July 10, 2023

The Cycle

The Dutch government collapsed over the weekend after the ruling four-party coalition failed to agree on new policies that would restrict immigration, the Washington Post reported. The governing coalition of Prime Minister Mark Rutte had been negotiating over policies to curb the number of refugees and...

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April 13, 2023

N.I.M.B.Y.

Residents and sex workers in Amsterdam are protesting a plan by the city government to relocate the renowned Red Light District in an attempt to tone down the Dutch capital’s “sin city” image, Euronews reported. Instead, Amsterdam officials want to create a 100-room “erotic center” in...

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March 17, 2023

A Vote on Cows

A Dutch farmer’s protest party secured a major victory in this week’s provincial elections that will determine the make-up of the parliament’s upper house, a win that also underscores a setback for the environmental policies of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Politico reported Thursday. Exit polls projected...

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August 12, 2022

Having a Cow

Near the prime minister’s office in The Hague, the seat of the government of the Netherlands, lies the Koediefstraat, or ‘Cow Thief Street’. Perhaps it was the Koediefstraat that inspired the Dutch government’s latest measure to combat climate change and reach the country’s climate goals, the...

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July 05, 2022

Mea Culpa

The Netherlands' central bank apologized for its role in the 19th-century slave trade, the latest show of regret in the country over its previous role in the trade of enslaved people, the Associated Press reported. De Nederlandsche Bank acknowledged that it was involved in the transatlantic...

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