Rappler's latest stories on The Netherlands
Netherlands takes Russia to European court over MH17 downing
The Dutch government's move is designed to support cases brought by the relatives of dozens of victims to the European Court of Human Rights
KLM gets 3.4-billion-euro Dutch bailout
The Dutch government says it will provide KLM with a guarantee for bank loans of up to 2.4 billion euros and a direct loan from the state of up to one billion euros
Dutch arrest hundreds at coronavirus protest clashes
The city's top official did not just ban the demonstration because of coronavirus measures, the ANP national news agency says
Unilever to merge Anglo-Dutch arms in British company
Unilever says ending its 90-year-old double-headed structure would make it more responsive to challenges including the coronavirus pandemic
Dutch, French, Germans, and Italians form virus vaccine alliance
The collaboration will enable 'the fastest and best possible results with key players in the pharmaceutical industry about promising vaccine initiatives,' the Dutch Health Ministry says
'Starting point': EU's frugal members cool on recovery plan
Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden want emergency help for countries badly hit by the coronavirus to take the form of one-off loans
Dutch PM didn't see dying mother due to virus rules
The prime minister obeys coronavirus restrictions against visiting care homes
New research reveals more of the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'
The research has revealed the presence of tiny eyelashes around the eyes of the girl, invisible to the naked eye
Two Dutch mink farms infected with coronavirus
Dutch authorities believe the animals caught the virus from human contact
Resigned, fired: Health officials in other countries leave posts during pandemic
(UPDATED) A health minister goes out for a walk at the beach despite lockdown restrictions. Another collapses during a session with parliament. Who else are stepping down in the face of the pandemic?
Online sexual exploitation of children may rise during lockdown – NGOs
With children staying home, and families in an economic bind, child-focused NGOs want the public and the government to be on the lookout
Dutch destroy millions of flowers as coronavirus wilts sales
'We've never seen something like this before.... There's no demand for flowers anymore,' says Prisca Kleijn, head of the Royal Association of Bulb Producers
Dutch king apologizes for violence during Indonesian independence war
Dutch King Willem-Alexander give the statement during a state visit to the country with Queen Maxima after a ceremony with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the capital Jakarta
Nike temporarily closes European HQ after virus case
Nike's European headquarters will be closed until Wednesday, March 4, as an employee tested positive for the novel coronavirus
1st case of coronavirus confirmed in the Netherlands
Individuals who have been in 'close contact' with the man have been tested and the patient placed in isolation in a hospital in the southern town of Tilburg
Ivory Coast ex-president wants 'unconditional release' – lawyer
Gbagbo and his deputy Charles Ble Goude were both cleared of crimes against humanity a year ago
Dutch offer first apology for World War II persecution of Jews
Records show that only 38,000 of the 140,000 Jews who lived in the Netherlands survived World War II but no government apology has been offered for the role the authorities played
FALSE: Trump ‘slams Netherlands for harboring Joma Sison’
The source of the information is a satirical website
No sign of terror motive in Hague stabbings – Dutch police
Authorities say the suspect had no fixed abode and was 'arrested at a homeless shelter'
6 European countries join barter system for Iran trade
The entry of the new members 'further strengthens INSTEX and demonstrates European efforts to facilitate legitimate trade between Europe and Iran,' say founding shareholders France, Germany and UK
3 wounded in stabbing in shopping street in The Hague – Dutch police
Police says they are looking for a 'slightly dark-skinned man' aged between 40 and 50 wearing a black top, scarf and grey jogging bottoms
'The Ocean Cleanup' ship sweeps first Pacific plastic
The project by The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch non-profit group, involves a supply ship towing a floating boom that corrals marine plastic with the aim of cleaning half of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within 5 years
Dutch Princess Christina dies after cancer battle
'We are saddened at the death of our dear sister and aunt,' the royal family says in a tweet
'Justice for the dead' sought 5 years after MH17 crash
The remembrance services in the Netherlands and Kuala Lumpur come less than a month after international investigators charged 3 Russians and a Ukrainian with the murder of the 298 people who died
USA retains World Cup as Rapinoe, Lavelle sink Dutch
Behind star captain Megan Rapinoe, Team USA turns back the Netherlands to capture a record-setting fourth overall Women's World Cup crown
Morgan, USA hoping for more celebrations vs Dutch pretenders
After all the talk on Alex Morgan's tea-sipping goal celebration, Team USA can't wait to put on a show
Netherlands to face USA in World Cup final
An extra-time strike by Jackie Groenen lifts the Netherlands past Sweden in a grueling semifinal showdown
Netherlands reaches 1st women's World Cup semifinal over Italy
The Netherlands' 1st ever semis berth nails them a slot in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Dutch probe into huge outage of emergency phone line
Police, firefighters, and ambulance workers take to the streets so they could be contacted if necessary. The government also issues alternatives to the 112 emergency hotline on social media.
