Netherlands

Proposals for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba would widen borrowing options, tailor financial supervision and retain a redesigned central government representative.

The Dutch government is seeking advice on legislation that would allow resomation and shared-coffin funerals, while giving police and forensic physicians more scope to investigate deaths.

PRO members have backed affiliation with the Party of European Socialists. Its MEPs plan to keep working in two separate European Parliament groups until 2029.

Youth-care regions will receive €77 million over 2026–28 to develop suitable care for young people with complex needs. A further €20 million is reserved for national measures, while a proposed night-time confinement power has been dropped.

The planned €650,000 study will examine decades of sperm donation, including the experiences of those affected and the role of health authorities. Researchers have yet to be selected.

Dutch MP Marjolein Moorman backs an under-21 ban on buy now, pay later, while DNB's Ellen Naudts argues that payment design—not convenience itself—needs attention.

Low water is reducing cargo loads in Germany, suspending a ferry at Kaub and prompting one-way navigation on part of the Dutch IJssel.

Best and Oirschot would become one municipality under a bill cleared for submission to the Council of State. The Dutch government is targeting January 2028, but the merger is not yet enacted.