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Dutch palace showcases Warhol's iconic portraits of global queens

The Het Loo Palace Museum in the Netherlands is hosting an exhibition of Andy Warhol’s 'Reigning Queens' series, featuring 16 rare screen prints of four monarchs.

Europe News

ExxonMobil sues Dutch government over gas field closure

US petroleum giant ExxonMobil has invoked the controversial Energy Charter Treaty in a potential multi-billion euro compensation claim – an apparent bid to pressure the Netherlands’ new right-wing government over the shuttering of Europe’s largest gas field in Groningen.

Art

Art or trash? Dutch museum worker accidently throws artwork in bin

A Dutch museum has recovered one of its artworks that looks like two empty beer cans after a staff member accidentally threw it in the bin. One man’s art is another man’s trash...

Economy

Netherlands: Inflation rate slows but remains higher than most

Despite a steep drop in fuel prices, annual inflation in the Netherlands was still 3.5% in September, one of the highest in the eurozone.

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Business

Where have all the flowers gone? UK border controls stem supplies

EU plants are left rotting in trucks as post-Brexit inspection delays hamstring billion-euro trade.

Europe News

Netherlands pledges €400m for Ukraine drone development plan

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on Sunday with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles.

Europe News

ICC unseals arrest warrants for six men linked to Libyan militia

Libya has been in political turmoil since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

Economy

Dutch leaders under fire over VAT plans for books and cultural events

The proposed tax hike will also apply to concert tickets, sports events, and newspapers, in a blow to the country's cultural sector.

Business

ASML shares plunge amid regulatory headwinds and valuation concerns

Shares of Dutch chip equipment maker ASML are among the third quarter's worst performers in European markets, due to regulatory hurdles and valuation concerns.

Europe News

Women in Belgium travel to the Netherlands for later term abortions

In Belgium abortion is legal 12 weeks after conception, with many women travelling across the border to the Netherlands in order to terminate pregnancies later.

Tech News

Dutch DSA authority received 170 complaints, but lacks power to act

In July the European Commission began infringement proceedings against six countries for failing to implement the Digital Services Act, despite the law being applicable to all online platforms in February.

Business

Europe's biggest paintmaker AkzoNobel set to cut 2,000 jobs

The Amsterdam-based firm, known for brands such as Dulux, is on a cost-cutting drive to 'accelerate profitable growth'.

Culture news

What is a Stolperstein and what's behind the Dutch controversy?

In the Netherlands, a row about who should and shouldn’t get their stumbling stone has started...

Europe News

80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden commemorated near Arnhem

Hundreds of paratroopers dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II's most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions, Operation Market Garden.

Netherlands

Dutch police seek witnesses to stabbing as suspect taken into custody

Police say witnesses claim the alleged killer shouted "Allahu akbar" as he lashed out with a blade, which mean "God is great" in Arabic.

Europe News

Netherlands officially requests opt-out clause from EU asylum rules

The four-party coalition in the Netherlands, led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof, has promised to build up the "strictest asylum regime ever."

Economy

Netherlands new budget aims for 'people to have more money to spend'

Migration, the housing shortage and household incomes are among the key issues, the new Dutch government has decided to tackle in its budget and policy plans for 2025.

Netherlands

Dutch coalition partners row over immigration as king lays out agenda

Decades-old rifts over how and whether the Netherlands should accommodate new arrivals have been driven wide open by a far-right surge.

Radio Schuman

Will Breton's final salvo rock von der Leyen's boat even further?

Breton publicly accused European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of "questionable governance" and secretly trying to replace him by asking France for a different name for her College. Will von der Leyen's troubles end soon, or will they only worsen?

Economy

Which European country has the best work-sleep balance?

Euronews Business takes a look at where in Europe people have the best work-sleep balance and which countries are lagging behind when it comes to getting high-quality shut-eye.

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