Netherlands

Netherlands

Dutch PM Mark 'Teflon' Rutte rebuked over text message archives

The Dutch PM famously used an old Nokia mobile, but has since changed it for a modern smartphone following the text archive controversy.

03/10/2022

Eco-Innovation

Dutch flowers fed with cow ‘urine’ are healthier than ever

Dutch farmers and flower growers are teaming up to reduce nitrogen emissions.

03/10/2022

Travel News

Schiphol chaos: Airport limits outgoing passengers until March 2023

Schiphol has extended its passenger cap until the end of March 2023, weeks after the latest staffing shortage saw long lines build at the airport.

30/09/2022

Netherlands

More suspects arrested over murder of Dutch reporter Peter R De Vries

A 27-year-old Polish national has been detained on suspicion of organising the killing.

26/09/2022

Smart Regions

This project is waging war on the plastic that poisons our rivers

In partnership with the European Commission

LIVES, a pioneering European project, is tackling the massive problem of plastic in cross-border rivers and streams. So far a staggering 260 tons of waste has been removed.

26/09/2022

Netherlands

Antwerp’s royal fine arts museum reopens after 11 years of renovations

The original budget of €44m had to be more than doubled, but the museum has been significantly expanded and a number of its works have been restored.

25/09/2022

Euronews Witness

Europe's energy crisis and the multi-billion euro buried treasure

Could Gronnigen's multi-billion hidden treasure be the answer to Europe's looming energy crisis? Extraction on gas fields has been put on hold by the government due to 2100 recorded earthquakes which have severely damaged houses.

23/09/2022

Travel News

Five British men convicted over fight on KLM plane to Amsterdam

The fight broke out between two groups of British passengers on a Dutch flight in May.

22/09/2022

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International Tattoo Convention returns to Amsterdam

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the International Tattoo Convention in Amsterdam reopens.

17/09/2022

Mobility

Cycling nation: The secret to the Netherlands’ biking success

The Netherlands is famous for its cyclists, but how has the country managed to encourage so many people into the saddle?

17/09/2022

Eco-Innovation

Dutch students devise carbon-eating electric vehicle

The all-electric Zero Emission Mobility (ZEM) car uses carbon capture technology to absorb CO2 as it drives.

15/09/2022

Netherlands

Dutch agriculture minister resigns after farmers kick up a stink

Henk Staghouwer was only in post for nine months.

06/09/2022

Netherlands

Birds losing habitat in the Netherlands due to rising sea levels

Due to global warming, the water level of the Wadden Sea is rising, and the mudflats where birds look for food are now submerged.

02/09/2022

Netherlands

European Medicines Agency approves Omicron booster vaccine

The agency expects these vaccines to "help maintain optimal protection" against a continually evolving coronavirus

01/09/2022

Netherlands

Amsterdam to house migrants on cruise ship moored in port

The Netherlands is trying to solve a refugee accommodation crisis that has left hundreds of people sleeping outside dedicated centres.

31/08/2022

Netherlands

Seven dead in Netherlands as truck crashes into community barbecue

Dutch police say the driver is a 46-year-old Spanish man, and that he was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.

28/08/2022

Europe News

The Hague to ask for EU sanctions exemption to get Russia gas

The Netherlands' third-biggest city, which has a contract with Gazprom, has tried but failed to find alternative suppliers for gas before a sanctions deadline kicks in.

26/08/2022

Netherlands

Probe launched as baby dies in 'inhumane' conditions at asylum centre

NGOs claim the baby had been living in an overcrowded shelter facility near Groningen and was kept in "inhumane conditions."

25/08/2022

Netherlands

Dutch cabinet split over 2030 nitrogen reductions rethink

The Christian Democrat leader Wopke Hoekstra told Dutch newspaper AD that the government's nitrogen reduction targets are not "sacred", causing a cabinet rift.

21/08/2022

People

Estonian slackliner struggles to balance on ropey crossing over river

Estonian slackliner Jaan Roose completed a 625 metre crossing between Rotterdam's two tallest buildings, 188 metres above the river Maas. Roose holds several world records, yet the high winds posed a great challenge for him on his 49 minute walk between The Rotterdam building and Zalmhaven tower.

13/08/2022

Travel News

Schiphol is compensating travellers for airport queues in rare move

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport said they are 'extremely sorry' for recent queues.

12/08/2022

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Slackliner Jaan Roose completes 625 m river crossing between highest buildings in Rotterdam

Jaan Roose has frequently slacklined where nobody has ever slacklined before and his latest thriller in the sky is one of the most mind-bending yet.

10/08/2022

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Thousands gather in Amsterdam to celebrate Pride

Hundreds of thousands of spectators lined Amsterdam's historic canals Saturday to celebrate Canal Parade.

06/08/2022

Europe News

Inflation in Netherlands above 10% for first time in nearly 47 years

Inflation in the Netherlands rose to above ten per cent for the first time since 1975 last month, the country's statistics agency said on Thursday.

04/08/2022

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Why this Dutch city needs to be on your radar for tech jobs

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An innovation hub, this Dutch city is home to two of the world’s most valuable tech companies as well as a plethora of start-up and scale-up firms.

04/08/2022

Culture news

Take a look at the Netherlands' extreme canal vaulting sport

After a 10-year break, the Dutch city of Haarlem welcomed back Red Bull Fierste Ljepper to celebrate the oldest extreme sport of the Netherlands. But how did this intense sport come to be?

03/08/2022