# The Half-Baked Diplomas and Fake Fish Tarts Edition - Week 8 - 2026

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Podcast: [DutchNews Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dutchnews-podcast-955277)
Published: 2026-02-20T10:26:24+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/dutchnewsnl/the-half-baked-diplomas-and
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Rob Jetten starts his term one finance minister short of a full cabinet after Natalie van Berkel is found to have inflated her credentials on LinkedIn. More new homes are being built, but not enough to tackle the housing shortage or cool the property market. The armed forces are struggling to recruit chefs, mechanics and other support staff in the battle to spend the extra Nato billions. A new rail link is planned to connect Eindhoven to Brussels. And the Dutch shorttrack skaters eclipse the stars of the big oval at the Winter Olympics.

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