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Dutch town latest to angrily protest against refugee centre

Heesch is the latest Dutch town to suffer anti-immigrant protests after police made three arrests on Monday night as a demonstration forced

Europe News

Getting Turkey migrant deal 'working' is top EU priority, Dutch PM tells euronews

The migrant crisis, the economy, terrorism. These are just some of the big issues in Europe, as the Netherlands takes over the rotating

Europe News

Migrant crisis: EU members told to act with more 'urgency' as Dutch presidency starts

“To be strong, Europe has to be united.” The message from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as he marks the start of his country’s EU presidency. He

Europe News

Hopes of 'concrete solutions' to migrant crisis, as Netherlands starts EU presidency

Members of the European Commission are visiting Amsterdam to officially mark the start of the Dutch presidency of the EU Council. Prime Minister Mark

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Netherlands

New year, new border for Belgium and the Netherlands

With the new year comes new territory for Belgium and the Netherlands. They have agreed on a friendly exchange of land, which will slightly alter the

Sport

'Glad to be back' - Hiddink on Chelsea return

Dutchman Guus Hiddink has said he is ‘glad to back’ at Chelsea after being hired as caretaker manager to replace Jose Mourinho, who was sacked at the

Netherlands

Dutch riot over plans for a refugee centre

A meeting to decide whether to build a refugee centre ended in a riot in the Dutch town of Geldermalsen near Utrecht on Wednesday night. Around 2,000

Netherlands

Geert Wilders scoops politician award for third time

The Eurosceptic and anti-immigration MP Geert Wilders has been named politician of the year in a TV poll. He scooped 25 percent of the 37,000 votes

Philippines

Climate change campaigners pile pressure on world leaders ahead of Paris conference

Pressure is mounting on world leaders ahead of Monday’s international climate change conference in Paris. Demonstrators took to the streets of

Germany

International friendly called off over bomb fears

Spectators have been evacuated from a football stadium in Germany which had planned to host an international friendly on Tuesday evening. The fixture

France

Football: Germany - Holland match called off in Hanover. Reports of explosives found in an ambulance

Germany

Germany-Netherlands friendly called off due to "security threat"

A friendly between the German and Dutch national football teams has been cancelled, reportedly because of a bomb threat. The stadium in the city of

Sport

South Korea go top of Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam medals table

One hundred and seventy judoka were in action on Saturday as the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam event continued. In the minus-63-kilos class France’s

Sport

Dutch great Cruyff diagnosed with lung cancer

Netherlands football legend Johan Cruyff has been diagnosed with lung cancer. The 68-year-old was informed of the illness last week after undergoing

Sport

Dutch down and out of Euro 2016

The Netherlands highlighted, in bright orange, their rapid fall grace on Tuesday night as they failed to qualify for next year’s European

Sport

The Netherlands fail to reach Euro 2016

The Netherlands have failed to reach a major tournament finals for the first time since 2002 after they lost to the Czech Republic in their last

Netherlands

Dutch PM calls on Russia to cooperate with MH17 probe

Moscow considers “strange” a request from the Dutch prime minister for Russia to cooperate fully with a probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines

Culture news

The Golden Age of selfies

Back in the 17th century there was no such thing as a smartphone, but selfies did exist in a way. The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague currently has an exhibition showcasing such images.

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest 11 following refugee-shelter attack

Dutch police have arrested 11 men aged between 19 and 30 following an attack on an emergency shelter for refugees. They are believed to form half of

Sport

Holland and Sweden face crucial Euro qualifier fixtures

Teams across Europe are gearing up for the Euro 2016 qualifier matches kicking off on Thursday. It will be a crunch game for the Netherlands on

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