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Making agriculture sustainable - researchers create the Farm of the Future

In partnership with The European Commission

Wijnand Sukkel works for Farm of the Future in the Netherlands. This project is harnessing technology and innovative production to make farming sustainable. Sukkels knows what is needed to turn agriculture around.

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Dutch police investigate explosion at lockdown-defying church

The Mieraskerk church drew media attention after reports it had opened a service to its entire congregation despite a tough coronavirus lockdown that forbids such gatherings.

Cult

Dutch experiment could lead to return of big events

The Dutch government wants to investigate whether large events, like music festivals and concerts, can be held safely with proof of a negative COVID-19 test result using a new phone app.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: AstraZeneca vaccine doubts and Rutte's decisive victory

Mark Rutte set for a historic fourth term as Dutch PM, as Europe's vaccination campaign continues to stutter.

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Mark Rutte's party wins Dutch general election: preliminary results

The caretaker prime minister's centre-right party will win the most seats in the Dutch general election, according to preliminary results.

Netherlands

Dutch election: Rule change to accept wrongly sealed mail-in ballots

Elderly citizens were asked to vote by post for the first time in the elections, which led to some confusion.

Europe Decoded

Voter fraud claims show Dutch far-right 'copying Trump's playbook'

Unfounded claims of voter fraud have published online by far-right accounts in the Netherlands in the lead-up to the elections.

Netherlands

Meet the anti-racism campaigner taking on the Dutch right wing

The Netherlands has a reputation as a liberal country. The reality is quite different.

Netherlands

Dutch election: Is online sexism holding women back from becoming MPs?

A recent study found 10% of all tweets at women on Dutch electoral lists contained hateful comments or sexist threats.

Sport

Football clubs in Belgium vote to merge with Dutch league

Belgian football clubs have voted in favour of merging with Dutch teams to create the BeNeLeague.

Netherlands

Dutch elections: are parties under-delivering on Green policies?

"We are seen as a very green country, lots of opportunities specifically with wind energy, why are we not moving ahead?" asks Photojournalist Kadir van Lohuizen.

My Europe Series

All you need to know about the Dutch general election

The Netherlands has begun voting in a general election. What impact will COVID-19 and a child welfare scandal have on the outcome?

Europe News

Netherlands election: Brexit fires Dutch debate over its place in EU

As voters head to the polls in the Netherlands this week, the country's place in the EU has sparked intense debate.

World News

Dozens held after Belgian-Dutch investigators crack coded network

The vast police operations followed a two-year investigation which broke up an encrypted communications network popular with criminals.

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Revelers in Amsterdam hit dancefloor for club night experiment

1,300 dance enthusiasts took part in a trial party investigating how large groups can gather safely in times of coronavirus.

Netherlands

Explosion damages COVID-19 testing centre in the Netherlands

In January, a COVID-19 testing centre in the town of Urk was set on fire by rioters opposed to the country's lockdown.

Turkey

Turkey slams Dutch bid to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide

Turkey has strongly denounced a motion by the Dutch parliament to formally recognise the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide.

Netherlands

Victory for Dutch government over legal challenge to COVID curfew

Court found government was entitled to use an emergency law to introduce the measures forcing residents indoors from 9 pm to 4:30 am

Netherlands

Netherlands eases lockdown but extends curfew through March 15

More students in the Netherlands will be able to attend in person classes but the 9pm to 4:30am curfew will stay in place.

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German man arrested over three high-profile money heists

The 60-year-old man is alleged to have participated in the robberies in Cologne and Frankfurt between 2018 and 2019.

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