the Netherlands

Over 300 potential victims of labour exploitation in the agricultural sector identified in pan-European action

Between 16 and 20 September 2019, Europol supported the first Europe-wide Joint Action Days against human trafficking for labour exploitation focusing specifically on the agricultural sector. The operation, led by…

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The Hague readies for Dutch farmers protest

The Dutch national defence helps the municipality of The Hague with the closure of roads, as one of the measures ahead of a farmers' protest in The Hague, the Netherlands.…

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Family found living in cellar in the Netherlands for years

A drone photo of the farm, where a man and six children had been living in the cellar, In Ruinerwold, The Netherlands. The family lived in the cellar for years…

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Listeria scare in the Netherlands

Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo is recalling 135 different types of pre-packed cold meat ranging from salami to ham because of a listeria scare. Listeria may have been found in one…

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Legal petition urges ICC to investigate Khashoggi murder

The Saudi human rights activist Yahya Assiri unveils a new street sign for the Saudi Arabian embassy, in The Hague, the Netherlands. Amnesty International is renaming the street ‘Jamal Khashoggi…

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Dutch bank ABN Amro subject to money laundering investigation

Dutch bank ABN Amro has been placed under investigation by Dutch prosecutors relating over suspected money laundering, it said today. Prosecutors said they believe that ABN Amro reported suspicious transactions…

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U.S., Allies, Remember Operation Market Garden

Paratroopers jump out of an original C-47 Dakota during the commemoration of Operation Market Garden 75 years ago, in Groesbeek, the Netherlands, 18 September 2019. They jumped down over Groesbeek,…

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Photo Story: The restoration of the Dutch Royal Golden Coach

Parts of the Dutch Royal Golden Coach are maintained at the Royal Stables in The Hague, the Netherlands. Works are progressing so the coach will be completely restored, which is…

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Commonwealth war cemetery in Netherlands daubed with graffiti and swastikas

Dutch police are investigating the act of vandalism in which unknown attackers daubed the war memorial graves, walls and the chapel with graffiti at the British and Commonwealth WWII war…

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Dutch drinking water supply at risk

According to media reports in the Netherlands, research by the Dutch KWR Institute for the drinking water sector in the Netherlands, shows that the quality of our sources for drinking…

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Schiphol hit by delays and cancellations due to KLM ground crews strike

More than 40 flights were delayed, and a dozen cancelled at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Wednesday, as KLM ground crews went on strike. A spokesman for KLM, a subsidiary of…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Vierhouten, The Netherlands

An aerial photo taken with a drone shows a heather in bloom at Veluwe nature reserve in Vierhouten, The Netherlands. Usually greenish-brown heather fields in the Veluwe nature reserve have…

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Haarlem in the Netherlands to tackle over-tourism

Haarlem is taking action to stop the city becoming a victim of its own success as a tourist destination, by focusing on ‘quality visitors’ and making sure the wishes of…

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Marijuana legalisation has not removed crime: Dutch police lecturer

Canada’s decision to legalise cannabis has not resulted in removing organised crime from the chain, a Dutch police academic warned Police Academy lecturer Pieter Tops, who visited Canada as part…

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Gas is on its way out in Dutch kitchens

Dutch research by environmental lobby group Natuur en Milieu announced that the use of gas is on its way out in Dutch kitchens. Last year, gas hobs accounted for just…

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Nearly 10,000 sign up for Dutch Brexit beach party

Nearly 10,000 people have said so far they will be going to a Brexit beach party at the Dutch seaside resort of Wijk aan Zee on October 31 to wave…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Scheveningen, the Netherlands

An image taken with a drone shows beach umbrellas and deck chairs as beachgoers enjoy the hot weather in Scheveningen, the Netherlands. Photo: EPA-EFE/SEM VAN DER WAL

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Gambling site Bwin fined €350,000 by Dutch regulators

The Dutch gambling authority Ksa imposed a fine of 350 thousand euros on the company behind gambling site Bwin.com, because the site offered gambling services and sports betting to Dutch…

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Photo Story: New home for Konik horses

One of the first 50 konik horses are transported from the nature reserve of Oostvaardersplassen in Lelystad, the Netherlands to a nature reserve in Belarus,. A total of 150 konik…

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Photo Story: The Road Cycling European Championships

The Dutch rider Yara Kastelijn in action during the women's time trial under 23 at the European Cycling Championships in Alkmaar, the Netherlands, on the 08 August 2019. Ellen van…

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Photo Story: Facial coverings banned in the Netherlands

A niqab veiled woman pulls her shopping bag along a street in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Facial coverings will be banned in the Netherlands, from public transport, schools, hospitals and government buildings…

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Photo Story: Traditional Skutsjesilen competition on the lakes of Friesland

An aerial view of vessels participating in the traditional Skutsjesilen competition on a lake in Earnewald, Friesland, The Netherlands. For two weeks, 14 traditional Frisian flat-bottomed boats compete against each…

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Dutch Supreme Court rules Netherlands partially responsible for Srebrenica deaths

The Dutch Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Netherlands is partially responsible for the July 1995 deaths of 300 Muslims in Srebrenica. Relatives of the victims first sued the…

