Amsterdam Tries to Make Red-Light District Less Touristy
The mayor wants to improve the neighborhood for residents, but sex workers oppose measures recently put in place. Now the city is looking to set up legal prostitution elsewhere.
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Centre for prosecuting crimes of aggression opens in The Hague
Aim of the centre is to bring to justice those involved in ‘unspeakable horrors’A centre for the prosecution of crimes of aggression committed in Ukraine has opened in The Hague with the backing of the EU, the US and the international criminal court (I…
Dutch king offers official apology 150 years after slavery abolished
The Dutch king apologized for the sufferings of hundreds of thousands of people under slavery and asked for forgiveness on the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands. His apology comes from the bottom of his heart and soul, K…
Dutch king apologises for country’s historical involvement in slavery
On day to remember 160th anniversary of abolition of slavery in Netherlands, Willem-Alexander says racism is still a problemThe Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, has apologised for the Netherlands’ historical involvement in slavery and the effects that it …
Rheinmetall to send more Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine
German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall on Tuesday confirmed that it will supply additional Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine. According to a press release from Rheinmetall, in April 2023 the Dutch and Danish governments announced their intention to jointly…
Farmers on frontline as Dutch divided by war on nitrogen pollution
Government’s buyout scheme is meeting fierce resistance from farmers in NetherlandsVeal farmer Wim Brouwer sits on his terrace, an “emergency” red flag flying outside and his laptop open on a page revealing he is one of the Netherlands’ peak polluters,…
Haim Roet, Who Kept Holocaust Victims’ Names Alive, Dies at 90
Since he first read the names of people murdered by the Nazis at a protest in 1989, the practice has become a part of memorial ceremonies around the world.
Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old ‘Stonehenge of the Netherlands’
Religious site contains burial mound serving as a solar calendar as well as remains of about 60 peopleDutch archaeologists have unearthed an approximately 4,000-year-old religious site – nicknamed the “Stonehenge of the Netherlands” – that includes a b…
‘Dutch by default’: Netherlands seeks curbs on English-language university courses
Education bill to require two-thirds of content for standard bachelor’s degrees to be in DutchAs Britain voted to leave the EU, Dutch universities began offering more courses in English and foreigners streamed in.But with 122,287 international students…
Dutch study reveals extent of wealth made via slavery from three past rulers
Report comes shortly before an expected apology from King Willem-Alexander in a speech in AmsterdamInside the stables of Paleis Noordeinde in The Hague is a golden coach embellished with images of colonial offerings to Dutch rulers that many, including…