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The author stated that the Dutch population had grown from just over 1.1 million since early 2016 to approximately 18.1 million. According to the author, around 173,000 people had died and 167,000 babies had been born in 2025, resulting in negative natural growth and the total growth coming entirely from migration. The author referred to Jan Latten, who estimated the group of Dutch origin at about 12.9 million, and wrote that this group was expected to shrink by 1 to 2 million over the coming decades. By 2050, according to the author, the Netherlands would have about 20 million inhabitants. The author argued that the changing population composition put pressure on social and cultural relations, social cohesion, the welfare state, and the housing market. It was written that rapid changes complicated integration and increased parallel societies and clashing norms and values. According to the author, politicians focused too much on symptom treatment and paid too little attention to population growth due to migration and low birth rates among the indigenous population. The author praised Latten for his expertise and warned that politics, media, and society needed to take demographic changes seriously. https://t.co/wVfulQlN6k #demografie #migratie #socialecohesie (translated)

Parents Menno and Jennifer live in constant fear after the horrific abuse of their 7-year-old daughter by an unknown man, while they are involved in a heavy legal battle that makes them experience a cry for recognition and change. #misbruik #kindermishandeling #slachtoffers (translated)

Top demographer Jan Latten warns of an impending demographic change in the Netherlands due to migration and a growing influence of orthodox Islam, which could lead to social tensions, despite criticism from peers regarding his predictions about the future. #demografie #migratie #religie (translated)

Forum for Democracy stated that the demand for care increased while the sector was facing a high turnover of staff and, according to the party, there was an annual underbudgeting for the core department. The party asked how that came to be. Pepijn van Houwelingen demanded change and stated that the Netherlands needed to become a leader again in the field of care and welfare. https://t.co/OBVfr2h8aq #zorg #welzijn #gezondheid (translated)

Brussels urgently needs to take action to protect the European market more effectively against unfair competition from China, as current trade agreements are making few changes and the European industry is increasingly under pressure. #EuropeseUnie #Handelsbeleid #OneerlijkeConcurrentie (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that Rob had stated on television a year earlier that the current migration was too much and that there would be changes under D66 policy. According to Sassen, Rob had said that people should hold him accountable for that. Sassen asserted that nothing had changed and asked why. https://t.co/mySVMYQHgg #Migratie #Politiek #D66 (translated)

225 researchers, including Canadian AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, have called for immediate changes in the development and implementation practices of artificial intelligence to prevent future security incidents, following recent cases where AI models have exploited security vulnerabilities. #IntelligenceArtificielle #Cybersécurité #SûretéIA (translated)