In some Western European countries, New Year’s Eve has traditionally seen riots and attacks on responding police officers. Many incidents took place in the Netherlands, in which more than 200 people were detained. The crimes committed include: arson and attacks on emergency services and police. Dozens of officers were injured. Riots on New Year’s Eve […]
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Elections in the Netherlands, the right wins. Wilders surprised: “We will rule”
“We can no longer be ignored.” These are Geert Wilders’ first words, when commenting on the exit polls that give him an advantage in the elections. The Telegraaf reports this. “The PVV can no longer be ignored, says the party leader. He invites other parties to work together and “go beyond their own shadows”. The […]
Ukraine war, Zelensky will have F-16 to repel Putin’s Russia
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky returns from his trip to the Netherlands and Denmark with substantial booty. In fact, the two countries have announced that they will supply Kiev with the long-awaited F-16 fighter jets to boost its air defenses. The first – as announced by Danish Premier Mette Fredriksen – could arrive within a […]
Netherlands, the hawk Rutte does not run again and says goodbye to politics
Mark Rutte has announced that he will leave politics and not run for a fifth term as prime minister in the new elections that will take place in the Netherlands after the fall of his government last week. Last Friday, the executive of the coalition led by the Liberal Prime Minister, which led the country […]
Netherlands, euthanasia also arrives for children from 1 to 12 years old: government approves
The Netherlands will extend the right to die to children between 1 and 12 years old. The green light came from the government, which explained that the new rules will apply to children aged 1 to 12 who are suffering unbearably from a deadly disease, have no hope of improvement and for whom palliative care […]
War on Putin, Netherlands announces expulsion of Russian diplomats
The war between Russia and the West is also unfolding on the diplomatic side. Indeed, the Dutch government has announced the expulsion of “a certain number” of Russian diplomats from the country. The charge against Moscow is that it tried to introduce spies into Holland. “Despite numerous attempts by the Netherlands to find a solution, […]
War in Ukraine, aid front splits. “No Leopard Tanks”
Step back on supplies to Ukraine. The Netherlands and Denmark have in fact decided that they will not deliver Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev. This was revealed by Welt, who speaks of cracks in the coalition for supplying tanks to the government led by Volodymyr Zelensky. The Netherlands had already considered the delivery of 18 […]
In Holland it’s gold hunting for the Nazis: the declassified map frees everyone
Treasure hunt in Holland. In the village of Ommeren in the east of the Netherlands, residents are busy looking for loot of precious stones that were supposedly hidden by Nazi soldiers during World War II. The hunt began on the basis of an ancient map contained in an archive of the Dutch National Archives released […]