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Dutch Government Proposes Strict 20M Population Cap by 2050 Amid Immigration Crackdown
The proposals would involve a move away from mass immigration and encourage longer hours and later retirement for the indigenous Dutch.
Terror Attack Warning For Travellers Heading To Netherlands For Upcoming Holidays
The Netherlands is one of the most visited countries among UK travellers.
Amsterdam To Implement Highest Tourist Tax In Europe, Way More Than Paris, Barcelona
Amsterdam is one of the most visited European cities by tourists from across the globe.
Amsterdam Successfully Drives Away British Tourists Following 'Stay Away' Campaign
Amsterdam is one of the most popular tourist destinations among UK travellers.
Latest travel news from Amsterdam could leave tourists disappointed
Amsterdam is one of the most popular holiday destinations across Europe.
How to get a refund for cancelled flights in Europe caused by summer storm
The red code has been declared in three provinces as the Netherlands has been struck with its worst summer storm.
Britain joins forces with international partners to provide air defence support to Ukraine
Britain, the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands are committed to supplying Ukraine with "short and medium-range air defence missiles" to bolster resistance against Russia.
France survive Ireland scare, Netherlands ease past Gibraltar
France held on to beat Ireland 1-0 in Dublin on Monday to win their second Euro 2024 qualifier, while the Netherlands eased past Gibraltar 3-0.
World War II map sparks hunt for Nazi treasure in the Netherlands
The National Archives of the Netherlands recently released an 80-year-old map that reportedly pinpoints the location of a Nazi loot.
Dutch PM Rutte expected to apologise for slavery and its consequences
Prime Minister Mark Rutte is due to deliver a speech on Monday in which he is expected to apologise for the Netherlands' historical role in slavery and its consequences into the present day.
Dutch expected to apologise for 250 years of slavery
The Dutch funded their "Golden Age" of empire and culture in the 16th and 17th centuries by shipping around 600,000 Africans as part of the slave trade
Cash crops: Dutch use bitcoin mining to grow tulips
The Netherlands is the world's biggest tulip producer and also the second biggest agricultural exporter overall after the United States, with much grown in greenhouses.
England and Netherlands arrive in Qatar as Infantino calls for focus on football
England and the Netherlands will be the first World Cup heavyweights to arrive in Qatar on Tuesday as FIFA President Gianni Infantino again urged teams to focus on the football.
Dutch agree to back Italian tax probe into Booking.com
Two former finance chiefs at travel website Booking.com are set to be questioned after Dutch authorities agreed to cooperate with Italian prosecutors on a tax investigation, the Dutch prosecutors office confirmed to Reuters.
Netherlands bans UK conspiracy theorist David Icke from EU for 2 years
The Dutch government has banned British conspiracy theorist David Icke from the Netherlands and the entire Schengen area of the European Union for two years over fears his presence could "disturb public order."
China has 'unofficial' secret police stations in Europe to hunt down dissidents: Report
China has been accused of setting up more than 50 unofficial police "offices" in several countries across Europe to clamp down on its dissidents.
Netherlands must bring asylum centres up to EU standard, court says
A Dutch court on Thursday ordered the government to bring conditions in Dutch emergency asylum centres up to European Union standards and said vulnerable refugees should no longer be housed there.
No tulips from Amsterdam? Gas crisis hits Dutch greenhouses
Greenhouse owner Pieter Wijnen would like to focus on growing vegetables, but since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, his life has revolved around gas and electricity prices rather than his red and yellow bell peppers or mini cucumbers.
Dutch PM 'ashamed' of asylum failings as MSF steps in
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said he was "ashamed" of problems at the country's centre for processing asylum requests as humanitarian group Medecins sans Frontieres sent in a team to assist with migrants' medical needs.
Deliveroo says losses grow, to exit Netherlands
Deliveroo, the international delivery food app, announced Wednesday a big increase in losses as investment costs ate into rising revenues.
Stolen relic containing 'Blood of Christ' recovered by Dutch detective
A Dutch detective has been able to recover the stolen ornate golden artefact that is said to contain drops of Jesus's blood.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry reunite with Queen amid alleged royal row
The visit to Her Majesty marked the first time the Duchess of Sussex returned to the U.K. since Megxit in 2020.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle brace for royal snub in the Netherlands
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be in The Hague for the Invictus Games from April 16 to 22.
Meghan Markle will return to the UK under one condition, says biographer
The Duchess of Sussex will accompany Prince Harry to the Invictus Games in the Netherlands over the weekend.
Prince Harry has Invictus Games athletes 'nearly in tears' with surprise video call
The Duke of Sussex founded the international multi-sport event for wounded veterans and armed services in 2014.
Man calmly orders McDonald's before opening fire and killing two
Two people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a McDonald's restaurant in the city of Zwolle in the Netherlands on Wednesday.
Delta-Omicron coronavirus hybrid variant confirmed in France
The scientists in France have detected a strain of the coronavirus that appears to have combined mutations from the Omicron and Delta variants of Covid-19. They believe that the mutation may have been circulating since early January in several regions of the country.
Shell shareholders vote on move to London
They will be voting on plans for Royal Dutch Shell to switch its tax residence and top executives including CEO Ben van Beurden to London.
Dutch Covid hotel escapees 'treated like dogs'
The couple, Carolina Pimenta and Andres Sanz, told Dutch broadcaster RTL that they had both tested negative for coronavirus before leaving South Africa
Riot-hit Dutch brace for new Covid curbs
The government is meanwhile planning to bar unvaccinated people from bars and restaurants under so-called "2G measures".