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Dutch referendum on Ukraine deal is 'anti-European', says Croatian MEP

Euronews spoke to the head of the European Parliament’s delegation for EU-Ukraine relations ahead of the Dutch referendum. Andrej Plenković is a

05/04/2016

Netherlands

Last Dutch holocaust survivor Jules Schelvis dies aged 95

The last holocaust survivor in the Netherlands has died. Jules Schelvis, who had been imprisoned in six different death camps throughout the war

04/04/2016

Netherlands

No-one in Bosnia satisfied with Karadzic sentence

In Srebrenica, scene of an appalling massacre of Bosnian Muslim men and boys by the Serbs during the Yugoslav war, survivors and victims’ family

24/03/2016

Netherlands

Radovan Karadzic guilty of genocide for his involvement at Srebrenica

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been found guilty of 10 of 11 charges by UN judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the

24/03/2016

Netherlands

Karadzic found guilty of Srebrenica genocide

Former Bosnian Serb leader given 40 year prison sentence

24/03/2016

Netherlands

Dutch football legend Cruyff dies aged 68

Johan Cruyff, widely regarded as one of football’s greatest ever players, has died aged 68 after a five-month battle with lung cancer. Cruyff, who

24/03/2016

Netherlands

Radovan Karadzic: war crimes trial verdicts

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was due to learn his fate later on Thursday (24 March) when the International Criminal Tribunal for the

24/03/2016

Netherlands

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders appears in court to answer charges of hate speech

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders is back in court to answer charges of discrimination and hate speech against the country’s Moroccan minority

18/03/2016

Netherlands

Deadly train crash in Netherlands

One person has been killed and at least 10 others injured when a passenger train derailed in the Netherlands near the town of Dalfsen, some 120 kilometres east of Amsterdam.

23/02/2016

Culture news

Hometown celebrates Hieronymus Bosch in near-complete collection

A lesser-known regional museum in the Netherlands has assembling one of this century's most complete shows of the work of Hieronymus Bosch.

18/02/2016

Sport

Tennis: Klizan beats Monfils to win Rotterdam Open

Martin Klizan maintained his winning streak in ATP finals to make it four out of four as came from a set down to beat Gael Monfils at the World

14/02/2016

Netherlands

Bosch is back! 500 years on, Dutch artist's works return to hometown

It is an historic homecoming for an illustrious son. Exactly 500 years after his death, most of the fantastical works of painter Hieronymus Bosch

12/02/2016

Netherlands

EU foreign ministers tell Turkey to let in the exodus from Aleppo

Turkey’s foreign minister was invited to an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Amsterdam on Saturday, where he was told his country had to take in the

06/02/2016

Netherlands

[watch] Dutch police train birds of prey to target ill-eagle drones

02/02/2016

Real Economy

Cradle to cradle: powering Europe's circular economy

In this edition of Real Economy, we take you on a journey to discover how our waste can become sustainable gold – powering the circular economy of

25/01/2016

Netherlands

Migrant crisis: EU ministers meet for informal talks in Amsterdam

European interior and justice ministers have been meeting in Amsterdam to discuss the migrant crisis and a common EU border force. The European

25/01/2016

Netherlands

Dutch MP hands out defence spray against "Islamic testosterone bombs"

Dutch, far-right, anti-immigration MP Geert Wilders has handed out self-defence sprays containing red paint. The stunt, he says, is to help fearful

24/01/2016

Netherlands

Dutch town latest to angrily protest against refugee centre

Heesch is the latest Dutch town to suffer anti-immigrant protests after police made three arrests on Monday night as a demonstration forced

19/01/2016

Europe News

Cologne attackers must be brought to justice, says Rotterdam mayor

The tough-talking mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, has given his reaction to the Cologne sex attacks. Aboutaleb, who holds both Dutch and

11/01/2016

Europe News

Getting Turkey migrant deal 'working' is top EU priority, Dutch PM tells euronews

The migrant crisis, the economy, terrorism. These are just some of the big issues in Europe, as the Netherlands takes over the rotating

07/01/2016

Europe News

Migrant crisis: EU members told to act with more 'urgency' as Dutch presidency starts

“To be strong, Europe has to be united.” The message from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as he marks the start of his country’s EU presidency. He

07/01/2016

Europe News

Hopes of 'concrete solutions' to migrant crisis, as Netherlands starts EU presidency

Members of the European Commission are visiting Amsterdam to officially mark the start of the Dutch presidency of the EU Council. Prime Minister Mark

06/01/2016

Netherlands

New year, new border for Belgium and the Netherlands

With the new year comes new territory for Belgium and the Netherlands. They have agreed on a friendly exchange of land, which will slightly alter the

31/12/2015

Netherlands

Dutch riot over plans for a refugee centre

A meeting to decide whether to build a refugee centre ended in a riot in the Dutch town of Geldermalsen near Utrecht on Wednesday night. Around 2,000

17/12/2015

Netherlands

Geert Wilders scoops politician award for third time

The Eurosceptic and anti-immigration MP Geert Wilders has been named politician of the year in a TV poll. He scooped 25 percent of the 37,000 votes

14/12/2015

Business Series

Shell plans 2,800 more job losses over BG bid

Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed plans for 2,800 more job losses should its takeover of BG Group succeed. The cuts come on top of 7,500 redundancies

14/12/2015