Netherlands

Nature

Smelly shapeless penis plant blooms for the first time in Dutch garden

The withered plants can still be seen in Leiden botanical garden, which has a whole collection from the wider phallic family.

13/03/2023

Netherlands

Amsterdam's red light district relocation proposal sparks concerns

The Amsterdam City Council wants to relocate Red Light District because of resident complaints.

08/03/2023

Eco-Innovation

How is this tiny country leading Europe’s solar power drive?

This tiny country is short on land. But a forward-thinking government and innovative solutions are overcoming the lack of space.

08/03/2023

Travel News

Amsterdam: Schiphol airport passenger caps could affect Easter flights

KLM has said it will not cancel any flights as a result of the caps.

22/02/2023

Travel News

Cannabis smoking to be banned on the streets of Amsterdam

Residents say drug and alcohol abuse have made the inner city unliveable.

15/02/2023

Smart Regions

LOFAR super-telescope reveals the far reaches of the universe

In partnership with the European Commission

The largest pan-European radio-frequency telescope offers a unique eye for exploring the far reaches of the universe.

13/02/2023

Culture news

Rijksmuseum to host the world's largest exhibition on Vermeer

On Friday (10 February) The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam are opening the largest exhibition on Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer ever - displaying 28 of his masterpieces.

09/02/2023

Netherlands

European hospitals targeted by 'pro-Russian' hackers

Hospitals in the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Poland and the US have been hit by cyber-attacks, according to Dutch authorities.

01/02/2023

Nature

Should the North Sea have the same legal rights as you?

Ecuador and New Zealand have recognised the rights of nature. Now the Embassy of the North Sea wants the Netherlands to follow suit.

28/01/2023

Culture news

Amsterdam gets new underwater bike parking spots at Centraal station

Amsterdam opens two new bicycle parking facilities which are both underwater. Together they offer space for some 11,000 bikes, making it the largest storage facility of its kind in the Dutch capital.

26/01/2023

Green News

Ryanair weakens green claims after warning from Dutch regulator

The low-cost carrier has changed its information on carbon compensation schemes following an investigation by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets.

26/01/2023

Mobility

Dutch students have designed an electric research rover for Antarctica

The group of Dutch students behind the electric rover has recently run successful test drives in Norway to prove it can withstand the harsh weather conditions.

25/01/2023

Netherlands

Case against Russia over downing of MH17 can go ahead, court rules

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg issued its latest judgment on Wednesday afternoon.

25/01/2023

Green News

Netherlands to ban unhealthy designer pet breeds

Flat-faced dog breeds and cats with folding ears could be included in the ban.

23/01/2023

Netherlands

Over 200,000 tulips up for grabs in Amsterdam on National Tulip Day

National Tulip Day makes for a colourful splash in Amsterdam's Museumplein Square. The Netherlands is the world's biggest tulip producer.

22/01/2023

Culture news

How are tattoos being used to help breast cancer survivors?

Tittoo.org, a growing European foundation, is offering breast cancer survivors free tattoos to help them reclaim their bodies

16/01/2023

Netherlands

Researchers believe they have found a rare fossilised dinosaur embryo

The Geological museum known as ‘Oertijdmuseum’ in Boxtel, in the Netherlands, is scanning ancient dinosaur eggs, in the hope of finding a fossilized embryo inside.

13/01/2023

Food and Drink

The Dutch bakers making stale bread fresh again

A group of bakers in the Netherlands is reducing waste by recycling unsold bread and making it fresh again

06/01/2023

Art

World's 'smallest work of art on a diamond' unveiled in Amsterdam

If diamonds are forever and a girl's best friend, then adding the world's smallest artwork,to what already shines should makes them even more special.

23/12/2022

Netherlands

Dutch PM Mark Rutte apologises for country's role in the slave trade

Rutte gave a 20-minute speech at the National Archives in The Hague, despite campaigners' requests to delay a formal apology until next year.

19/12/2022

Europe News

Dutch activists sue the king and ask for his powers to be reduced

The group, Republiek, has identified 18 different issues which they believe allow the Netherlands monarch to affect the country's democratic processes.

15/12/2022

Money

The Dutch tulip farmer swapping gas for heat from Bitcoin mining

A greenhouse in the Netherlands is using the heat generated from cryptocurrency mining to partially heat its large premises, saving on its gas bill.

14/12/2022

Eco-Innovation

Are floating farms the solution to floods and rising sea levels?

A floating farm in the Dutch city of Rotterdam aims to be a climate-adaptive, sustainable alternative to traditional and modern farming.

09/12/2022

Netherlands

Dutch government 'set to officially apologise for slavery'

Slavery helped fund the Netherland's 'Golden Age', a period of prosperity and trade in the 16th and 17th centuries.

08/12/2022

Travel News

'Nuisance' tourists are no longer welcome in this European city

The city says the measures are necessary to keep the city ‘livable’.

05/12/2022

Netherlands

Watchdog warns war in Ukraine increases chemical weapons threat

Threats and allegations about the possible use of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons have been traded since the war in Ukraine began in February, but with no evidence they have been deployed.

28/11/2022