Tag: King Willem-Alexander

The Netherlands Unveils Its First National Holocaust Monument

September 19, 2021
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AMSTERDAM—A monument listing 102,163 Dutch victims of the Holocaust was unveiled by King Willem-Alexander in Amsterdam on Sunday, the first national memorial to be built in the Netherlands. The monument, designed by Daniel Libeskind, 75, who lost relatives in the Holocaust, lies in the center of the Dutch capital and is a labyrinth of brick…

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Dutch Crime Reporter’s Shooting Is ‘Nightmare Come True’: Son

July 8, 2021
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AMSTERDAM—The shooting of journalist Peter R. de Vries is “a nightmare come true” for his family, his son said on Wednesday as support flooded in for the top Dutch crime reporter who was critically injured in an attack. De Vries, 64, was shot on an Amsterdam street on Tuesday evening. He was taken to a…

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Dutch Government Resigns Over Childcare Subsidies Scandal

January 15, 2021
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THE HAGUE—Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced the resignation of his government on Friday, accepting responsibility for years of mismanagement of childcare subsidies, which wrongfully drove thousands of families to financial ruin. Rutte said he had handed his resignation to King Willem-Alexander. The cabinet would remain in place in a caretaker capacity to manage the coronavirus…

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