EU gets formal request from right-wing Netherlands coalition to opt out from rules on migration and asylum
Spokeswoman for European Commission says opt-out only possible if there are changes to recently agreed EU immigration pact
Spokeswoman for European Commission says opt-out only possible if there are changes to recently agreed EU immigration pact
Public losing confidence as party leaders step back amid chaotic prime ministerial appointment process
Far-right leader living under round-the-clock police protection for 20 years because of anti-Islam views and campaign to ban the Koran
Coalition agreement includes possibility of making law to allow country to temporarily stop accepting refugees
Population of the country has hit 18m, according to the Central Statistics Bureau, which calculated that immigrants account for 16% of that figure
Theory claims leftist ‘elite’ are replacing white population with non-western immigrants
Police estimate at least 800 houses have been bought through a drug dealer-turned-estate agent, but admit this figure is probably just ‘the tip of the iceberg’
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 case: Moscow refuses to extradite men convicted of killing 298 people
Researchers have developed a predictive model to anticipate progression of disease
Big reduction in cocaine attributed to better co-operation with customs and police counterparts in Latin America
Television: Curly-haired Dutchman Jonathan Jacob Meijer is thought to have fathered some 1,100 children
Asylum committee chair says Geert Wilders’s Freedom Party is ‘inherently undemocratic’
Outgoing Dutch prime minister succeeds Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg as head of western military alliance
Dutchman faces a formidable to-do list, with Russia, China and perhaps Donald Trump requiring careful attention
Outgoing Dutch PM must secure unanimous support from all 32 members of military alliance to succeed Jens Stoltenberg
Investigative reporter Peter R de Vries was shot on a busy street in Amsterdam
Immigration and healthcare the dominant themes as voters turn out in highest numbers for EU election since 1989
Far-right parties projected to make sizable gains but mainstream groups remain on course to win solid majority
Biomass Heating Solutions bought heat exchange systems from Geurts International BV
Senior civil servant was previously director general of the intelligence agency
The new coalition is led by the radical right party of anti-Islamist firebrand Gerd Wilder
Tensions between parties over failure to name a prime minister to replace Mark Rutte
While renting in Dublin city centre, housing rights researcher Emma Nic Shuibhne was confronted daily with Ireland’s housing crisis
Key policy plank of the four-party government is to halve the number of people coming to the country to work, according to a source
Immigration remains among most contentious issues in coalition talks between VVD and other right-leaning parties
Fake site was rapidly taken down and no more than 50-plus people apparently fell victim to the scam
Parker (72) was jailed for 3½ years for applying for passports in the names of two dead babies, but never offered any hint of why he was using fake identities
New Spanish arrest warrant has been issued for Dutch gang boss Karim Bouyakhrichan, but affair is said to have ‘enraged not just the Policia Nacional, but also the Dutch security services’
The victims were part of a 17-person ski touring group that was on an ascent with four Austrian guides
Swiss authorities ‘did not act in time to come up with a good enough strategy to cut emissions’
Thunberg put in large bus by local police along with other protesters who tried to block major highway
Planet Business: FTSE 100 crosses 8,000 again, Alex Kroes is suspended at Ajax and Taylor Swift becomes a billionaire
Oil giant says 2021 ruling ‘went too far’ and stresses the importance of fossil fuels
Suspect was previously known to authorities but no indication of terror motive, police say
Geert Wilders predicted to win 25% of vote on June 6th
Netherlands survey identifies Klaas Dijkhoff and Kim Putters as popular choices for role of prime minister after all four party leaders agreed last week to forgo the top job in a new cabinet
Far-right Freedom party finished first in elections late last year but well short of a majority in the 150-seat parliament
App-based system, expected to start on a voluntary basis next year, will impose limits in areas such as school zones
Dignitaries due to open new Holocaust museum in Amsterdam on Sunday
Ridouan Taghi convicted of six gangland killings and four counts of attempted murder
Resignation of caretaker prime minister would increase political uncertainty in the Netherlands
NSC decision to withdraw from new round of talks to form a government in the Netherlands reduces the options for Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders
A narrator attempts to explain his manipulative relationship with a far-too-young girl
Andreas Dries van Agt, who died by euthanasia, served on European Delegation to Israel and Palestine alongside Michael D Higgins
Anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders won quarter of votes in recent election but needs other parties to form cabinet
Geert Wilders's options for government narrow as New Social Contract leader Pieter Omtzigt withdraws from talks
One of four parties in the talks pulls out over ‘extremely shocking’ public finances
First-time ‘assassins’ are typically men with an average age of 29 and an average of 27 crimes on their records before their first targeted killing
World court hears Israel must ensure the preservation of evidence of alleged genocide
High-profile TV presenter Peter R de Vries was shot in the head in Dutch capital in July 2021
Almost half of 342 regions have done nothing to provide accommodation for refugees in over a decade
Kite Entertainment has optioned the Dutch format and is in talks with RTÉ about making the show in Ireland
In order for South Africa to prove genocidal intent, it must satisfy the court that the Israeli state committed acts ‘with intent to destroy, in whole or in part,’ the Palestinian people
Advisory body had warned draft legislation would deprive Muslims of right to fundamental freedoms
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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