The day opened with unions issuing a two-week ultimatum to the cabinet to scrap cuts on AOW, WIA, and WW, threatening national strikes from late May. This story dominated morning headlines and continued into the afternoon with unions seeing no hand extended by the cabinet. By evening, the European Commission's plan to price CO2 emissions for households emerged as a major story, with PBL warning it could cost households up to €80 per month from 2028, potentially increasing energy poverty. Multiple outlets covered this, framing it as a 'Timmermans tax'. Meanwhile, the Hondius cruise ship hantavirus outbreak continued with a second repatriation flight and 12 Radboudumc staff quarantined due to procedural errors. The OM confirmed the D66 party office explosion suspect had a terrorist motive, a story that evolved from previous days. Fatbike bans in Amsterdam and Enschede saw continued coverage, with a manufacturer suing Enschede.