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Netherlands

Watch: Dutch inventor unveils device to purge rivers of plastic

The Interceptor is a vessel which trawls rivers collecting plastic waste. The solar-powered boat catches the rubbish before it reaches the ocean.

29/10/2019

Europe News

Dutch farmers protest 'unfair climate goals'

The thousands of farmers gathering here say government measures to meet their climate change targets are unfairly hitting them. And not other industries like aerospace - the nearby Schiphol airport up for a massive expansion.

16/10/2019

Netherlands

Watch: Tractor convoy heads to The Hague as Dutch farmers protest

Farmers say they are unfairly blamed for high nitrogen emissions and are demanding an "independent party" measures farms' emissions.

16/10/2019

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest second man as six people found in isolated house

"The arrested person, a 67-year-old man from Ruinerwold, is one of the six persons discovered this Monday in the house," said police.

16/10/2019

Europe News

Londoners adjust to new life in the Netherlands

Since the 2016 referendum, over 100 London-based companies have uprooted to the Netherlands to prepare for Brexit.

15/10/2019

Climate Now

Rising sea levels - how the Netherlands found ways of working with the environment

In partnership with Copernicus

The Climate Now programme looked at the different ways the city of Rotterdam combats Climate Change. It looks at how the city deals with the rise of sea levels, how a roof garden is helping to store water and grow its own produce and how a floating farm works.

14/10/2019

World News

Euroviews. The details matter if we are to move from rhetoric to reality on universal basic income | View

Much attention has been paid in recent years to ‘universal basic income,’ the progressive policy idea that proponents argue will help societies reduce inequalities and at the same time adapt to job losses caused by increased automation.

08/10/2019

Netherlands

He's back! Brexit monster returns with launch of new Dutch advice book

The furry character, who is the face of the official Netherlands Brexit-ready campaign, is pictured 'tamed' by well-prepared entrepreneurs.

27/09/2019

Austria

Couple in Austria shocked to receive 25,000 ecstasy tablets in post

The couple were expecting a package containing some clothes, but got a bit of a surprise when they saw tens of thousands of pills.

26/09/2019

Netherlands

Netherlands' sea defence gets €547m makeover to weather climate change

The Afsluitdijk – one of the Netherlands' key sea defences – has been taking a battering for 87 years.

23/09/2019

Netherlands

'Brexit destroyed my business': The business owners who left the UK

As the prospect of a no-deal Brexit moves closer, some small business owners have decided to move their companies out of the UK

20/09/2019

No Comment

Royals celebrate Prinsjesdag, the opening of the parliamentary year

Prinsjesdag or 'Budget day' represents the start of the new parliamentary year on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives in the Ridderzaal in The Hague.

17/09/2019

Netherlands

Nazi symbols daubed on British war graves in the Netherlands

It is the second time the Mierlo cemetery has been targeted in a week.

14/09/2019

Netherlands

Dutch doctor cleared over euthanasia of women with dementia

The unnamed doctor performed euthanasia on the 74-year-old as she had previously made a living will asking for it if her condition deterioated

11/09/2019

Sport

Netherlands shock Germany in topsy-turvy 4-2 win

Netherlands scored four times in 32 second-half minutes to secure a remarkable 4-2 comeback victory against hosts Germany in their Euro 2020 Group C qualifier on Friday.

07/09/2019

Netherlands

This Dutch company hires people without a cover letter or resume

A Dutch company hires people without a cover letter or resume — all they have to do is put their name on a list to work at the company.

06/09/2019

Business Planet

Tapping into China's tourism bonanza

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet looks at the opportunities for small travel firms attempting to access the lucrative outbound Chinese tourism market.

06/09/2019

Business Planet

Tourism boom: China's great leap forward

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet speaks to a European tourism expert about the massive growth in Chinese visitors.

06/09/2019

Sport

Dutch coach Koeman says Euro 2020 qualifier vs Germany 'not crucial'

The Netherlands take on Germany on Friday night in a qualifier for the Euro 2020 football championships.

06/09/2019

United Kingdom

UK seizes record 1.3 tonnes of heroin worth €132 million

UK border officers recovered the drug from a container ship and let it continue its journey to the Netherlands where authorities arrested four people as they were unloaded it.

04/09/2019