Netherlands

Netherlands

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.

17/03/2021

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.

17/03/2021

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.

17/03/2021

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.

17/03/2021

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.

17/03/2021

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.

16/03/2021

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?

16/03/2021

Netherlands

Housing crisis emerges as major election issue as Netherlands votes

Over the past five years, for many, finding a house has become a nightmare.

15/03/2021

Netherlands

Dutch police break up anti-government protest ahead of election

Police tweeted calls for protesters to return home repeatedly, stating that there were too many demonstrators even as more arrived at the protest.

14/03/2021

Nature

Ultraviolet ‘dancing lights’ are enhancing plant growth in fields

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is merging art and tech to help crops grow faster and more sustainably.

09/03/2021

Netherlands

Amsterdam clubbers hit the dancefloor for COVID-19 experiment

Those who attended had to present a negative coronavirus test 48 hours before the event, and they have been asked to take another coronavirus test five days after the event.

08/03/2021

No Comment

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.

07/03/2021

World

Dutch sex workers protest for right to get back to work

The Dutch government allowed many workers in "contact professions", such as barbers and masseurs, to reopen their businesses but sex workers aren't on the list.

03/03/2021

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.

03/03/2021

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

26/02/2021

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.

24/02/2021

Netherlands

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.

23/02/2021

Netherlands

Newborn baby girl found alive by Dutch police in waste container

Police were alerted after a resident heard a baby crying from an underground waste container. The newborn girl is in a "stable" condition in hospital.

22/02/2021

Netherlands

Debris falls over Netherlands after engine fire on Boeing 747 aircraft

Two people in the Netherlands were injured by debris after a Boeing 747 cargo flight suffered an engine fire after taking off from Maastricht on Saturday.

22/02/2021

Netherlands

Dutch senators approve new coronavirus curfew law in late night vote

The government, which is appealing the decision by a judge to strike down the curfew, succeeded in gaining some opposition support for the new law.

20/02/2021

Netherlands

Dutch minister on thin ice after skate with star breaks COVID-19 rules

Wopke Hoekstra sparked anger after posting a photo of himself on Twitter with Sven Kramer, the winner of four Winter Olympics speed skating gold medals. His outing breached the Dutch coronavirus restrictions.

19/02/2021

Netherlands

Netherlands appeals court set to rule on coronavirus curfew legality

PM Mark Rutte said he expected to win the case against the restrictions brought by civil liberties campaigners

19/02/2021

Netherlands

Netherlands COVID-19 curfew to continue after court ruling

A ruled earlier on Tuesday that the current curfew in the Netherlands to stop the spread of COVID-19 should be lifted as it violates freedom of movement.

16/02/2021

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Dutch ice skaters take advantage of frozen canals and lakes

Dozens of skaters took to the frozen surface of Amsterdam's historic Prinsengracht canal on Saturday, as the deep freeze gripping Europe allowed skating on a small section of the canal for the first time since 2018.

13/02/2021

Netherlands

Netherlands offers payment of 'appreciation' to Srebrenica veterans

The Dutch government has offered to pay veterans of a United Nations peacekeeping mission that failed to prevent the massacre at Srebrenica in 1995.

11/02/2021

Netherlands

Dutch government urged to recognise 1915 Armenia massacre as genocide

Turkey utterly refutes that the events of over a hundred years ago constitute a genocide.

09/02/2021