Netherlands

Smart Regions

Breaking down barriers between locals and refugees in Utrecht

In partnership with the European Commission

In the innovative 'Plan Einstein' scheme, asylum seekers and young Dutch people live together, learn together and work together

23/05/2018

Netherlands

Formula One drivers smash caravans in short-lived race

Teammates Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo swap their sleek racing car for Aston Martins with caravans attached. The result is as you'd predict.

21/05/2018

Cult

Newly discovered Rembrandt portrait on display

Bought for under 200,000 euros, the portrait is now thought to be worth millions

17/05/2018

Netherlands

Hidden pages from Anne Frank's diary revealed for first time

Anne Frank hid some rude jokes from her family, now they have been revealed to the world.

16/05/2018

Musica

Yuja Wang on Rachmaninov: "Every time I play his music it's... a gift!"

The brilliant Chinese pianist has delighted audiences by performing Rachmaninov's 4th piano concerto with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin

03/05/2018

Netherlands

Power failure closes Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

Schiphol Airport was closed after a major power outage. There were long delays in and out of the airport which led to some people abandoning their cars and heading to the airport on foot.

29/04/2018

Netherlands

Radovan Karadzic appeals 40 year jail sentence

Two years ago Karadzic was convicted of crimes committed during the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s including the killing of 8,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica

22/04/2018

Netherlands

Streaming giant Netflix reveals new European series

Netflix has unveiled several new series based in Europe, including its first from the Netherlands.

19/04/2018

Netherlands

Dutch residents rage at singing road in their village

A musical stretch of road is disturbing residents’ sleep in the Dutch village of Jelsum, Leeuwarden, and locals have had enough.

11/04/2018

Netherlands

Moscow loses bid for joint investigation into ex-spy poisoning

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has rejected Russia's request to be involved in the inquiry into the nerve agent attack in Britain in March.

04/04/2018

Netherlands

Meet the man trying to make amends for England’s hooligan shame

An expat in Amsterdam says he was left so ashamed by English football hooligans he went to great lengths to put things right.

26/03/2018

Netherlands

Man injured after jumping from public gallery of Dutch parliament

The man was carried out of parliament on a stretcher before receiving medical treatment.

22/03/2018

Netherlands

This is the world's most complex border situation

Welcome to one of the strangest and most complex border situations in the world.

21/03/2018

Next Series

Finding new cures for Osteoarthritis

Researchers working together in Utrecht and London are making life-changing leaps

12/03/2018

Netherlands

Watch: People skate on frozen Dutch canals

Children and adults in the Netherlands have been using ice skates and modified skateboards to glide over frozen waterways.

03/03/2018

Netherlands

Dutch supermarket launches ‘world’s first’ plastic-free aisle

The "world's first" plastic-free supermarket opened in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Wednesday.

28/02/2018

Netherlands

The Netherlands votes to recognise Armenian genocide

The motion risks further heightening tension between the Netherlands and Turkey, which denies the mass killings were genocide

23/02/2018

Netherlands

Dutch foreign minister quits after admitting he lied of meeting Putin

Social media users have been superimposing images of the politician into photos of major historic events that he also didn't attend.

13/02/2018

Netherlands

Brits in the Netherlands win bid to take EU citizenship case to ECJ

The Amsterdam court agreed to refer their case about exactly what defines EU citizenship to the European Court of Justice.

07/02/2018

Netherlands

'Tourists must have their backs turned to red light district windows',

The new rules intend to restrict the number of tourists in the city's old parts.

01/02/2018

Netherlands

Watch: thieves steal €100,000 of bikes from Dutch store

Security cameras showed the thieves calmly carrying several bikes at a time out of the store.

26/01/2018

Business Planet

The European network that finds coaches for entrepreneurs

The Enterprise Europe Network finds funding for innovation, helping to access new international markets.

26/01/2018

Netherlands

12 dead as Storm Friederike sweeps Europe with winds topping 200 kph

The storm toppled trees, blew trucks off the road and forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

18/01/2018

Netherlands

All clear given after Dutch train evacuation scare

Police evacuated and searched an international train travelling from Amsterdam to Germany after reports suggested a 'dangerous situation'.

28/12/2017

Netherlands

Justice served as ICTY ends task of convicting Yugoslav war criminals

Court winds up years of pursuing those accused of atrocities during the 1992-95 war.

21/12/2017

Netherlands

Dutch lab gives birth to ‘Martian’ worms

The discovery has boosted hopes for future farming on the red planet

04/12/2017