This article will be updated throughout the day with reporters from across the country. Multiple convoy protests are getting under way across Canada on July 23 in solidarity with farmers in the Netherlands and several other European countries who have been protesting against climate change policies over the past few months, saying the measures are…
Climate Mandates Imposed on Dutch Farmers Will Ruin Their Livelihood: War Correspondent
July 12, 2022
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The livelihoods of Dutch farmers are under attack due to the Dutch government’s proposed nitrogen policy, which could necessitate the mass slaughter of livestock and potentially shut down almost a third of the country’s farms. If this policy is implemented, it will have “major security consequences, not just for the Netherlands, but for all of Europe…
Work-From-Home to Be a Legal Right in This European Country
Lawmakers in the Netherlands have moved to make work-from-home a legal right, a move that would make the European country one of the first in the world to enshrine remote work flexibility in law. The Dutch Parliament approved the measure earlier this week, per Bloomberg, with the legislation now heading to the Senate for final…
Police: 2 Arrested After Armed Jewel Heist at Dutch Art Fair
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Smartly dressed robbers wielding what appeared to be weapons and a sledgehammer snatched jewelry in a brazen heist Tuesday at an international art fair in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht. Police quickly made two arrests and said they were hunting more suspects. Video purporting to be of the robbery and posted on…
Dutch Treats: Finding the Netherlands Beyond Amsterdam
It’s like a scene out of a storybook. In the fading late afternoon sun, the windmills stood all in a row, as if Don Quixote might just pop out from behind one and commence his tilting. The actual turning of the blades, though made from wood, is facilitated by fabric flaps, which must be unfurled…
Volunteer Archaeologists Discover Ancient Roman Temple in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM—Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman sanctuary with a relatively intact Roman temple in the Dutch central-east Gelderland province, the country’s cultural heritage agency said, describing the find as “exceptional”. Volunteers made the first discovery in 2021 in a city near UNESCO World Heritage Roman Limes— which represents the border line of the Roman empire…
Netherlands Lifting Restrictions on Coal-Fired Power Stations Amid Drop in Gas Supplies From Russia
The Netherlands is following in the footsteps of neighboring Germany and lifting a cap on production by coal-fired power stations in an effort to prevent a winter energy crisis amid a drop in gas supplies from Russia. “Because the risk of gas shortages has increased, the cabinet has decided today to withdraw the production limitation for coal-fired…
Samsung CEO Visits The Netherlands to Bolster Chipmaking Value Chain
June 20, 2022
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Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong recently visited the Netherlands to lay the foundations for the South Korean giant’s semiconductor value chain. Chipmakers racing to expand production amid a global shortage are competing to secure Dutch chipmaking equipment supplier ASML’s EUV lithography systems—devices essential to making advanced microchips. EUV stands for “extreme ultraviolet,” the wavelength of…
Hunt Continues for 2 Missing After Rotterdam Plane Crash
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Emergency services used a sonar-equipped boat Tuesday in the hunt for the wreckage of a small airplane with two people on board that crashed over the weekend in a waterway that is part of the busy port of Rotterdam. Police in Norway said the two people missing were Norwegians. The identities of those on…
Finding Rotterdam: So Many Surprises in Holland’s Second City
Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, is one of the most popular destinations on earth. With travelers returning to Europe in droves, it is again flooded with tourists, people eager to experience its famous charm, walking down dozens of storybook canals, cruising under bridges and past houseboats on aquatic tours, heading to the Rijksmuseum to…
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