Netherlands

Business

ASML holds firm on guidance despite new US curbs re China tech

ASML sees a limited impact of the US fresh restrictions on AI chip exports to China and maintains its guidance for 2024 and 2025.

03/12/2024

Earth News

World’s biggest climate case begins at the ICJ: What can we expect?

The International Court of Justice is due to hear from 98 states and 12 international organisations - including many first-time participants in these kinds of proceedings.

02/12/2024

Europe News

ICC president criticises US and Russia over threats and accusations

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has faced criticism and pressure over arrest warrants for Israeli's Benjamin Netanyahu and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

02/12/2024

Climate

Small island states seek climate change justice at top UN court

A major case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) may pave the way for more climate change litigation and help for poorer and vulnerable states.

02/12/2024

Earth News

UN to open landmark climate change court case in The Hague

The United Nations' top court will open hearings on Monday into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change.

01/12/2024

Netherlands

Dutch court weighs lawsuit against arms sales to Israel

The complaint, lodged by pro-Palestinian activists, comes a day after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence secretary Yoav Gallant.

22/11/2024

Europe News

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas' Deif

The warrants for the Israeli prime minister and former defence minister pertain to crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ICC did not disclose Deif's warrant of arrest, stating it was a "secret".

21/11/2024

Netherlands

Amsterdam mayor says she regrets use of word 'pogrom'

Femke Halsema used the term to describe the violence which followed a football match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and the local Ajax football club.

19/11/2024

Europe News

Dutch government avoids collapse after state secretary quits

Nora Achahbar quit after hearing racist comments in cabinet as it discussed the violent Amsterdam football match that was marred by antisemitism and Islamophobia.

16/11/2024

Europe News

Man suspected of supplying small boats to people smugglers arrested

A joint operation between authorities in Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom led to the arrest of a Turkish national in Amsterdam.

15/11/2024

Europe News

Police investigated for violence against protesters in Amsterdam

The city's mayor said that videos of police using violence against pro-Palestinian protesters "looked serious".

14/11/2024

No Comment

No comment: Tense scenes as police break up illegal pro-Palestinian protest in Dutch capital

Police in Amsterdam arrested some pro-Palestinian protesters and forcibly moved more than 260 to another location as they broke up an illegal demonstration in the Dutch capital's central Dam Square.

14/11/2024

Business

Shell wins landmark climate case - what does it mean for investors?

The current court decision does not mean that the oil giant will turn away from its green targets, but it will mean Shell can continue its present level of drilling.

12/11/2024

No Comment

Dutch police disperse people from streets after Amsterdam tram set on fire

The Dutch capital has been experiencing ongoing tensions following violence last week when fans of an Israeli football club were targeted.

12/11/2024

Europe News

Amsterdam reacts: Unravelling days of tensions that rocked the capital

Tensions erupted last Friday in Amsterdam after a UEFA football match, with European leaders widely condemning the violence. Euronews travelled to the Dutch capital to decipher the story.

12/11/2024

Europe News

Netherlands joins Germany in implementing extra border checks

According to the EU, member states are allowed to temporarily reintroduce controls at the bloc's internal borders in case of a serious threat, such as one to internal security.

11/11/2024

Netherlands

Police detain dozens in Amsterdam after demonstrations banned

Police detained dozens of people on Sunday for taking part in a demonstration in central Amsterdam, local media reported.

10/11/2024

Europe News

Dutch police attempt to solve sex worker murder case with hologram

The police are hoping to solve the 15 year-old case by jolting people's memory with a hologram of the murdered sex worker.

10/11/2024

Europe News

Dutch PM cancels COP29 trip after Amsterdam football violence

Police launched a large-scale investigation after gangs of youths conducted what Amsterdam's mayor called 'hit and run' attacks on fans that were apparently inspired by calls on social media to target Jewish people.

10/11/2024

Netherlands

ICC launches external investigation into its top prosecutor

The International Criminal Court will launch an external probe into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor Karim Khan.

09/11/2024

Europe News

Amsterdam bans all protests after attacks on Israeli football fans

Dutch authorities said five were hospitalised and 62 detained after attackers targeted Israeli football fans before and after a match in the country's capital.

08/11/2024

Netherlands

Israel deploys rescue planes to Amsterdam after football fans attacked

62 people were arrested after violence between football fans broke out following a game in the Dutch capital. Both leaders described the violence as antisemitic.

08/11/2024

Art

Dutch police detain suspect after botched Andy Warhol art heist

The arrest comes days after thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the town of Oisterwijk last week and stole two works by Warhol.

06/11/2024

Art

Botched heist in Netherlands as thieves steal and damage Warhol prints

On Friday morning, thieves stole two rare Warhol prints and damaged two more. Their violent explosion destroyed the gallery and nearby stores.

01/11/2024

Europeans' Stories

Overcoming obstacles to equality: the battle for disability rights in the EU

Living with a disability in Europe today is still all too often a journey littered with obstacles and discrimination. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have put the issue back on the agenda. But the task ahead is enormous.

23/10/2024

Europe News

A floating farm in Rotterdam meets the climate crisis head-on

A project that houses cows in a floating barn aims to demonstrate how farming can change its relationship with water and energy.

23/10/2024