Dutch authorities are expanding a civil preparedness programme for hybrid threats — cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, prolonged power outages and sabotage. Households are advised to keep water, food, batteries and other essentials at home for at least 72 hours. Justice Minister David van Weel told the Financial Times that during...
Large-scale sabotage paralyzes railways across the Netherlands
A large-scale act of sabotage hit the Dutch railway network on the morning of 15 September. Unknown individuals attached metal and plastic pipes to the tracks at more than 30 locations. The safety system mistakenly registered those sections as occupied, signals switched to red, and train traffic in the central...
The Netherlands moved its gold reserves from the US and Canada to the Bank of England
The Dutch central bank (DNB) has completed a months-long operation to transfer part of its gold reserves from vaults in the United States and Canada to the Bank of England. The regulator announced this on 2 September 2026. A total of 86 tonnes of gold were withdrawn from North American...