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The Netherlands - Country Profile on the European Semester and COVID-19

Many families are dealing with reduced incomes, whether from job losses or pay cuts, and are under significant financial pressure. Mitigation measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, such as the closure of services, significantly affected children, particularly children in vulnerable situations. Children dealing with domestic abuse were forced to stay at home in a heightened stress environment, causing violence to increase.

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