EU elections shift to Ireland as populist forces gather elsewhere
Around the continent, where most EU member states vote on Sunday, May 26, pro-European leaders are scrambling to mobilize their supporters to resist the populist surge
Suspects held across Europe as crime gang smashed – Europol
The operation codenamed 'Icebreaker,' which took place last week, led to the arrest of the 48-year-old Lithuanian ringleader in Spain and other suspects in Poland, Lithuania, Spain and Britain, Europol says
Russia to pay $3M in Greenpeace ship settlement
The settlement, reached after the Dutch dragged Moscow to various courts, was reached after talks between Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov
Doctors unveil first child blast wound manual
The guide is put together by British aid agency Save the Children and experts at Imperial College London at the request of Syrian medics working in the bloody 8-year civil war
Dutch doctor 'fathered 49 children' in IVF scandal
Results of DNA tests "showed that 49 children in the case are direct descendants of the late Karbaat," Defense for Children say in a statement
Australia and Netherlands in talks with Russia over downed Malaysia jet
Five countries – Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine – continue to investigate the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine
Terror suspect confesses to deadly Netherlands attack – prosecutors
Gokmen Tanis, 37, says he acted alone in the March 18 attack which killed 3 people and left 7 people injured
Dutch tram gunman to be charged with 'terrorist' killings
Three people were killed and 7 others wounded after the shooting rampage on a tram in the central Dutch city
Letter points to terror motive in Dutch tram attack
(UPDATED) Police are questioning Turkish-born main suspect Gokmen Tanis, 37, and two other men over the rampage
Sony to shift UK HQ to avoid Brexit disruption
Sony, however, will not move personnel and operations from the existing UK company to the Netherlands
Brexit could wilt huge Dutch flower trade
Britain is the third largest market for the Netherlands' flower export business, after Germany and France, accounting for 850 million euros
Q and A: Judge in PH-China case on why ruling is not 'useless'
'It's in the interest also of China to be accepted as a good neighbor,' says Judge Stanislaw Pawlak, one of the 5 judges in the Philippines' case against China, on Rappler Talk
Netherlands hammer Germany to increase pressure on Loew
Still reeling from a woeful World Cup showing, Germany absorbs a shutout shocker that puts coach Joachim Loew under increasing pressure to resign
'Major terrorist attack' foiled in Netherlands, 7 arrested
'Police arrested 7 men on Thursday... suspected of being at a very advanced stage of preparation for a major terrorist attack in the Netherlands,' says the public prosecutor's office
Iran summons 3 European diplomats over parade attack – state media
Diplomats from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Britain are informed of 'Iran's strong protests over their respective countries' hosting of some members of the terrorist group' behind the attack
Dutch rail collision kills 4 children
A fifth child and the woman driving the vehicle are critically injured in the accident in Oss, a town around 110 kilometers (65 miles) southeast of the capital Amsterdam
International Criminal Court 'undeterred' after US sanctions threat
'The ICC, as a court of law, will continue to do its work undeterred, in accordance with those principles and the overarching idea of the rule of law,' the tribunal says in a statement
2 U.S. citizens hurt in Dutch knife attack as police probe terror link
A preliminary investigation reveals that the assailant did not know his victims and that he did not specifically target them – suggesting a random attack
2 hurt in Amsterdam station stabbing, attacker shot by police
The two wounded people and the knife-wielding suspect are taken to the hospital, Amsterdam police say, although their condition was not revealed
Tesla held talks with Germany, Netherlands over new factory – report
Tesla continues to map out potential factories outside the U.S. following its deal with the Shanghai government in early July
Netherlands, Turkey resume full diplomatic ties
In a joint statement, the two countries say their foreign ministers met on the sidelines of last week's NATO summit in Brussels and 'agreed to normalize the diplomatic relations' between the Netherlands and Turkey.
