Extinction Rebellion goes to court over use of water cannon by police
The Netherlands branch of the radical environmental organisation Extinction Rebellion is suing the Dutch Government over hosing downs they received from police when…
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‘Shortest Hague career ever’ for spokesman of Dutch NSC party
On September 12, Onno Aerden was installed as the new spokesman for Pieter Omtzigt and his newly formed New Social Contract (NSC) party in the Netherlands.
Netherlands should have right to opt out of EU ‘green’ agenda, farmers’ party says
The Netherlands should obtain the right to opt out of all European Union policies regarding the bloc's “green” agenda, the country's farmers' party has said.
Dutch police arrest record 2,400 Extinction Rebellion activists
Thousands of Extinction Rebellion climate activists blocked the A12 motorway near The Hague, Netherlands, at midday on September 9.
‘Timmermans effect’ already spluttering as Dutch eye elections
Timmermans, the European Commission's former vice-president, is planning to be the figurehead of a Dutch election programme backed by a combined list of Socialists…
Farmer-Citizen Movement leader doesn’t want to be Dutch prime minister because she ‘can’t walk in heels’
The Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) in the Netherlands has put forward its primary candidate for the upcoming elections alongside its choice for prime minister and…
Dutch plans to ‘shrink’ Schiphol airport spurs anger and US sanctions threat
The outgoing Dutch government wants to "shrink" Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Timmermans lays out his vision for Netherlands
In his first speech spearheading the Netherlands' combined list of Socialists (PvdA) and Greens (GroenLinks) parties for the November general elections, former European…
Timmermans resigns from EC, Maroš Šefčovič to replace him
Following his election as head of the Netherland’s combined list of Socialists (PvdA) and Greens (GroenLinks), European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans…
Rogue Dutch politician launches own party
Pieter Omtzigt, a popular centrist politician in the Netherlands, has established a new political party and will contest the November general elections in an already…
EC ‘Green Pope’ Timmermans to use hefty redundancy pay to further political ambitions
Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, is facing heat in Holland as he is accused of planning to "campaign on the European taxpayers’…
The Netherlands joins Germany in recession
The Dutch economy has contracted for the second quarter in a row, meaning the country is officially in recession.
EU green-tsar set to become Dutch PM, polling suggests
European Union Green Deal commissioner Frans Timmermans appears likely to become the next Prime Minister of the Netherlands, according to recent polling.
‘Green Pope’ Timmermans in pole position to lead Dutch elections alliance
Timmermans was nominated by an internal commission that saw him as the ideal candidate to "spread the common ‘green’ and social philosophy" of the cooperating…
Dutch farmers ‘receiving millions of euros in EU agricultural subsidies for land they do not own’
Reporters at Follow the Money (FTM), which describes itself as “a platform for radically independent investigative journalism”, accuse Dutch farmers of requesting…
No more ‘with distinction’ degrees in the Netherlands ‘because they cause students stress’
Universities in the Netherlands are ditching the “cum laude” (with distinction) title for the best-performing medical graduates in the hope of reducing pressure…
Car transport ship ablaze in North Sea
A transport ship carrying cars has caught fire in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, leaving one crew member dead and 16 people wounded.
Green Chaos: EC denies it pressured Dutch into farm shutdowns
The European Commission has denied reports it pressured the Dutch government into shutting farms down in service of the bloc's environmental goals on nitrogen pollution.
Timmermans rumoured to consider ditching Brussels for Netherlands PM bid
The European Commission might see its Vice President Frans Timmermans make a transfer move in the near future.
Dutch PM Rutte announces his exit from politics
After dissolving his government on July 7, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on July 10 told parliament he will end his own political career entirely.
Dutch Government ‘on the brink’ over migration
The Dutch Government is suffering a major crisis and might even collapse, some say, with Prime Minister Marc Rutte on a collision course with his left-wing coalition…
Strange bedfellows: Dutch farmers party and greens to govern together
The Dutch Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB), an agrarian party created as a result of widespread protests against ‘green’ legislation, will govern together with…
Too much English in Dutch universities, says minister
The Dutch Minister of Education, Robbert Dijkgraaf, wants to curb the use of the English language and others in the country's higher education system amid a substantial…
Dutch industry frets about cost of EU carbon market
The European Parliament on April 18 approved sweeping reforms to the European Union's carbon market in hope of bringing down emissions, though Dutch industrialists…