The morning revealed severe staffing shortages as Netherlands attempted to reinstate border controls, with most crossing points remaining unmanned. This development followed previous days' discussions about migration control and population capacity, which culminated in a rare parliamentary consensus on limiting population growth.
By midday, the coalition offered to drop the controversial long-study fine while maintaining mandatory social service requirements, attempting to save the education budget. The prison system simultaneously announced shorter sentences due to capacity issues, with plans to house inmates in containers.
The evening brought confirmation that Zandvoort's Formula 1 circuit would exit the calendar after 2026, while France entered a governmental crisis as Premier Barnier's administration fell to a no-confidence vote - the latest in a series of European political instabilities following previous developments in South Korea.