The European Central Bank will likely have to continue with a hawkish stance and be wary of inflation shocks, according to Klaas Knot, who is one of the frontrunners to succeed President Christine Lagarde.

The European Central Bank will probably increase borrowing costs next month due to the worsening outlook for inflation, Governing Council member Joachim Nagel said.

The Dutch government’s highest advisory body called for a two-year delay in switching to capital gains tax, warning that the rush to implement the change leaves it vulnerable to legal challenges.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the US may meet in Abu Dhabi early next month in a renewed effort to end the war.

Dutch investors will likely ditch their cryptocurrency if the asset class is carved out of a shift to a new investor-friendly wealth tax, industry groups are warning.

The Dutch government aims to cut 25,000 civil servant jobs in an AI-led efficiency drive targeting annual savings of €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion).

The US government is working to address and stop any potential cybersecurity issues stemming from flaws in PHP, a widely used open-source software, that may impact federal agencies and American critical infrastructure, according to a White House official.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Olaf Sleijpen said that the chance to limit global warming to the limit envisaged by the Paris Agreement is almost spent.

Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius urged Europe and its allies to keep Russia sanctions in place after President Donald Trump said he secured the release of Russian diesel into global markets.

The Dutch government proposed a legal change to crack down more effectively on Russia’s shadow fleet, prompting the Russian embassy to threaten its own retaliation.

The Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions against the International Criminal Court, signaling its determination to cripple the organization on the same day that a former ICC judge won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Europe must be ready for a world where Russia is regularly committing sabotage, arson and other hybrid attacks on its soil, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned.

The Netherlands needs to keep government spending in check, according to Dutch central bank chief Olaf Sleijpen.

The Netherlands wants to scrap mandatory gas storage targets under a revamp of the European Union’s energy supply security rules after spending nearly €1 billion ($1.1 billion) this year to fill the country’s reserves.

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten said many countries in the region would find Klaas Knot to be an ideal candidate to lead the European Central Bank.

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten has spoken to US President Donald Trump about preventing ASML Holding NV being hit by new export restrictions and is confident that an agreement will be found.

Dutch police broke up a far-right protest of several hundred demonstrators in The Hague after it turned violent on Saturday.

Prinsjesdag — the official opening of parliament and presentation of the budget — is one of the biggest days in the Dutch political calendar. Small-scale protests such as splattering red paint have become part of the annual tradition, alongside the royal procession and the King’s speech.

The Dutch government will propose a capital gains levy next year, bringing the Netherlands in line with most European countries on how they tax wealth.

The Dutch Central Bank has shifted gold reserves worth about $12 billion from New York and Ottawa to London, citing concerns about increasing global geopolitical unrest.