Netherlands
Dutch PM unable to visit dying mother in line with coronavirus restrictions against visiting care homes
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was unable to visit his dying mother in her final weeks because he obeyed coronavirus restrictions against…
Netherlands will support loans from EU funds for short-term medical costs but not economic-recovery measures
The Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra said the Dutch government supports easy loans from a European fund for governments to cover short-term…
Dutch PM appoints opposition MP as country’s new health minister to combat Covid-19 spread
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has appointed an opposition MP as the country’s new health minister to help combat the spread of…
Dutch Health Minister resigns after collapse in Parliament
Dutch health minister Bruno Bruins, who is responsible for tackling coronavirus, has resigned. Bruins collapsed in parliament on Wednesday night during a…
Netherlands’ PM excludes a total national lockdown
Government measures prompted by the coronavirus pandemic are "unprecedented in peacetime," says Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte Monday, but he vowed not…
814 infected in Netherlands, deaths now are 10
The number of deaths in people with the coronavirus in the Netherlands has doubled to 10. The number of infections rose to…
Letter bombs explode in two Netherland’s post offices
Letter bombs have gone off at company office in Amsterdam’s Sloterdijk business estate and at a post sorting office in Kerkrade, police…
Dutch police considering charges against far-right politician over racist tweet
The Dutch police said on Monday it was considering whether to press charges against far-right politician Thierry Baudet over a tweet suggesting…