Dutch city places ban on teenage prostitutesAmsterdam, arguably the most sexually liberal city in western Europe, is to increase the legal age for prostitution from 18 to…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Criminal strongmen pass baton in decades-old Dutch-Serbian turf warIn the Netherlands, staging point for most of the drugs that flood into northern Europe, it’s regarded as good PR for gangland…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Royal tradition born as Dutch heir picks up €100 bill for loyal toastCrown Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become king of the Netherlands at the end of April, has agreed to pay the bar bill of…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Plans to make immigrants sign a contractThe Dutch government is drawing up plans which would require all immigrants, including EU nationals, to sign contracts agreeing…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Swedish government withdraws hamburgersSwedish health authorities have withdrawn from sale about six tonnes of hamburger and kebab meat imported from the Netherlands…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Dutch party for voters over 50 sees huge jump in supportA small Dutch political party representing voters over 50 is experiencing a huge increase in support as a result of austerity…Mon Feb 18 2013 - 00:00
Dutch court says Shell partly responsible for Nigeria spillsAnglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has said it is happy with the judgment of a Dutch court yesterday that dismissed four out of five…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Princess's father to avoid ceremonyThe father of Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, who was barred by the Dutch government from attending his daughter’s wedding…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Abdication of Beatrix takes Dutch by surpriseQueen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the country’s longest-serving monarch and one of Europe’s most high-profile royals, has announced…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Interpol confident seven paintings will be recoveredThe head of Interpol has said he is confident police will recover the seven paintings – including masterpieces by Picasso, Matisse…Mon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
Death of anti-Putin activist a 'great tragedy', says queenQueen Beatrix of the Netherlands has described the death of a Russian anti-Putin activist found dead in a Rotterdam deportation…Sat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Pro-European Dutch leader not 'afraid' to hold EU referendumThe spectre of a Dutch in-out referendum on EU membership was raised yesterday by the leader of the junior coalition party, Labour…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Death of Russian activist may have followed threats, claims motherThe mother of a Russian opposition activist, who apparently died by suicide in a Rotterdam deportation unit last week two days…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Germany backs Dutch finance minister for Eurogroup role despite French oppositionGermany last night appeared to throw its weight behind Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem as the new chairman of the …Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
Technology aims to keep winter cyclists in saddleRoad safety experts in the Netherlands will soon begin using two new technologies aimed at making the commute to work on freezing…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Priest to display details of people leaving church over pope's messageA Dutch priest is to put on public display the names and photographs of people who’ve decided to abandon Catholicism following…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Man (76) trapped in lottery ticket huntHoping to start 2013 with the win of a lifetime, a 76-year-old man got stuck in an underground paper-recycling container in Amsterdam…Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Drunk air passenger drives on runwaysAn inebriated British passenger making his way home to the UK for Christmas managed to slip out on to the tarmac at Schiphol …Fri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
Dutch foreign minister criticises pope's view on same-sex marriageThe Dutch foreign minister has criticised Pope Benedict for his opposition to same-sex marriage – quoting comments by a papal…Mon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
Dutch police investigated car that contained undercover detectivesA television appeal by Dutch police for information about a mystery car seen near the location of a high-profile gangland killing…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Dead skydiver not found for nine days because no checking plan in placeThe body of an experienced Dutch skydiver whose parachute failed to open lay undiscovered in a field for more than a week because…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Nasal gazing reveals why Rudolph's nose is so very redScientists in the Netherlands appear to have solved one of the mysteries of Christmas by confirming that Santa’s lead reindeer…Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Poverty on the rise as austerity measures take hold in the NetherlandsA new report for the Dutch government has warned that austerity measures are feeding into steadily increasing poverty, with almost…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Disruptive families face rehousing in caravansAnti-social families who persistently behave badly and intimidate their neighbours face being moved out of their local authority…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
