News: Netherlands

We have started to collect the most important news related to Netherlands in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Netherlands: news

VIDEO: Le Pen and Wilders seek closer ties

Thursday, November 14th 2013, 0:05
related countries: France

The Euro-sceptic Dutch politician Geert Wilders and French National Front leader Marine Le Pen have launched what they call an "historic" alliance for 2014's European elections.
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Le Pen and Wilders agree alliance

Wednesday, November 13th 2013, 18:06
related countries: France
related places: The Hague

Dutch Eurosceptic politician Geert Wilders and French National Front leader Marine Le Pen launch an alliance for the European elections.
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VIDEO: Russia-Dutch tensions on state visit

Saturday, November 9th 2013, 8:56
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Russia has criticised the Netherlands for "inaction", failing to prevent a Greenpeace protest at an oil rig in September, hours before a state visit to Moscow by the Dutch king and queen.
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Oil firms named in price-fix lawsuit

Wednesday, November 6th 2013, 19:03

BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and Statoil are among firms accused in a New York lawsuit of manipulating the Brent crude oil price market.
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Dutch legal bid over Greenpeace 30

Wednesday, November 6th 2013, 14:49
related countries: Russia

The Netherlands is asking an international court in Hamburg to order the release of 30 people detained by Russia following a Greenpeace protest.
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VIDEO: Fireworks at book domino attempt

Wednesday, November 6th 2013, 6:52

A reading association in Belgium says it has broken the world record for the longest book domino chain.
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VIDEO: TV by candlelight as power goes out

Monday, November 4th 2013, 12:27

A sports programme on Dutch public television ended up being broadcast by candlelight on Sunday after a power cut at the TV station.
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VIDEO: Tulips and cheese: Why UK needs Holland

Monday, November 4th 2013, 9:33
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Holland

As the Confederation of British Industry says the UK economy needs its EU membership, Anna Holligan looks at the relationship between the UK and The Netherlands.
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Royal Dutch Shell profits slide

Thursday, October 31st 2013, 9:42

Royal Dutch Shell sees its third-quarter earnings fall to $4.2bn (£2.6bn) from $6.2bn due to higher costs across much of its business.
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Rabobank fined $1bn over Libor

Tuesday, October 29th 2013, 13:50
related countries: United States

Dutch bank Rabobank is fined $1bn by US and European regulators over the Libor interest rate-fixing scandal.
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Dutch museums identify looted art

Tuesday, October 29th 2013, 12:18

Dutch museums identify 139 pieces of art as having been forcibly taken from Jewish owners, and establishes a website to assist heirs in making claims.
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VIDEO: Pedestrians blown down Belgium street

Monday, October 28th 2013, 20:26
related countries: Belgium

The St Jude's storm has hit northern Europe claiming the lives of four people, causing major traffic disruption during rush hour and tearing trees down in its path.
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Heineken issues profits warning

Wednesday, October 23rd 2013, 11:51

Dutch brewer Heineken scales back its profit forecast after a drop in sales in Europe, Brazil and parts of Africa.
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Guilty pleas in Dutch art theft trial

Wednesday, October 23rd 2013, 9:08
related countries: Romania

Three Romanian men plead guilty to stealing seven paintings, including works by Picasso, Gauguin, Monet and Matisse, from a Dutch museum last year.
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Mata Hari's birthplace burns down

Sunday, October 20th 2013, 15:36
related places: Leeuwarden

The house in the Netherlands town of Leeuwarden in which WWI spy and exotic dancer Mata Hari was born is destroyed by fire.
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Russia 'regret' over diplomat attack

Wednesday, October 16th 2013, 21:33
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Russia's foreign ministry expresses regret after a Dutch diplomat is beaten up in Moscow, in the midst of tension between the two countries.
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Dutch diplomat attacked in Russia

Tuesday, October 15th 2013, 22:47
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow, The Hague

A senior diplomat at the Dutch embassy in Moscow has been beaten up in his flat, days after a spat involving a Russian official in The Hague.
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Giant ship may help lift Concordia

Thursday, October 10th 2013, 18:18

The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship could be loaded aboard a colossal salvage vessel after a deal is struck with a Dutch company.
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Dutch sorry on Russia diplomat case

