The Oranges and the Colonies: What the King's Own Study Found

A study King Willem-Alexander asked for and paid for finds that the House of Orange actively backed colonialism for centuries and earned the equivalent of about 576 million euros from it. Prime Minister Rob Jetten has ruled out new reparations. Also today: inflation is up again and the G7 is releasing emergency diesel, a court backs stricter family reunification rules, banks cut how much older buyers can borrow, vapes get a planned tax, and Dutch television turns 75.

Saturday, 3 October 2026 · 18 min