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Location of US nuclear weapons in Europe accidentally revealed

A recently released - and subsequently deleted - document published by a NATO-affiliated body confirmed a long-held open secret: U.S. nuclear weapons are being stored in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the…

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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 May. The cities are Rotterdam, Utrecht, Maastricht, Arnhem…

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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. Rembrandt van Rijn's world-famous masterpiece…

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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 would be the most radical revamp of…

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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 special commission to vet which events can…

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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 mission to Syria. The newspaper quoted the…

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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 the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested…

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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 homes or cultural centres, according to research…

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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, in 2017 and 2018, were being investigated for…

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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 becomes legal in 2021. The companies are both…

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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 four persons with murder. The Dutch-led Joint Investigation…

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First woman to receive the highest rank in the Dutch Navy

Captain Jeanette Morang today will be promoted to Commodore. Morang is the first woman to receive the highest rank in the Dutch Navy. The Dutch Armed Forces and the Dutch…

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Severe storms continue to pummel the Netherlands and Belgium

The Netherlands suffered a second night of severe storms that brought down trees and disrupted traffic as strong winds and heavy rain battered most of the country. The KNMI weather…

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Vatican mourns Dutch teenager’s ‘euthanasia’ death

The Vatican on Wednesday mourned the death of Noa Pothoven, a 17-year-old girl from the Netherlands who reportedly ended her life via legal euthanasia on Sunday - although it was…

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Amsterdam gives preference to young over profit in housing allocation

Amsterdam council has published new rules for allocating housing in the city. Rules which include a quota for bed and breakfasts and giving priority for social housing to youngsters, nurses…

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Hells Angels bikers banned in the Netherlands

The Hells Angels biker club has been banned in the Netherlands because of its culture of violence. A court in Utrecht ruled that the group was a danger to public…

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Travelers warned about Dutch railway strike

Dutch railway company NS advised travelers to avoid the train service on Tuesday as a nationwide transport strike is set to take place. NS said at the most on…

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Anger as EU citizens denied a vote in UK and the Netherlands, Voting start in Czech Republic and Ireland

As the European Parliament elections closed Thursday in the UK and the Netherlands, hundreds of EU citizens trying to cast their vote in the two countries complained being turned…

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More stringent measures for good behaviour in Dutch armed forces

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has written to a handful of soldiers who are also members of biker gangs to inform them that their certificates of good behaviour are being…

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The European Parliament Elections: Voting gets underway in the UK and the Netherlands

Voting has opened in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands for the European Parliament elections. The first two countries to vote in a process that ends on Sunday. Seventy-three members,…

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Multi-million euro cryptocurrency laundering service Bestmixer.io taken down

The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), in close cooperation with Europol and the authorities in Luxembourg, clamped down on one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency mixing service…

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Applications from Dutch cities flood in to host the Eurovision

Dutch cities began jostling for the right to stage next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Applications from towns and cities across the Netherlands begun flooding in in the 24 hours after…

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Germany and the Netherlands suspend military training in Iraq

Germany and the Netherlands are suspending military training operations in Iraq due to increasing regional tensions and an unspecified threat. The Germany Defence Ministry said it has no indications of its…

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Amsterdam continues drive to curb nuisance from mass tourism…steps against guided tours in Red Light District

The Amsterdam city council approved a ban on guided tours in the Red Light District. The ban will be implemented on January 1st. From January 1st all tour guides…

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Photo story: Mother’s Day with a cause

A couple takes selfies with a cloud of flowers made by the stylist Sarah Dikker on the occasion of Mother’s Day, in Utrecht, The Netherlands. This Mother's Day campaign raises…

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The Netherlands to ban groups of chemical ingredients in fight against designer drugs

Dutch authorities are to amend opium laws to stop designer drug makers from switching ingredients to avoid their products being classed as illegal. Junior health minister Paul Blokhuis was quoted…

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Dutch coalition parties say Huawei must be kept out of 5G network

MPs from two of the four Dutch coalition parties - Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA) and Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) - have said they do not want Chinese telecoms company…

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Finnish police deal big blow to cocaine trafficking ring

Finnish police said they have cracked a large cocaine ring in the Tampere region which imported 13 kilos of cocaine from the Netherlands to Finland in 2017-2018 and involved dozens…

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Apple in Dutch antitrust spotlight

Apple, already the subject of EU antitrust scrutiny, became the target of a Dutch investigation for allegedly favouring its own apps on its popular App Store. The Netherlands Authority for…

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More companies leaving the UK for the Netherlands

As a consequence of Brexit, more companies are leaving the UK and looking to settle in the Netherlands. The companies want to move to the European continent so that they…

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Dutch youths want visiting a prostitute to be made illegal

A petition is to be handed into the Dutch parliament demanding that visiting a prostitute be made illegal. Some 42,000 young people have added their signatures, which means the issue…

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Joint European police action against Albanian drugs traffickers

Police in five European countries carried out a huge strike against a gang of Albanian drugs traffickers, making 67 arrests. A total of about 650 police officers in Belgium, the…

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