The day was dominated by the escalating wildfire in the Belgian Ardennes, with Dutch media reporting the fire had grown to 3,000 hectares and Dutch Chinooks deployed to assist. NOS and RTL led with the story, while AD and others covered the broader European drone incidents and NATO's response. Domestic politics featured Pro-leider Jesse Klaver demanding all social security cuts be removed from budget negotiations, and FD reported on the Innovationbox tax break costs. The aftermath of the A59 fatal crash continued, with De Telegraaf questioning unequal treatment of protesters. Later, NRC highlighted a new Amsterdam data center's excessive water use, and sports saw Ajax draw 2-2 with Heerenveen.