Actors, writers, athletes call for culture tax hike rethink
Evelien Van Leeuwen Writers, athletes, newspaper editors and actors gathered in The Hague on Monday to protest at the right-wing Dutch…
Vrolik museum set to return 15 skulls to Moluccan village
The anatomical museum Vrolik at the Amsterdam UMC teaching hospital is returning 15 skulls taken from the Moluccas…
Asylum minister Faber sees communications staff dwindle to one
Asylum minister Marjolein Faber (PVV) is down to a single spokesperson following the departure of three communications officials…
Confusion over refugee crisis plan as minister says βitβs readyβ
Immigration minister Marjolein Faber is again under fire in The Hague, this time for saying documentary evidence needed…
Pesticide still used in NL is killing birds as well as bees
Neonicotinoids, a type of pesticide used in agriculture and horticulture to combat insects, are not only killing bees…
Concern at police officers βrefusingβ to guard Jewish buildings
Police chiefs have admitted to changing duty rotas to accommodate officers who have βmoral objectionsβ to protecting Jewish…
Some 700,000 people are choking from smoking: RIVM
Some 700,000 people in the Netherlands are suffering from chronic illnesses linked to smoking, figures collated by national…
Anger as ministers cancel asylum for 200 Afghan security guards
Ministers have reversed a decision to grant asylum to a group of 200 Afghan security guards who were…
Amsterdam honours Holocaust survivor, 107, for educational work
An 107-year-old Holocaust survivor has been given one of Amsterdamβs highest civic honours for her efforts to educate…
DSW kicks of health insurance season with β¬9.50 premium rise
Health insurance company DSW is putting up the premium for its basic policy by β¬9.50 next year, taking…