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Watch: Dutch PM Rutte bans handshaking and then... shakes hands

Talk about leading by example!

Indonesia

Dutch king apologises for colonial killings in Indonesia

Indonesia was under Dutch rule for 350 years. The Dutch military had carried out a series of massacres to crush the resistance against colonial rule.

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'Increasing number of firms moving to the Netherlands over Brexit'

Brexit has seen scores of firms relocate to the Netherlands, it's claimed, and hundreds more are in talks to follow them.

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Miracle of nature: Trappist monks turn waste into water

In partnership with The European Commission

A 19th Century abbey in the Netherlands has become a case study on how to better manage water resources in 21st Century Europe.

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Mobile phone thief in a cell after poor reception from Dutch police

Dutch police say the arrest was made as part of a "targeted action" against pick-pocketing at a gig by Canadian rockers Sum 41.

France

France and Netherlands dismantle major migrant smuggling ring to UK

French and Dutch police have arrested 23 people they suspect to have facilitated the illegal transport of 10,000 Kurdish migrants into the UK.

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In pictures: Bright colours in Amsterdam as city gives free flowers

Free flowers were available for visitors to pick in Amsterdam's Dam Square.

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Amsterdam marks National Tulip Day with free flowers

Amsterdam's famous Dam Square was adorned with tulip blooms on Saturday in celebration of National Tulip Day.

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Dutch courage: Thousands plunge into North Sea for New Year's Day dip

What a way to begin the new decade.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Hatching start-up success: incubators that grow your business

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet travels to Zwolle in the Netherlands to see how one award-winning business incubator has become a seedbed for start-ups.

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The prize-winning project reshaping the way we make plastic

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet looks at how one award-winning Dutch incubator is helping dozens of startups to produce the next generation of sustainable plastics.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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UK-bound ship returns to Netherlands after 25 migrants found onboard

The migrants were hiding in a refrigerated container, Dutch police said.

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