International Criminal Court is warned that its legitimacy is being damaged by attempts to politicise its workHuman Rights Watch criticises member governments for interfering with how the court actsSun Dec 10 2023 - 15:00
Chaos grips talks over new Dutch government as Geert Wilders faces complications A week after the elections, parties are struggling to agree about the nature of a ruling coalition in the Netherlands - or even when it should be discussedFri Dec 01 2023 - 16:50
Wilders tells Dutch party leaders he aims to be country’s first far-right prime minister Dilan Yesilgöz says VVD party will not take part in next coalitionFri Nov 24 2023 - 16:38
Surge to the right in the Netherlands as Geert Wilders’s Freedom Party becomes largest partyCongratulatory chorus from leaders of the European right, including Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Marine Le Pen in FranceThu Nov 23 2023 - 06:33
Netherlands go to the polls on Wednesday in an election that is too close to callAs the Dutch wait to see if they’ll have their first female prime minister, there’s been one jarring incident in the campaignTue Nov 21 2023 - 17:45
Netherlands election: Polls show far-right leader Geert Wilders could be kingmakerCentre-right VVD leads in polls that have three parties in contention to lead the next Dutch governmentSun Nov 19 2023 - 14:21
It’s too close to call as the Netherlands prepares to head to the pollsPolling suggests three main parties are neck and neck in first election in 13 years that won’t return Mark Rutte as prime ministerSun Nov 12 2023 - 14:00
One in 10 Dutch judges and prosecutors turned down high-profile case due to safety concernsOne-third of the threats reported by the professionals were linked to organised crime, primarily the Dutch drugs underworldWed Nov 01 2023 - 21:00
Dutch farmers’ protest party suffers embarrassment over neo-Nazi tweetsPromising candidate Jasper Rekers admitted sending 900 abusive tweets to politicians during the pandemicFri Oct 27 2023 - 16:32
Genocide talk in Netherlands cancelled over threatsYazidi survivor and Jewish speaker were to give an ‘eye witness’ talk based on them surviving two separate genocidesTue Oct 24 2023 - 18:21
Woman jailed for Isis membership later worked for Dutch refugee councilVoluntary role included access to personal and legal files despite previous convictionWed Oct 18 2023 - 21:00
Original membership card confirms former Dutch royal prince Bernhard’s Nazi Party linksFormer Dutch royal prince Bernhard's early Nazi links finally confirmed by party membership cardWed Oct 04 2023 - 18:17
Number of new HIV cases in Amsterdam falls by 90 per centCampaigners say reduction is ‘trending towards zero’Fri Sept 29 2023 - 16:14
Cyber attack on International Criminal Court sparks witness security concerns The court in The Hague issued warrant in March for arrest of Russian president Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in UkraineWed Sept 20 2023 - 18:49
Coffee shops in the Netherlands to source cannabis legally under pilot schemeScheme has proved to be a controversial topic in the run-up to the November general electionTue Sept 19 2023 - 16:41
‘Dutch Schindler’ receives Netherlands award 47 years after his deathDiplomat Jan Zwartendijk saved thousands of Lithuanian Jews from Nazi concentration campsFri Sept 15 2023 - 14:32
Netherlands: Two men convicted of lawyer’s murder are linked to further killingsLatest twist in Marengo gangland murder trial throws light on two killings in former Dutch colony of SurinameMon Sept 11 2023 - 19:07
Amsterdam is going downhill for cyclists, survey saysThe rise of e-bikes has deflated people in the Dutch capital who prefer to ride traditional bicyclesThu Sept 07 2023 - 16:43
Stay healthy in 2,500 or more easy steps: Dutch researchers recalibrate daily exercise needed While the more you walk the better it is, measurable positive results are obtained even at the lower levelFri Sept 01 2023 - 15:21
Suitability of Hoekstra as next EU climate commissioner continues to be questionedNomination of Dutch caretaker foreign minister for role by European Commission president came as a surprise given his criticism of sharing fiscal burdensWed Aug 30 2023 - 17:07
EU capitals shocked by proposal for new Dutch commissionerWopke Hoekstra is not known for his good-natured bridge-buildingSun Aug 27 2023 - 19:00
Supply of F-16s to Ukraine a hugely expensive test for Kyiv’s alliesThe fighter jets cannot hope to provide anything approaching air superiority for Ukraine, but have potential to form the basis of a relatively up-to-date battlefield deterrentSat Aug 12 2023 - 06:00
Hague Letter: All to play for as Van der Plas rules out interest in becoming prime minister Three parties remain neck-and-neck in the polls in advance of November’s election but leader of the farmers’ protest movement, the BBB, proves reluctant to take top jobMon Aug 07 2023 - 17:08
Dutch police struggling to cope with rash of drugs-related explosions Shootings being replaced by bombings because they are a cheaper option given the availability of youngsters eager to earn their gangland spursSun Jul 30 2023 - 19:12
Windows set to shut on Amsterdam’s red light districtAuthorities want to relocate most of the legal prostitution to a custom-built multi-storey ‘erotic centre’ in a less-congested area, but not everyone is on boardSat Jul 29 2023 - 06:00
