Morning coverage remained fragmented after the transport strike. The cabinet's plan to scrap full continued sick pay stayed in the background, while de Volkskrant reported premier Jetten had hundreds of social posts written by AI, prompting questions about credibility that Jetten dismissed as human-supervised.
By mid-morning editors converged on an internal document showing Amsterdam plans to cut 2,500 full-time civil service jobs, with no department spared except management. Parallel health reporting tracked West Nile virus to three deaths and 18 infections.
In the afternoon the cabinet revived protections for labour migrants blocked by former minister Paul, including a ban from 2028 on deducting housing costs from wages.
In the evening all leads shifted to Graubünden, where a Dutch Oad coach with around 49 nationals crashed, killing several, possibly after a rockfall, with police investigating.