Nightclub hostage standoff in Dutch town ends with arrest of man
Suspect known to authorities and no indication of terrorist motive, police say after nine-hour incident in Ede A nine-hour hostage incident at a nightclub in...
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Amsterdam to mark role of tram system in transportation of Jews to death camps
Documentary on deportation of 48,000 Jewish Amsterdammers during Holocaust prompts city to act On 8 August 1944, an Amsterdam tram took Anne Frank from Weteringschans...
Europe’s champion sitters: Even the sporty Dutch are falling victim to ‘chair-use disorder’
Long hours spent at desks and sofas leads to 21,000 deaths a year in the Netherlands from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer The Dutch are...
Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure
Blockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark Climate activists in four countries are...
‘Would you like to explore with a spliff?’: Amsterdam tries to deter troublesome visitors with quiz
It is city’s latest attempt to clamp down on nuisance tourism after ‘stay away’ campaign and ban on smoking cannabis in the centre Over the...
Geert Wilders gives up hope of being Dutch PM due to lack of support
Leader of far-right Freedom party, which came first in election last year, was unable to get all partners in a potential coalition onboard Geert Wilders,...
Dutch ministers trying to stop tech firm ASML moving abroad over foreign labour fears
Prime minister will reportedly meet CEO of semiconductor equipment maker ASML, which has warned against anti-migrant stance The Dutch government is scrambling to ensure that...
UK a ‘tax haven’ for polluting SUVs, says green thinktank
First-year vehicle excise duty is a fraction of that in countries such as France and the Netherlands Low taxation on petrol SUVs in the UK...
Rotterdam mayor calls for end to lax stance on middle-class drug use
Europe has been ‘negligent,’ as an acceptance of cocaine and cannabis leads to corruption, violence, and misery, says Aboutaleb The mayor of a city on...
Geert Wilders’ hopes of becoming Dutch PM dim after centrist party quits talks
NSC’s Pieter Omtzigt said to be shocked by public finances as he abandons talks to form coalition under far-right leader Geert Wilders’ chances of forming...
