents Museum in Assen. The stolen items include the golden Cotofenesti helmet and three gold bracelets, which were on loan from Romania. The Dutch police have released surveillance footage of the early morning heist in an effort to identify the culprits.| NL Times
