Netherlands shake the speed limit – a bit
The speed limit is to be raised to 130 on around 120 kilometers of motorway in the Netherlands. The loosening was important for the Wilders...
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No medal for refugee helpers – government in the crisis
Because she did not want to sign royal awards for refugee helpers, the right Dutch Minister Faber is criticized. It is not just about your...
Seriously injured at knife attack in Amsterdam
Several people were injured in a knife attack in Amsterdam – sometimes seriously. A suspect was arrested. Eyewitnesses reported on a man who apparently attacked...
Arrests in Amsterdam, tension in Paris
In Amsterdam, hundreds demonstrated again against Israel – despite the ban. Meanwhile, security precautions have been strengthened in Paris: the international football match between France...
The Netherlands wants to tighten asylum laws
The Dutch far-right government has presented a legislative package for tougher asylum rules and border controls. However, controversial plans to declare a state of emergency...
First ruling on “catcalling” in the Netherlands
Women are often victims of verbal harassment on the street. Sexually suggestive sayings, whistling, hissing – all of this is referred to as “catcalling”. In...
Netherlands cuts aid for rejected asylum seekers
In Germany, there is a debate about whether and how further cuts should be made to asylum seekers. In the Netherlands, rejected applicants will have...
Curious: A German also wins the top scorer crown
A gambling company is also causing a stir with a humorous clip. It shows Scots presenting Spanish culture as their own – dressed as toreros,...
In the Silicon Valley of agriculture
background In the Netherlands, researchers at Wageningen University are developing the greenhouse of the future. In times of global warming and labor shortages, they rely...
125 arrests after protests at Amsterdam University
Because they refused to clear a protest camp, the Amsterdam police forcefully broke up a camp of pro-Palestinian students. 125 people were arrested. There are...