Hague Letter: Public discourse has coarsened to undermine democracy and social cohesionCentrist leader of D66 party Sigrid Kaag stepped down after being called ‘a witch’ as opponents held vigils with blazing torches outside her home and at public meetingsTue Jul 25 2023 - 06:14
Who is the half-Irish woman leading a farmers’ party that has rocked politics in the Netherlands? BBB party claims government solutions to Dutch nitrogen problem is unfairly weighted against farmersSat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00
Dutch judge reprimanded over spreading conspiracy theories among judges hearing MH17 murder trialAll 283 passengers and 15 crew died when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down nine years agoWed Jul 12 2023 - 20:40
Dutch PM Mark Rutte to quit politics in wake of government’s collapseParliament listens in stunned silence as long-serving leader announces surprise decision to retireMon Jul 10 2023 - 17:31
Dutch PM Mark Rutte faces unknown challenge from farmer protest partyCoalition collapse over handling of immigration gives first national test to insurgentsSun Jul 09 2023 - 19:00
Dutch government collapses after ‘toxic’ row over immigration measuresPM Mark Rutte under pressure to lower immigrant numbers with asylum applications due to increase by 50% this yearFri Jul 07 2023 - 19:41
Netherlands to ban smartphones, tablets and smartwatches from classroomsAt heart of Dutch debate is desirability of government intervention in day-to-day running of schoolsThu Jul 06 2023 - 17:18
Dutch government to ban police officers from wearing religious symbols as part of uniforms in public‘Religious neutrality of the police should be explicit,’ according to minister for justice Dilan YesilgozThu Jun 29 2023 - 19:00
Dutch court decision to return Crimean treasures to Ukraine welcomed by ZelenskiyLegal battle over collection of artefacts on loan to Amsterdam museum when Crimean peninsula by Russia in 2014 has been going on for nine yearsMon Jun 12 2023 - 19:00
Calls for Dutch prime minister to resign over gas extraction controversyGovernment led by Mark Rutte allegedly proceeded with gas extraction in north Netherlands despite knowing earthquakes were likely to resultThu Jun 08 2023 - 19:22
Lawyer representing defendent in gangland murder trial released from Dutch jailInez Weski still faces charges of participation in a criminal organisationFri Jun 02 2023 - 17:03
Hundreds of minors missing from Dutch refugee centresMore than 1,800 children left in search of family or abducted by criminal gangs or sex traffickers in past six yearsMon May 29 2023 - 17:47
Amsterdam makes it illegal to smoke cannabis outdoorsTourists and residents flouting the ban in public spaces will face fines of €100Thu May 25 2023 - 16:06
Where is Omar al-Bashir, the former Sudanese dictator wanted for war crimes? The former president has been a fugitive from the International Criminal Court since 2009Thu May 25 2023 - 05:00
Dutch windfarms will slow down blades to permit safe passage of migrating birdsComplex modelling and ecologically responsible wind generation aim to avoid blade slaughter of up 50,000 birds annuallyTue May 16 2023 - 19:00
Interpol revives separate murder investigations of 22 women Dutch, German and Belgian police publish confidential details in effort to solve crimes spanning 50-year periodFri May 12 2023 - 13:00
Netherlands TV presenter recalled from Russia over safety concerns Tighter censorship by security services producing increasingly difficult situation in which to work, says channel’s news bossTue May 09 2023 - 17:37
Prosecution of Putin for war on Ukraine will require hybrid tribunal of The Hague Zelenskiy claims invasion should be seen as ‘primary offence’ committed by MoscowMon May 08 2023 - 17:07
Prevailing Dutch wind suggests it’s time for royal family to stop reigningPrince Harry may find the Dutch royal family admirably modern, but more and more people in the Netherlands think their monarchy belongs to a bygone eraFri May 05 2023 - 05:00
International Criminal Court signs working agreement with Europol, the EU-wide policing agencySouth Africa appears to threaten to withdraw its support for the court because of its decision to issue arrest warrants for Putin last monthSun Apr 30 2023 - 15:24
Netherlands’ Moroccan mafia murder trial stalls after top lawyer for defendant arrestedInez Weski held ‘on suspicion of participating in a criminal organisation’ while home and office searched by policeMon Apr 24 2023 - 17:10
Dutch envoy to Ukraine resigns over pro-Russia commentsRon van Dartel, a veteran diplomat, quoted as saying: ‘Ukrainians are Russians as well. We should not forget this’Fri Apr 21 2023 - 13:35
France and the Netherlands strike far-reaching new business dealAt the heart of the pact are semiconductors, the electronic circuits that drive modernityMon Apr 17 2023 - 00:00
Dutch conspiracy theorist jailed for inciting violence and threatening eminent virologist Micha Kat, who was extradited from Northern Ireland, called for kidnap and referred to judges as ‘targets’Wed Apr 12 2023 - 19:00
Boom time for arms manufacturers as Nato’s EU members boost military capabilityLockheed Martin and Elbit Systems among companies benefitting from Dutch, Danish and potentially German reinforcementMon Apr 10 2023 - 15:03
