Netherlands

Netherlands cuts speed limit to curb emissions

The Dutch government will reduce its national speed limit as part of a package of controversial measures to cut emissions that have sparked mass protests from the country’s farmers. Mark…

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Air Europa apologises after pilot ‘accidentally’ triggered hijack alert UPDATED

UPDATED: Air Europa has apologised after one of its pilots triggered a major security alert at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. A large number of security and emergency services personnel were deployed…

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Ten EU member states declare readiness to block arms export to Turkey

Italy is ready to block arms exports to Turkey because of its Syrian intervention, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday. NewEurope reports that Italy is the biggest EU…

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Dutch coalition government lost its majority

The Dutch coalition government on Monday lost its majority in parliament when an MP who had been expelled from Prime Minister Mark Rutte's party said he would sit as an…

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Fernando Ricksen, former Netherlands’ footballer dies at 43 after battle with ALS

Fernando Ricksen has died aged 43 after a battle with motor neurone disease, his former club Rangers have announced. A statement read: "Rangers is deeply saddened to announce that former…

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Three killed in shooting in Dutch city of Dordrecht

Three people have been killed in the Dutch city of Dordrecht, police said on Monday. Officers have not confirmed local media reports that three people were killed in the city…

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FDI in Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Ireland, Switzerland and British territories fuelled by multinational corporate tax avoidance – Research

40% of the world’s stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) is “phantom” capital, designed to minimise companies’ tax liabilities rather than financing productive activity, according to research. The Financial Times…

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Netherlands : Trial seeks to determine legal framework on euthanasia in dementia patients

A landmark euthanasia trial in the Netherlands is trying to find an answer on what to do with dementia patients who may have previously stated their wish to die under…

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French and Dutch seem to block Albania’s EU accession talks – Ambassador

Albania is at the "end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end" of its accession to the European Union, the bloc's ambassador to Albania has said and reported…

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Nightclub balcony falls, killing two South Koreans and injuring aquatic athletes from the US, New Zealand, Netherlands, Italy and Brazil

Two South Koreans have died and several others, including athletes attending the world aquatic championships, have been injured after a structure collapsed in a nightclub in the city of Gwangju…

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Thousands still stuck at Schiphol airport as problems persist into Thursday

Thousands of passengers were left with few options at Schiphol Airport as hundreds of inbound and outbound flights were cancelled or faced hours-long delays. "The situation is not expected to…

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USA beats Netherlands to win its fourth women’s World Cup

The USA beat the Netherlands to secure the retention of the World Champions Title in the Women's World Cup Final. Rapinoe opened the score in the 60th minute (Penalty), with…

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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 making it an obligation. The plan has a…

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Netherlands launches investigation after network outage knocked down emergency service number for several hours

Dutch Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus on Tuesday said the government will launch an investigation into how an outage at telecom Royal KPN knocked out the national emergency service number for…

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Corporate Dispatch Be Informed Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the headlines of the stories reviewed and worked on by our editorial team. Iran executes former Defence ministry employee suspected with spying for US…

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“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 an email sent to the relatives of…

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EU-wide operation against counterfeit products, Law enforcement agencies in Malta involved in the operation

More than 4.7 million counterfeit products seized, over 16 400 social media accounts suspended and 3 300 websites closed in the EU-wide operation Aphrodite II against trafficking of counterfeit goods.…

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Portugal win first UEFA Nations League

Portugal have added the UEFA Nations League crown to their UEFA EURO 2016 triumph after Gonçalo Guedes's second-half strike downed the Netherlands. Via UEFA

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Photo Story : Farewell Rocket Man

British singer-sonwriter Elton John performs on stage at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 08 June 2019, as part of his 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' Tour. EPA-EFE/FERRY DAMMAN

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15% of Dutch children don’t play outside

Research by the Dutch campaign group Jantje Beton showed that in the Netherlands around 15% of children never play outside. In 50% of cases the reason given for children…

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Netherlands beat England in Extra Time to reach Portugal in Nations League Final

Two goals in the Extra Time helped the Netherlands beat England to reach the final of the UEFA Nations League. The 90 minutes ended 1 - 1. Rashford scored the…

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“I breathe but no longer live” – Teenager who was raped by two men last post, before dying of legal euthanasia due to ‘unbearable suffering’ (UPDATED)

UPDATE - A severely ill Dutch girl widely reported by international media as having been “legally euthanised” in a clinic in the Netherlands died at home, apparently after voluntarily refusing to…

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Corporate Dispatch End of Day News Roundup

At least 18 people were injured on a residential street in Kawasaki. Two of them are dead, an elementary school girl and a 39-year-old man. A suspect, a man…

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European Elections: Farage’s party on course to come first in UK, Dutch Labor Party unexpected winner in the Netherlands

As the UK and the Netherlands voted in the European Parliament elections on Thursday, exit polls gave the first indication of how the vote went. The Brexit Party of Nigel…

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European Elections : Polls close in UK and Netherlands

Polls have closed in the Netherlands and the UK on Thursday. EU nationals residing in the UK complained that they were "denied a vote" after they were turned away from…

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Dutch soldiers end UN stabilisation mission in Mali

Soldiers arrive at Eindhoven Air Base in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 17 May 2019. The last Dutch operational unit is back from Mali. The 80 soldiers have contributed five months to…

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Germany, France and The Netherlands declare that they won’t follow the USA in blocking Huawei

Germany, France and the Netherlands have said they will not block Huawei from participating in the expansion of national 5G networks. The US fears that China could use Huawei equipment…

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Eurovision Contest predictions – According to Google Malta and the Netherlands top the charts

Google has dug up search data from across the competing countries, giving it a good idea of where the most votes might go, The Sun reports. Google has examined searches…

