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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.

Sport

LA Galaxy unveil De Jong as Nicky Butt returns home

The Los Angeles Galaxy officially unveiled their new signing Nigel de Jong on Tuesday. The former Dutch international negotiated a release from the

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

World News

'Critical times' for EU say the bloc's founding members

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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

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

Economy

Shell announces profit slump ahead of BG takeover vote

Royal Dutch Shell says it expects to report a near halving in profits in the last three months of 2015 following the further slide in oil prices. It release the information to shareholders who are due

Europe News

Dutch PM Rutte warns EU 'running out of time' on refugee crisis

The Dutch government has warned the EU that time is running out to find a solution to Europe’s refugee crisis. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the

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

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

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

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

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

Sport

'Glad to be back' - Hiddink on Chelsea return

Dutchman Guus Hiddink has said he is ‘glad to back’ at Chelsea after being hired as caretaker manager to replace Jose Mourinho, who was sacked at the

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

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

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Climate change campaigners pile pressure on world leaders ahead of Paris conference

Pressure is mounting on world leaders ahead of Monday’s international climate change conference in Paris. Demonstrators took to the streets of

Germany

International friendly called off over bomb fears

Spectators have been evacuated from a football stadium in Germany which had planned to host an international friendly on Tuesday evening. The fixture

France

Football: Germany - Holland match called off in Hanover. Reports of explosives found in an ambulance

Germany

Germany-Netherlands friendly called off due to "security threat"

A friendly between the German and Dutch national football teams has been cancelled, reportedly because of a bomb threat. The stadium in the city of

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