The Netherlands

Like most other places where they celebrate Christmas, the Netherlands does tend to grind to a halt until the New...

Police spot checks on cars have netted almost €50 million in cash over the last five years, new police figures...

Navigating the Dutch healthcare system can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to choosing the right health insurance....

The Dutch cabinet has voted in favour of three draft pieces of legislation drawn up by immigration minister Marjolein Faber...

The government’s plan to allow slightly more take-offs and landings at Schiphol airport have again been thrown into doubt, this...

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Judges in Utrecht have rules that pharmacy assistants may not strike in support of their pay claim next week. Pharmacy...

Immigration minister Marjolein Faber must continue to provide bed and board for 22 asylum seekers in Rotterdam who have been...

Enschede will not become the “Singapore of Europe” when it comes to litter because the justice ministry has shot down...

Dutch court found Daniel Castledine’s attacker, a Belgian male, guilty of manslaughter in January A British student was stabbed to death in Amsterdam, dragged and left at the bottom of steps belonging to a basement apartment, an inquest has heard.Danny Castledine, 22, was attacked in the early hours of 1 June 2022, during a visit to the Dutch capital […]

At the last minute, Zoë decided to call off her euthanasia. But how do you start over after you’ve said all of your goodbyes?It was a sunny summer morning when Zoë opened the countdown calendar on her phone. There it was: zero days, seven hours.Another seven hours. That’s the downside of desperately wanting something: the wait seems to take for ever. […]

Sefa O one of seven men charged with public violence in chaos that followed Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv matchProsecutors have called for a man suspected of punching and kicking Israeli football fans in Amsterdam during a night of violence to serve two years in jail.The 22-year-old, identified as Sefa O, was one of five suspects to appear before an Amsterdam […]

Mazen al-Hamada had escaped to tell the world about regime’s torture before returning to DamascusWhen he spoke to lawmakers and in lecture theatres around the world, Mazen al-Hamada’s face told the story of brutal torture by Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The discovery of the Syrian activist’s body inside the notorious Sednaya prison on the outskirts of […]

Emergency crews dig through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building after an early morning blast in the Mariahoeve neighbourhood of The Hague left at least three people dead. The city's mayor said recovery operations would take a long time and that there was little chance of finding survivors. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the blast […]

Fears of higher death toll as mayor of Dutch city says chances of finding people alive under rubble are slimAt least four people have died after an explosion and fire caused a building to collapse in The Hague with little chance of finding more survivors, the city’s mayor has said.The cause of the explosion in the Mariahoeve neighbourhood of the Dutch […]

Public petition calls for motion by VVD party in ruling rightwing coalition to be withdrawnProtests are planned in the Netherlands in response to a motion accepted by the Dutch parliament to “keep details of cultural and religious norms and values of Dutch people with a migration background”.A public petition is calling for the motion to be withdrawn […]

Jan Davidsz de Heem’s four paintings of sumptuous food and luxury objects were produced as seriesA quartet of influential still lifes from the Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem will go on display together for the first time since the 17th century at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.The four paintings were produced as part of a series by De Heem, who is […]

In the suburb of Oosterwold, a living experiment in urban agriculture, the 5,000 inhabitants find different creative ways to fulfil the unique stipulationWhen Marco de Kat starts planning his meals, he doesn’t need to travel far for fresh food. Right outside his house is an 800 square metre plot with all sorts of produce – apples, pears, peppers, basil, […]

Difficulty of cycling in suit and leather shoes is one reason casual footwear has gone corporate in the NetherlandsWouter de Wit was polishing his six pairs of leather shoes, ready for a new job in Amsterdam’s business district, when he received a text message from his new boss.“He said: ‘Before you go any further, come in and look at the dress […]

Viktor Orbán says he will not enforce ICC decision that requires court members to detain Israeli PM if he enters their countryMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesHungary’s illiberal prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said he will invite his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to visit in defiance of an international […]

River search fails to provide clues to theft by four men whose hat choices drew Peaky Blinders comparisonsPolice have said they remain confident of arresting four men who stole jewels worth tens of millions of euros in broad daylight at Maastricht art fair, despite a search of a Belgian river failing to yield any clues.Belgian and Dutch police, including […]

It should be possible to campaign for Palestinian freedom, condemn racist Israeli football fans and still show unequivocal solidarity with European JewsThe president of the United States does not normally tweet, as he did last week, about football fans fighting in a European city. But as reactions to the violence in Amsterdam have shown, this was no […]

Assumptions were made about clashes between Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and Amsterdam locals – and the far right took advantageIn the aftermath of a sudden eruption of violence or unrest, there is often a brief, vital window when the narrative about what actually happened is up for grabs. Last Friday, the day that street violence between Israeli Maccabi Tel […]

Prime minister Dick Schoof said party leaders decided to work together after five-hour crisis meetingThe Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof’s rightwing government averted a crisis on Friday when a junior minister resigned over alleged racist comments by cabinet colleagues, but the coalition government will remain in place.The deputy finance minister, Nora […]

Ruling coalition in crisis amid claims of racist remarks and speculation government may collapse The violence that erupted on Amsterdam’s streets last week has triggered a political crisis in the Netherlands, with the ruling coalition in turmoil over alleged racist remarks made by government officials during a closed-door meeting to discuss the […]

Conflicting reports emerged after violence erupted in Amsterdam around a Uefa Europa League football match between the Dutch club Ajax and Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Guardian has analysed footage posted across social media to try to construct a timeline and understand what led to the clashes. For 24 hours, tensions rose across the city in what the […]

Jewish and Muslim communities speak of heightened fears as questions linger about events around football matchCarrying white signs scrawled with messages urging unity, they took turns laying white roses at the statue of Anne Frank, steps away from the home where she, her family and four other people had hidden from Nazi persecution.Days after Amsterdam was […]

Turkish national accused of supplying engines and boats to cross-Channel smugglers in Belgium and northern France A suspected supplier of “hundreds” of small boat engines used by people smugglers to transport asylum seekers across the Channel has been arrested in Amsterdam, officials said.A 44-year-old Turkish national was arrested on Wednesday after […]

Amsterdam police say they are aware of footage that appears to show officers beating protesters after banned rallyDutch authorities have said they are investigating reports of police violence against pro-Palestinian protesters after a banned rally on Wednesday evening had been broken up.Amsterdam police said on X that they were aware of online footage, […]