Netherlands Watch: Swimmers plunge into the North Sea on New Year's Day The annual New Year's Day swim has taken place all over Europe. 01/01/2020
Netherlands Lonely at Christmas: How much of a problem is it across Europe? The remarkable story of why the Netherlands is on a drive to tackle loneliness, and how the problem is being taken increasingly seriously around Europe. 25/12/2019
Netherlands Russia refuses Dutch request to hand over MH17 suspect Volodymyr Tsemakh is not among four men who will go on trial in absentia in a Dutch court in March over the downing of the aircraft. 02/12/2019
Netherlands Why did 12m people in the Netherlands receive an emergency message? The Dutch government uses the NL-Alert system to inform citizens about disasters and give emergency instructions. 02/12/2019
Netherlands Suspect arrested after stabbing on shopping street in The Hague The Dutch police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing that injured three on shopping street in The Hague on Friday evening. 29/11/2019
business planet Hatching start-up success: incubators that grow your business Business Planet travels to Zwolle in the Netherlands to see how one award-winning business incubator has become a seedbed for start-ups. 29/11/2019
business planet The prize-winning project reshaping the way we make plastic Business Planet looks at how one award-winning Dutch incubator is helping dozens of startups to produce the next generation of sustainable plastics. 29/11/2019
Netherlands Dutch police arrest two suspected of 'preparing terrorist attack' Authorities believe the attack would have been carried out at the end of the year, involving bomb vests and "one or more car bombs". 26/11/2019
Sierra Leone Repatriations from Sierra Leone after Dutch doctor dies of Lassa virus Dutch and British authorities have dozens of people under observation after a Dutch doctor died from the Lassa virus in Sierra Leone. 25/11/2019
Netherlands Netherlands not required to return children of IS families, says court An appeals court has ruled the Netherlands is not required to repatriate the children born into families of its fighters that left to join the Islamic State. 22/11/2019
Netherlands UK-bound ship returns to Netherlands after 25 migrants found onboard The migrants were hiding in a refrigerated container, Dutch police said. 19/11/2019
Netherlands Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Dutch footballer Kelvin Maynard Dutch police have said one person has been arrested following an investigation into shooting of footballer Kelvin Maynard. 14/11/2019
Netherlands Netherlands to reduce speed limit to combat pollution Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has confirmed that the national speed limit will be dropped to 100km/h (62mph) in a bid to combat the country's nitrogen pollution crisis. 13/11/2019
brussels bureau Belgium 'happiest country in EU' According to a new survey from Eurostat 76 per cent of Belgians, alongside the Netherlands, Austria and Finland claim to feel happy all or most of the time over the last four weeks. 08/11/2019
Ideas EU countries say airlines should pay for polluting the planet Nine countries are calling for the aviation industry to be taxed, in order to improve air pollution in Europe. 08/11/2019
United Kingdom Dutch, UK police find 31 people in lorries in two separate operations Wiltshire police recovered 15 people in a lorry in Wednesday while their Dutch counterparts found 16 people in a truck about to board a ferry. 07/11/2019
Netherlands Watch: Dutch inventor unveils device to purge rivers of plastic The Interceptor is a vessel which trawls rivers collecting plastic waste. The solar-powered boat catches the rubbish before it reaches the ocean. 29/10/2019
Netherlands Watch: Tractor convoy heads to The Hague as Dutch farmers protest Farmers say they are unfairly blamed for high nitrogen emissions and are demanding an "independent party" measures farms' emissions. 16/10/2019
Netherlands Dutch police arrest second man as six people found in isolated house "The arrested person, a 67-year-old man from Ruinerwold, is one of the six persons discovered this Monday in the house," said police. 16/10/2019
brussels bureau Londoners adjust to new life in the Netherlands Since the 2016 referendum, over 100 London-based companies have uprooted to the Netherlands to prepare for Brexit. 15/10/2019
Climate Now Rising sea levels - how the Netherlands found ways of working with the environment The Climate Now programme looked at the different ways the city of Rotterdam combats Climate Change. It looks at how the city deals with the rise of sea levels, how a roof garden is helping to store water and grow its own produce and how a floating farm works. 14/10/2019
View The details matter if we are to move from rhetoric to reality on universal basic income | View Much attention has been paid in recent years to ‘universal basic income,’ the progressive policy idea that proponents argue will help societies reduce inequalities and at the same time adapt to job losses caused by increased automation. 08/10/2019
Netherlands He's back! Brexit monster returns with launch of new Dutch advice book The furry character, who is the face of the official Netherlands Brexit-ready campaign, is pictured 'tamed' by well-prepared entrepreneurs. 27/09/2019
Austria Couple in Austria shocked to receive 25,000 ecstasy tablets in post The couple were expecting a package containing some clothes, but got a bit of a surprise when they saw tens of thousands of pills. 26/09/2019
Netherlands Netherlands' sea defence gets €547m makeover to weather climate change The Afsluitdijk – one of the Netherlands' key sea defences – has been taking a battering for 87 years. 23/09/2019
Netherlands 'Brexit destroyed my business': The business owners who left the UK As the prospect of a no-deal Brexit moves closer, some small business owners have decided to move their companies out of the UK 20/09/2019