Scientists find that the course of true love can run smoothly - but timing is everythingScientists in the Netherlands have developed a mathematical model which shows for the first time that couples can actively promote…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Horror aplenty is lurking uncomfortably near lives of Dutch teenagersHAGUE LETTER: The worldwide bestselling novel The Dinner, by Herman Koch, touched a lot of raw nerves in so-called liberal Dutch…Tue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
DNA test leads to arrest for 1999 murder of girlTHE biggest DNA sweep in the history of the Netherlands has led to the arrest of a 45-year-old man for the country’s most infamous…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Liberal backlash forces coalition to rethink health insurance planThe new Dutch government, elected in September and sworn in just a week ago, is being forced to renegotiate a key element of …Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
Convicted terrorist seeks prison leave to complete business degreeA Dutch national of Moroccan descent, who is serving nine years in a maximum security jail for membership of a terrorist organisation…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Dutch parents publish son's suicide noteThe parents of a 20-year-old student who died by suicide last week because he had been bullied persistently over a period of …Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Amsterdam 'coffee shops' stay open for touristsALMOST TWO million tourists who visit Amsterdam every year to consume cannabis in its famous “coffee shops” will still be able…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
Well-known Dutch lawyer banned from law for lifeTHE best known lawyer in the Netherlands, Bram Moszkowicz, has been banned from practising law for life for bringing the profession…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Dutch get coalition of Liberals and LabourDUTCH PRIME minister Mark Rutte and his centre-right Liberals have reached agreement with the Labour Party to form a new coalition…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Food poisoning traced to fish firmTHREE ELDERLY Dutch people have died and more than 1,000 others in the Netherlands and the United States have become ill, many…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Tribunal to hear claims of atrocities in IranEVIDENCE OF atrocities allegedly committed in Iran during the 1980s, when at least 20,000 opponents of the regime of Ayatollah…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Rotterdam gallery had no on-site security guards on night of art theftTHE DIRECTOR of the art gallery in Rotterdam from which seven priceless works of art were stolen last week has revealed that …Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
'Emmanuelle' star Sylvia Kristel dies aged 60DUTCH ACTOR Sylvia Kristel, who starred in the 1974 erotic French film Emmanuelle, has died of oesophageal cancer at the age …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Dutch art heist worth 'at least €100m'POLICE IN the Netherlands are investigating whether seven paintings by some of the best-known artists of the 19th and 20th centuries…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
New DNA hunt for killer of Dutch schoolgirlDUTCH police have carried out the biggest DNA sweep in the history of the Netherlands, taking samples from more than 6,500 men…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Nigerian farmers sue Shell in NetherlandsANGLO-DUTCH OIL giant Shell has rejected a claim by four Nigerian farmers that their villages in the Niger delta in west Africa…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Dutch coalition would see through major social changeSUNDAY SHOPPING is likely to be liberalised and civil servants opposed to gay marriage will be barred from becoming local council…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Dutch Green leadership collapses after poll lossTHE GREEN party in the Netherlands was in disarray last night after a weekend of recriminations that saw its leader, its chairperson…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Early budget agreement signals a likely Dutch Liberal-Labour coalitionTHE LIBERALS and Labour, the two parties that topped the poll in the Dutch general election last month, have taken a major step…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Three shortlisted for International Criminal Court postTHREE SENIOR lawyers – a Finn, a Canadian and an Australian – have been shortlisted for the job of deputy chief prosecutor at…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
German minister says Facebook to blame for riotGERMANY’s Consumer Protection Minister, Ilse Aigner, a longtime critic of Facebook, has weighed into the aftermath of the riot…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Facebook party invite leads to riots in Dutch townTHOUSANDS OF “revellers” descended on and trashed a small Dutch commuter town on Saturday night after a teenage girl innocently…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
PM under pressure over Dutch royal costsJUST 10 days after being re-elected, Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte was under pressure last night to reverse a decision not …Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Dutch show faith in Europe but result leaves right-wing party exposedGeert Wilders’ political future hangs in the balance following the general election routSat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Coalition talks begin after Dutch electionEXPLORATORY TALKS on a coalition talks were under way last night between prime minister Mark Rutte’s Liberal Party, returned …Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Dutch exit polls indicate victory for Liberals and LabourDISPELLING FEARS of a backlash against the euro zone, the Netherlands was on the verge last night of returning caretaker prime…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
