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Netherlands’ ‘burka ban’ set to unravel before it begins

Netherlands’ ‘burka ban’ set to unravel before it begins

Dutch police and public transport staff decide not to implement prohibition

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 18:21
Organic community action: Connecting 21st century neighbourhoods

Organic community action: Connecting 21st century neighbourhoods

The Knowledge Mile is set to transform a rundown quarter of Amsterdam

Thu Jul 11 2019 - 06:02
Criminalisation of migrant rescue at sea backed by Dutch parties

Criminalisation of migrant rescue at sea backed by Dutch parties

Law seeks to ensure rescue missions not used to facilitate human trafficking

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 18:49
Dutch government defends queen’s meeting with Saudi crown prince

Dutch government defends queen’s meeting with Saudi crown prince

Queen Maxima met Mohammed bin Salman at G20 without mentioning Khashoggi assassination

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 18:20
Dutch F1 row shows gender equality has yet to cross finish line

Dutch F1 row shows gender equality has yet to cross finish line

Hague Letter: Call for return of glamorous ‘grid girls’ has led to backlash and climbdowns

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 01:00
Dutch railway operator to pay compensation for role in Holocaust

Dutch railway operator to pay compensation for role in Holocaust

NS commissioned to run trains with Dutch Jews, Roma and Sinti to Westerbork camp

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 17:05
Rotterdam warehouse fake walls found to conceal vast drug stockpile

Rotterdam warehouse fake walls found to conceal vast drug stockpile

Methamphetamine haul by police was 2,500kg as Netherlands deemed transit zone

Wed Jun 26 2019 - 19:11
Amsterdam to apologise for role in slave trade

Amsterdam to apologise for role in slave trade

Thirty prominent merchants were main drivers of Dutch slavery in 17th century

Tue Jun 25 2019 - 19:48
MH17 crash: Four face murder charges for shooting down plane

MH17 crash: Four face murder charges for shooting down plane

Dutch name suspects for 2014 Malaysian Airlines crash over east Ukraine which killed 298

Wed Jun 19 2019 - 16:54
Dutch royal visit included a brave gesture of respect for my late wife

Dutch royal visit included a brave gesture of respect for my late wife

The king acknowledged Adrienne Cullen’s suffering due to medical error in the Netherlands

Mon Jun 17 2019 - 01:00
Problem for Geert Wilders is his ideas are jaded

Problem for Geert Wilders is his ideas are jaded

Hague Letter: In some quarters, his political obituary is already written

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 01:00
Medicinal cannabis success leads Dutch to put out second tender

Medicinal cannabis success leads Dutch to put out second tender

Hague issued first production licence in 2003 but demand has risen faster than output

Tue May 28 2019 - 18:02
Netherlands did not sleepwalk into legalising cannabis

Netherlands did not sleepwalk into legalising cannabis

People know the clear difference between marijuana and medicinal cannabis

Wed May 22 2019 - 00:58
Floating the idea of putting solar panels in the water

Floating the idea of putting solar panels in the water

A new project will see the world’s largest ‘solar archipelago’ in a Dutch reservoir

Thu May 16 2019 - 07:25
Far-rightists could test Dutch loyalty to European project

Far-rightists could test Dutch loyalty to European project

Hague Letter: Right-wing Forum for Democracy may crush Wilders’ Freedom Party

Tue Apr 30 2019 - 01:00
Netherlands risks becoming ‘safe haven’ for abusers, says watchdog

Netherlands risks becoming ‘safe haven’ for abusers, says watchdog

47% of web addresses linked to child sex abuse images hosted on Dutch servers

Wed Apr 24 2019 - 17:05
Family of MH17 victim start unusual legal action over son’s death

Family of MH17 victim start unusual legal action over son’s death

Move could be followed by others who doubt pro-Moscow separatists will face justice

Tue Apr 23 2019 - 18:41
Support for monarchy falls among young Dutch, survey shows

Support for monarchy falls among young Dutch, survey shows

Cost to taxpayer of maintaining royal family is main reason for disillusionment

Wed Apr 17 2019 - 16:18
Dutch burka ban represents failed attempt to ‘declaw’ far-right

Dutch burka ban represents failed attempt to ‘declaw’ far-right

Netherlands’ Council of State condemns ban as unnecessary and unconstitutional

Mon Apr 15 2019 - 01:00
Ousted in Sudan, Omar al-Bashir is still ‘at large’ at the ICC

Ousted in Sudan, Omar al-Bashir is still ‘at large’ at the ICC

Unclear if coup will lead to Bashir finally facing justice in The Hague

Thu Apr 11 2019 - 15:51
Deportation of family puts Dutch immigration policy in spotlight

Deportation of family puts Dutch immigration policy in spotlight

Hague Letter: Two children return to school in Holland from Ukraine on tourist visas

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 05:00
Outrage after police taser patient with dementia (73) in Netherlands

Outrage after police taser patient with dementia (73) in Netherlands

Nursing home staff had reported man out of control and acting in a threatening manner

Fri Jul 13 2018 - 18:59
Dutch still furious with ‘great powers’ about Srebrenica

Dutch still furious with ‘great powers’ about Srebrenica

Hague Letter: US, Britain and France failed to support UN peacekeepers by air

Wed Jul 11 2018 - 01:00
Sharp drop in number of Dutch teenage girls getting HPV vaccination

Sharp drop in number of Dutch teenage girls getting HPV vaccination

Every year about 200 women die of cervical cancer in the Netherlands

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 18:22
Dutchbat III peacekeepers drop legal action against government

