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New Partnership between Gemeente Den Haag and Staatsbosbeheer to Support More Green Spaces
The Municipality of The Hague and Staatsbosbeheer are entering into a closer partnership to better protect and strengthen nature in the city. Part of the parking revenue from the Zwarte Pad in Scheveningen will now go into a joint fund dedicated to nature management...
Investment in Mechatronics Campus Aims to Strengthen Regional Economy
Technology is crucial for the future earning capacity of the metropolitan region. Therefore, the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Region (MRDH) is investing in the development of the Mechatronics Innovation Campus Schiedam (MICS). The steering group for the MICS was...
Online trust continues to drop, CBS reports: majority sceptical of accuracy
In 2025, 72 percent of people in the Netherlands say they have seen or read information online that they believed to be untrue. That compares to 67 percent in 2023 and 63 percent in 2021. People are more likely to doubt the information they see on social media than...
Chamber of Commerce research: self employed individuals have a more pessimistic view of the future
Entrepreneurs will rate their current business situation with an average score of 7.2 in 2025. This is lower than in 2024 (7.5) and back to the level of 2021 and 2022. Self-employed individuals, in particular, are driving this average down. They are significantly less...
The Hague chooses to strengthen The Hague festivals and talent development after the end of Parkpop
Strengthening existing development opportunities for The Hague's talent is the best option for continuing Parkpop's role. This is according to a study presented last week by The Hague's pop music sector. After it became clear that the free pop festival could not...
Former ADS football fields become a nature reserve: “The Green Room”
On the edge of Loosduinen lie two former football fields belonging to the ADS football club. The club no longer exists, and the fields are no longer used. Therefore, the municipality is creating a new nature reserve of approximately 28,000 square meters. The name for...
Emissions in the municipality of The Hague are falling despite the city’s growth
Alderman Arjen Kapteijns presented the Hague Climate Report and Climate Dashboard to the city council recently. These reports show that emissions in The Hague fell by approximately 4% in 2024 compared to 2023 and are now 46% lower than in 1990. This is despite the...
Museum Panorama Mesdag recently welcomed its 100,000th visitor for 2025
Museum Panorama Mesdag recently celebrated its 100,000th visitor of 2025. The museum reached this milestone a month earlier than last year. If the current upward trend continues, the museum expects to reach 110,000 visitors by the end of this year – a 10% increase...
Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Region invests 1.7 million euros in strengthening the regional economy
1.7 million euros for innovation, business park and connection between education and the labor market A city broker helps companies find suitable locations in the Delft Innovation District or elsewhere in the region. An immersive experience lab where port employees...