Wednesday, October 9th 2013, 14:42
related countries: Russia

Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans apologises to Moscow over the arrest and detention of Russian diplomat Dmitri Borodin.
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Putin demands Dutch arrest apology

Tuesday, October 8th 2013, 20:58
related countries: Russia
related places: The Hague

President Vladimir Putin demands an apology from the Netherlands after police in The Hague arrest a Russian diplomat for alleged domestic abuse.
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Dutch act over Greenpeace arrests

Friday, October 4th 2013, 15:41
related countries: Russia

The Netherlands takes legal action to free a Greenpeace ship in Russia and secure the release of 30 activists detained for an Arctic oil rig protest.
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Uncertainty hampering food security

Friday, October 4th 2013, 6:43

More than 600 scientists from around the world have gathered in the Netherlands for a food security conference, described as the first of its kind.
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Vos retains world road race title

Saturday, September 28th 2013, 16:53

Dutch rider Marianne Vos retains the women's world road race title with Lizzie Armitstead the leading Briton in 19th place.
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VIDEO: Dutch cyclist claims world speed record

Wednesday, September 18th 2013, 16:14

Dutch cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier claims to have broken the record for the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in the deserts of Nevada.
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Dutch apology for Indonesia killings

Thursday, September 12th 2013, 9:21
related countries: Indonesia

The Netherlands makes a formal public apology for thousands of summary executions by Dutch troops in its former colony of Indonesia from 1945-49.
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Dutch art theft trial resumes

Tuesday, September 10th 2013, 15:50
related countries: Romania

The suspected ringleader of a Romanian gang accused of stealing seven masterpieces will never reveal their location unless his trial is moved to The Netherlands.
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VIDEO: Could tablets replace teachers?

Monday, September 9th 2013, 23:30

Anna Holligan visits a "digital school" in the Netherlands which is pioneering the use of tablet computers as the primary tool for teaching.
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VIDEO: Dutch liable for Srebrenica deaths

Saturday, September 7th 2013, 2:06
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina
related places: Srebrenica

The Dutch supreme court has ruled that the Netherlands was liable for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslim men killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
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Dutch liable for Srebrenica deaths

Friday, September 6th 2013, 15:37
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina
related places: Srebrenica

The Dutch supreme court rules that the Netherlands is liable for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslim men killed during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre
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Former SS officer faces German trial

Monday, September 2nd 2013, 17:55
related countries: Germany

A 92-year-old former SS officer goes on trial in Germany for the murder of a Dutch resistance fighter during World War II.
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'Homophobic' Flora advert removed

Monday, September 2nd 2013, 17:48
related countries: South Africa
related places: Flora

Anglo-Dutch firm Unilever says it has ordered the withdrawal of a Flora margarine advertisement in South Africa that had been condemned as homophobic.
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VIDEO: Former SS officer faces German trial

Monday, September 2nd 2013, 14:48
related countries: Germany

Former SS officer Siert Bruins, 92, has appeared in court in Germany accused of murdering a Dutch resistance fighter some 70 years ago.
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Miffy books to be updated in UK

Tuesday, August 27th 2013, 11:28
related countries: United Kingdom

Children's favourite Miffy, the cartoon rabbit drawn by Dutch artist Dick Bruna, is being updated in the UK
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VIDEO: Private funeral for Dutch Prince Friso

Saturday, August 17th 2013, 3:40

The funeral has been held for Dutch Prince Johan Friso, who died on Monday following a ski accident.
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Dutch royals bury Prince Johan Friso

Friday, August 16th 2013, 14:22
related countries: Austria

A funeral is held for Dutch Prince Johan Friso, who died on Monday after 18 months in a coma caused by a 2012 Austrian ski accident.
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Suspects offer to return paintings

Tuesday, August 13th 2013, 12:43
related places: Rotterdam

Romanians accused of stealing famous artworks in Rotterdam have offered to return the paintings in exchange for moving their trial, their lawyers say.
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Dutch prince dies after year in coma

Monday, August 12th 2013, 20:29

Dutch Prince Johan Friso has died after a year and a half in a coma following an avalanche at an Austrian ski resort, officials say.
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VIDEO: Dutch prince dies after 18 month coma

Monday, August 12th 2013, 19:31
related countries: Austria

Dutch Prince Johan Friso has died after a year and a half in a coma following an accident at an Austrian ski resort.
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