Now playing Next Netherlands Record drug haul by Dutch customs officials at Rotterdam port Prosecutors say the shipment of cocaine seized in Rotterdam has an estimated street value of €600 million. 11/08/2023
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Now playing Next Netherlands Burning cargo ship towed to safe place to avoid ecological disaster One crew member was killed and several others wounded in the fire which broke out last week. 31/07/2023
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Now playing Next Netherlands How did a cargo ship catch fire off the coast of the Netherlands? The blaze follows a similar incident on an Italian cargo ship carrying hundreds of vehicles earlier this month. Two firefighters from the US state of New Jersey were killed in that fire. 26/07/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Dutch e-bike company VanMoof declared bankrupt The Dutch company's trustees will seek a third party to buy the company's assets and continue its activities. 18/07/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news History made as first transgender woman crowned Miss Netherlands Rikkie Valerie Kollé took the top prize at the Dutch beauty pageant for the first time in the competition's 94 year history. 10/07/2023
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch PM Rutte says he's leaving politics after coalition collapse Rutte said he would remain in office on an interim basis until the general election, which the Dutch electoral council says will not take place until mid-November at the earliest. 10/07/2023
Now playing Next Netherlands Why did the Dutch government collapse? After 18 months in power, the Dutch four-party coalition government collapsed over bitter migration policy disputes. 09/07/2023
Now playing Next Netherlands Mark Rutte hands in resignation to the king after coalition collapse The resignation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the longest-serving premier of the nation, means the country will face a general election later this year. Rutte and his government will remain in office in a caretaker capacity until a new ruling coalition is chosen. 07/07/2023
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Now playing Next Europe News Centre to prosecute alleged war crimes in Ukraine opens in The Hague After months of lobbying from Kyiv, the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA) has opened in The Hague, Netherlands. 03/07/2023
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch king apologises for slave trade in historic speech Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologised on Saturday for his country's role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech 01/07/2023
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Now playing Next Netherlands 'A worrying trend': Netherlands plans to limit English at universities The Dutch government's aim is to reduce the amount of English content of standard bachelor’s degrees to only one third of course credits. 28/06/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Hermitage Amsterdam changes name, severing Russia ties The Hermitage Amsterdam will now be known as the H'ART Museum, as it rebrands away from its Russian links. 27/06/2023
Now playing Next Netherlands Gas production in Groningen field to end in October, Dutch gov't says The gas wells will remain open for a further year, however, in case of a particularly cold winter. After that, 60 years of gas extraction in the province of Groningen will cease altogether. 23/06/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Robbie Williams stops show suddenly due to Long Covid Robbie Williams brought a headline set at Pinkpop festival in the Netherlands to a halt, saying he was struggling with Long Covid. 20/06/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Amsterdam's Rembrandt House Museum transforms into tattoo parlour “Highbrow to lowbrow” is how Dutch tattoo artist Henk Schiffmaker describes his latest project - inking sketches by Rembrandt van Rijn onto the skin of visitors in the building the Golden Age master once called home. 20/06/2023
Now playing Next Culture news High art to body art: Rembrandt's house turned into a tattoo parlor Amsterdam's Rembrandt House Museum has transformed one of its rooms into a tattoo parlor for a week-long residency it calls “A Poor Man’s Rembrandt,” featuring some of the city's top tattoo artists. 19/06/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' exhibition reveals new hidden details She's got one of the most famous faces in the art world. And now more of her secrets are being shared. “Girl With a Pearl Earring” is the jewel in the collection of The Hague's Mauritshuis Museum. And now she's bigger than ever. 09/06/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Vermeer exhibition sets attendance record at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum After 16 weeks, the record-breaking Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum has concluded, leaving an indelible mark on the art world. 06/06/2023
Now playing Next Green News Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint. 03/06/2023