The Netherlands
Rotterdam favourite to stage next year’s Eurovision
Five Dutch cities have applied to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in the Netherlands following Duncan Laurence’s victory with Arcade in…
Photo Story: The Restoration of the Night Watch
Restorers working on a restoration of the Night Watch behind a glass wall in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 08 July 2019.…
The Netherlands mulling making it a crime to rescue migrants at sea
Government Coalition party the VVD has proposed to make it a crime to rescue migrants from drowning at sea, despite international treaties…
Plans to overhaul Amsterdam’s red-light district
Femke Halsema, Amsterdam’s new mayor, announced plans to overhaul the city’s red-light district in a bid to protect sex workers. In what…
Amsterdam having second thoughts about various festivals in the city
Amsterdam city council is taking a critical look at the effect of festivals on the city and plans to set up a…
U.S. wants the Netherlands to supply ground support in Syria
The Dutch newspaper Volkskrant reported that the United States asked the Netherlands to supply ground military resources as part of a new…
Arrests in the UK and Netherlands in €24 million cryptocurrency theft
The UK’s South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit (SW RCCU) in a joint operation with the Dutch police (Politie), Europol, Eurojust and…
One in five churches in the Netherlands are no longer used for religious purposes
One in five churches in the Netherlands are no longer used as a place of worship and most have been turned into…
The Netherlands opens investigation into three euthanasia cases
Three euthanasia cases involving women with psychiatric conditions and dementia are under investigation in the Netherlands. Dutch prosecutors confirmed that the deaths,…
Over 100 firms the Netherlands line up to offer online gambling
A total 125 companies have informed the Dutch gambling regulator they are interested in a licence to offer online gambling once it…
UPDATED : Four charged with murder over downing of MH 17
Investigators probing the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine in which 298 people died in 2014 are to charge…
“New developments” in MH17 investigation
There are "new developments" in the investigation into the downing of flight MH17, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) said on Friday in…