Netherlands

Netherlands

Watch: Dutch volunteers portray 'Black Pete' character using blackface

A Dutch Christmas float arrives in the city of The Hague, as part of pre-Christmas festivities. Sinterklaas, based on saint Nicholas, is controversially accompanied by the character Black Pete, who is played by volunteers in blackface.

13/11/2022

Scenes

Meet the team using bubbles to keep Amsterdam's rivers clean

In partnership with Media City

“Rivers and waterways are like the highways of the plastic pollution.The majority of the plastic in the ocean has traveled through rivers and that's why we want to stop it right there.”

07/11/2022

Cult

Dutch artwork long thought to be a copy is a real Rembrandt

Painting has been lying forgotten in a corner of the Bredius Museum in The Hague thought to be by a follower of the 17th century master Rembrandt. Now it has been shown to be an original by the painter famous for work like "The Night Watch"

05/11/2022

Netherlands

Conspiracy theorist David Icke banned from dozens of European nations

The Netherlands said David Icke was banned because he "poses a threat to public order".

04/11/2022

Netherlands

Two activists charged for 'The Girl with the Pearl Earring' protest

A Dutch court has charged two climate activists for their involvement in a viral protest involving 'The Girl with the Pearl Earring'.

03/11/2022

Netherlands

'Chinese police stations' ordered to close in the Netherlands

According to media reports, Beijing has been operating "posts" in Amsterdam and Rotterdam since 2018 to monitor dissidents.

02/11/2022

Netherlands

Netherlands to repatriate 40 women and children from IS camps in Syria

It will be the largest repatriation operation the country has ever carried out.

01/11/2022

Travel News

New Robot Falcon drone could stop airport bird strikes 

Globally, around 50,000 bird strikes are recorded per year with around five per cent of these causing some damage to the aircraft. This robotic bird could change that.

26/10/2022

Netherlands

China accused of operating 'secret police stations' in the Netherlands

NGOs say the illegal posts are used to monitor and silence political opponents and dissidents abroad. Beijing rejects the claims.

26/10/2022

Culture news

Matisse's "The Red Studio" takes pride of place in Denmark display

For the first time in more than a century, many of the paintings and sculptures in Henri Matisse’s 'The Red Studio' have been brought together for a new exhibition.

25/10/2022

Netherlands

Dutch crown princess moved from student home after security threats

The princess is a first-year student at university in Amsterdam and had been hoping to have a 'normal' student life, out of the royal spotlight.

14/10/2022

Netherlands

Dutch asylum seekers backlog as high as during the 2015 migrant crisis

NGOs say "unorthodox" action is needed to end the "vicious circle" for asylum seekers.

05/10/2022

Tech News

Dutch town loses case against Twitter over paedophilia conspiracies

The court found that the social network was doing enough to prevent the conspiracies from spreading.

04/10/2022

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

Ecotech

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

No Comment

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

Ecotech

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