Dutchbat III peacekeepers drop legal action against government

Men claim trauma and vilification arising from Srebrenica massacre in 1995

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 18:25
Drug dealers court Dutch farmers for their empty barns

Drug dealers court Dutch farmers for their empty barns

Survey reveals 15% of landowners approached by gangs looking to use outbuildings

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 19:18
Netherlands poised for pilot test of recycled plastic paths

Netherlands poised for pilot test of recycled plastic paths

Dutch to roll out plastic bike paths and then roads for cars for eco-friendly urban future

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 19:59
Viktor Orban party and Dutch centrists sever links in ‘values’ row

Viktor Orban party and Dutch centrists sever links in ‘values’ row

Dutch claim growing unease in EPP at alleged anti-Semitic tone of Orban campaign

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 17:34
Dutch politicians see red over Rwanda’s €34m Arsenal advert deal

Dutch politicians see red over Rwanda’s €34m Arsenal advert deal

Three-year sponsorship arrangement ‘disheartening’ for aid donor the Netherlands

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 18:57
Netherlands and Australia formally blame Russia for MH17 downing

Netherlands and Australia formally blame Russia for MH17 downing

Countries to seek compensation from Mossow over plane shot down by missile in 2014

Fri May 25 2018 - 16:56
MH17 downed by ‘Russian military’ missile system

MH17 downed by ‘Russian military’ missile system

Investigation team says it has evidence Buk system that fired missile came from Russia

Thu May 24 2018 - 11:20
Judges in Geert Wilders discrimination appeal removed for bias

Judges in Geert Wilders discrimination appeal removed for bias

Far-right leader hails retrial decision after ‘selective prosecution’ claim

Mon May 21 2018 - 18:35
Increase in number of young adults who feel addicted to social media

Increase in number of young adults who feel addicted to social media

Netherlands survey supports view overuse can lead to increased anxiety and inadequacy

Fri May 18 2018 - 19:49
Pope Francis accused by cardinal of ‘endangering unity’ of church

Pope Francis accused by cardinal of ‘endangering unity’ of church

Head of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands sends scathing open letter to pontiff

Wed May 09 2018 - 17:09
Amsterdam on the verge of introducing congestion charge for motorists

Amsterdam on the verge of introducing congestion charge for motorists

The wind is behind the GreenLeft’s move to introduce a pilot scheme, but it faces opposition

Tue May 08 2018 - 05:00
WebStresser.org site linked to global cyberattacks is shut down

WebStresser.org site linked to global cyberattacks is shut down

Website had targeted governments, police services, banks and businesses

Mon Apr 30 2018 - 01:00
The spies who beat Russian hackers at their own game

The spies who beat Russian hackers at their own game

Dutch JSCU alerted United States to ‘Cozy Bear’ and ‘Fancy Bear’ attacks

Sun Apr 08 2018 - 21:13
Russia’s call for new investigation into Skripal poisoning rejected

Russia’s call for new investigation into Skripal poisoning rejected

UN Security Council to meet on Thursday amid growing crisis in East-West relations

Wed Apr 04 2018 - 20:37
Rotterdam launches app to combat sexual harassment

Rotterdam launches app to combat sexual harassment

App allows anonymous reporting of nature of harassment and location in Dutch city

Tue Dec 19 2017 - 18:02
Sexual assault against children in sports revealed in Dutch study

Sexual assault against children in sports revealed in Dutch study

Report suggests parents in Netherlands have been too trusting of coaches and clubs

Wed Dec 13 2017 - 19:26
Dutch dangers: falling and bee stings easily outweigh terrorist threat

Dutch dangers: falling and bee stings easily outweigh terrorist threat

In the Netherlands, public perception of danger proves to be far removed from reality

Fri Dec 01 2017 - 16:41
Menacing agenda behind murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Menacing agenda behind murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Car bomb now weapon of choice for organised crime on Mediterranean island of Malta

Sun Nov 26 2017 - 18:25
Mladic convicted of genocide and war crimes by UN tribunal

Mladic convicted of genocide and war crimes by UN tribunal

Conviction over slaughter of Bosnian Muslims not ‘a verdict against the Serbian people’

Wed Nov 22 2017 - 18:35
Dutch minister says Russia is manipulating public opinion

Dutch minister says Russia is manipulating public opinion

Home affairs minister says society must be made aware of clandestine ‘digital threat’

Wed Nov 15 2017 - 18:51
Netherlands weighs up strange prison problem: too few prisoners

Netherlands weighs up strange prison problem: too few prisoners

As the Dutch crime rate plummets, the country is ‘importing’ inmates from abroad

Wed Nov 15 2017 - 01:00
Netherlands strongly criticised for treatment of terror suspects

Netherlands strongly criticised for treatment of terror suspects

Amnesty and Open Society Justice Initiative report condemns ‘inhuman’ Dutch jail units

Tue Oct 31 2017 - 18:49
People smugglers alter routes amid European clampdown

People smugglers alter routes amid European clampdown

Many migrants being persuaded to choose more dangerous routes through Black Sea

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 18:59
Dutch public shrugs as coalition government finally thrashed out

Dutch public shrugs as coalition government finally thrashed out

Despite having no ruling government since March, Netherlands economy is thriving

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 19:28
Social media evidence a game-changer in war crimes trial

Social media evidence a game-changer in war crimes trial

Video footage of prisoner executions to be sole evidence in trial of Libyan commander

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 18:52
New UN agency set to monitor threats from AI and robotics

New UN agency set to monitor threats from AI and robotics

The Netherlands-based unit will research the impact of the technology on global society

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 16:29
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