Overview
- The national Sinterklaas intocht took place on Saturday, November 14, in Grave and served as the centerpiece of dozens of local arrivals across the country.
- Gijs Naber was unveiled as the new hulp‑Sint at the Grave intocht, replacing Stefan de Walle, and the events drew large crowds and visible mayoral presence.
- Regional intochten on Saturday, including Nijmegen, Arnhem and Apeldoorn, reported thousands of attendees and heavy volunteer mobilisation with accessibility measures such as a marked gluten‑free Piet.
- Coalition leaders opened emergency talks at landgoed De Zwaluwenberg in Hilversum after a contested tax‑plan deal, with discussions begun on Saturday and scheduled to continue Sunday morning.
- The Public Prosecution Service arrested two suspects earlier in the week in the Prinsjesdag rail‑sabotage probe; both were released the same day but remain under suspicion as the investigation continues.