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The Netherlands warns about travel to Turkey

The Dutch foreign ministry has warned holidaymakers heading to Turkey that their phones and other electronic apparatus can be confiscated if officials think there may be a connection to organisations…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review

Good morning Your morning briefing brings you a review of the latest news headlines from Malta, Europe and around the world. For more details click on the headlines. …

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Eight European countries with ambitious strategy to tackle climate change

Eight European countries - France, Belgium, Denmark, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden - have called for an ambitious strategy to tackle climate change – and to spend a…

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King’s Day celebrated in the Netherlands

People across the Netherlands took to the streets Friday night and Saturday to celebrate King Willem-Alexander's birthday. By 4 p.m. on Saturday, only a handful of atypical arrests were announced…

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Madrid fake bomb scare triggers evacuation of skyscraper housing British, Australian, Dutch and Canadian embassies

Spanish police said a skyscraper in northern Madrid had been evacuated over a false bomb threat. The 57-story building houses the British, Australian, Dutch and Canadian embassies. DW reports that…

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Photostory: ‘Energy Observer’ arrives in Amsterdam

'Energy Observer', the hydrogen and solar powered self-fueling catamaran, Friday arrived in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Amsterdam is one of Energy Observer's planned 101 ports of call on its trip around…

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Amsterdam continues in it’s efforts to stem mass tourism

Amsterdam is going to ban guided tours of its red-light district as part of an effort to limit impact of mass tourism on the historic city centre, and because “they…

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Dutch telecoms giant KPN to link up with Huawei for 5G

Dutch telecoms group KPN is on the verge of signing a contract with China’s Huawei to roll out its 5G service. Dutch business broadcaster RTL Z reported that the agreement…

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Dutch police arrest second man on suspicion of involvement in Utrecht tram shooting

Dutch police say they have arrested another man on suspicion of involvement in the deadly tram shooting in Utrecht. Police said in a statement late Tuesday that the 40-year-old man…

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Amsterdam set to ban rental of new-build houses to combat spiralling house prices

Amsterdam has drawn up plans to ban the rental of new-build homes on city land, as part of a spate of policies to combat spiralling house prices, housing shortages and…

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UPDATED: Three people killed nine wounded after shooting on tram in Utrecht

Updated: The police, arrested the person suspected with the Utrecht killings. Earlier, in comments about the developments in Utrecht, Dutch PM Mark Rutte did not repeat earlier comments by counter-terrorism…

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Photo Story – Dutch Princess Beatrix participates in national voluntary event

Dutch Princess Beatrix helps cleaning music instruments at the Instrument depot Foundation Leerorkest in Huizen, The Netherlands, 15 March 2019. Members of the Dutch royal family took part in the…

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Nationalities of people on board crashed Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max announced

The Ethiopian Airlines CEO and Kenya’s transport minister say Canadians, Chinese, Americans and others are among the many nationalities among the victims of Sunday morning’s deadly plane crash after takeoff…

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Dutch government to recognise Gaza Strip and West Bank as birthplaces for Palestinians

The Dutch government has announced it will begin recognising the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as official birthplaces for Palestinians who were born in the country after the…

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Dutch health officials take measures to ensure critical drugs supplied by Britain are still supplied in case of no-Deal Brexit

Dutch health officials are rushing to ensure “critical” drugs supplied by Britain are still available if the UK crashes out of the European Union without a deal next month. The…

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Police shoot one dead in gunfight outside Dutch Central Bank in Amsterdam

Dutch police have shot a man during a reported gunfight outside the country's central bank in Amsterdam. The man was left motionless on the ground following an exchange of fire…

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Deal reached brings end to saga of 49 people stranded off Maltese shores

An agreement on a deal has been reached which will bring to end the saga of a group of 49 long-suffering migrants disembarking in Malta from two NGO rescue ships…

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Documents show how Google uses Dutch shell company to move funds to Bermuda to reduce tax bill

Google moved €19.9bn ($22.7bn) through a Dutch shell company to Bermuda in 2017, as part of an arrangement that allows it to reduce its foreign tax bill, according to documents filed at…

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Dutch pensioner starts legal battle to change age to go on Tinder

A Dutch pensioner has started a legal battle to legally change his age and boost his dating prospects. Emile Ratelband, 69, wants to shift his birthday from 11 March 1949 to…

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Queen Elizabeth II speaks publicly about Brexit for first time

Queen Elizabeth II has spoken publicly about Brexit for the first time, telling the King of the Netherlands that "as we look toward a new partnership with Europe" the values…

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Former Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok dies at 80

Wim Kok, a former Dutch prime minister who helped forge the country’s famed consensus-based politics and oversaw the pioneering legalisation of euthanasia and gay marriage, has died of heart failure…

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Following Dutch and British accusations the US levels charges against seven Russian spy agents in view of cyber plots across the globe

Russian spies have been accused of involvement in a series of cyber plots across the globe, leading the US to level charges against seven agents. The BBC reported that the…

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Netherlands expelled four Russians over cyber attack plot targeting chemical weapons watchdog

Dutch security services expelled four Russians in April over a plot targeting the global chemical weapons watchdog, officials said. Dutch authorities disrupted an attempt in April by Russian intelligence agents…

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Luxembourg and Netherlands urge caution on banks’ supervision against money laundering

Luxembourg and the Netherlands are among European Union states that in closed-door meetings urged caution in beefing up the bloc's supervision of banks against money laundering, an EU official familiar…

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Dutch anti-Islam politician Wilders and perceived insults to Islam in Netherlands cited as motivation for Amsterdam stabbings

A man who stabbed two American tourists at Amsterdam's central station last week named Dutch, anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders during police questioning and said he was motivated by perceived insults…

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