King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands recently visited Albany, Atlanta, and New York City in a state visit that highlighted the cultural and economic ties – including semiconductor research and development – between the US and the small, affluent West European country, according...
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The Netherlands is set to get its most right-wing government in its history after four right-wing parties reached a preliminary deal this week to form a government, following an election six months ago that saw the party of populist firebrand Geert Wilders secure the most...
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) will hold its first in absentia hearing when it tries infamous Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony later this year, nearly 20 years after seeking his arrest, the Associated Press reported. The Netherlands-based tribunal announced this month prosecutors will present evidence to...
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Far-right politician Geert Wilders this week dropped his bid to become the Netherlands’ next prime minister, citing a lack of support during ongoing coalition talks – even though his party won most seats in the November parliamentary elections, the Associated Press reported. On Wednesday, Wilders said...
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The far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) made a historic win at the Dutch general election on Wednesday, sending shockwaves throughout the European Union and paving the way for complicated coalition talks, the Associated Press reported. The party, led by populist veteran politician Geert Wilders, doubled its...
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In a surprise announcement in July, after 13 years in office, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he would retire from politics, after disputes with his leftist allies in government over migration to the Netherlands caused the government to collapse, triggering an election for Nov....
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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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The Netherlands will ban the use of phones, tablets, and smartwatches in classrooms starting next year, a move that the government said is aimed at decreasing distractions among students, Sky News reported. Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf said the ban will be issued on January 1, 2024,...
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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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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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The Netherlands issued an official apology this week about its colonial past and its involvement in the slave trade from the 17th to the 19th centuries, a move that has divided the Dutch public and descendants of slaves, the BBC reported. In a speech on Monday,...
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The European Union’s top court ruled in favor of a Russian asylum seeker who is trying to stay in the Netherlands on the grounds that he would lose access to medicinal cannabis if he was returned to his home country, Politico reported. The case centers on...
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A Dutch court sentenced three Russia-linked men to life imprisonment for their roles in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, Al Jazeera reported Thursday. The Hague District Court found the men – two Russians and one Ukrainian – guilty in...
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The Dutch city of Haarlem will ban most meat ads from public spaces, the first city in the world to do so, the BBC reported. The new rules – drafted by GroenLinks, a green political party – will prohibit advertisements showing meat products in the city...
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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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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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The trial of an alleged commander who fought in the Darfur conflict began Tuesday at the Dutch-based International Criminal Court, the first tribunal for war crimes in the ongoing Sudanese civil conflict that began nearly two decades ago, Canada’s Globe and Mail reported. The long-awaited trial...
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Australia and the Netherlands initiated new legal proceedings against Russia for its alleged role in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, a case that comes amid the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, NPR reported. The two countries filed a complaint...
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