ASML's decision to grant all 44,500 employees a €20,000 share package dominated the morning and early afternoon, with AD, RTL, and FD all highlighting the move as a retention tool amid fierce tech competition. The story resurfaced in multiple AI overviews, framing it as a 'golden handshake' or 'golden shower'. By midday, editorial attention shifted to Brussels' conflicting energy signals: the European Commission proposed extending industrial emission rights, angering climate groups, while simultaneously pushing for rapid electrification. NRC and Volkskrant led this coverage, with critics calling the emissions trading reform a 'bouquet of thorns'. In the evening, a fatal fatbike robbery shooting of a 15-year-old gained traction across RTL and AD, while NOS reported a massive fire in Norway destroying 100 homes. The US-Iran conflict simmered in the background, with Telegraaf warning of a 'dangerous breaking point'.