World news about “Netherlands”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Ahold to cut costs Supermarket chain Ahold is planning to cut its costs by more than 350 million euros over the next three years… 18/11/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Trade
Dutch opt for living on water rather than fight it … of space - the Netherlands is one of the … to hit the Netherlands in 1995. … in the Netherlands could increase … 11/05/2009 - tags: Environment, Netherlands, Flood
Netherlands to charge road tax by the kilometreThe Netherlands has said it is to scrap all road and vehicle tax by 2012 and replace it with a ‘green’ charge based on… 14/11/2009 - tags: Cars, Netherlands, Taxes
Belgium rents Dutch prison cells… border in the Netherlands, at a cost of … a week. In the Netherlands, it is only … 31/10/2009 - tags: Belgium, Netherlands, jail
DSB made bankruptA Dutch court has declared the troubled lender DSB bankrupt after attempts over the weekend to sell or rescue it… 19/10/2009 - tags: Banking, Netherlands, Bankruptcy
Teenage girl killed in student bus crash in SpainA teenage girl was killed when a bus carrying dozens of Dutch students crashed north of Barcelona. As many as 20… 19/10/2009 - tags: Netherlands, car accidents
Iceland agrees UK/Dutch bank compensation… and the Netherlands has finally … and the Netherlands after the … and the Netherlands for money they … 18/10/2009 - tags: Iceland, Netherlands, Cooperation, United Kingdom
Dutch girl sailor’s round the world bid wreckedA 13-year-old Dutch girl’s bid to sail solo around the world has hit the rocks after three judges put her under state… 28/08/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Justice
Unilever bounces backUnilever’s shares shot up 5.4 percent as it announced a four percent rise in second-quarter sales after two quarters of… 06/08/2009 - tags: Consumer Goods, Netherlands, USA
Amsterdam, the gay cityGay Dutch soldiers and police have marched in uniform, for the first time, along with other homosexuals as Amsterdam… 01/08/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Festival
Philips sees brighter futurePhilips Electronics has signalled brighter business prospects for the rest of this year and surprised the market with a… 13/07/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Electronics
Geert Wilders: I’m in favour of Romania and Bulgaria leaving the EUGeert Wilders is the leader of the Freedom Party in the Netherlands, a political group described as “Islamophobic”. The… 06/07/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Romania, Politics
Dutch ship and crew released by Somali piratesA Dutch ship and its Ukrainian crew have been freed by Somali pirates nearly two months after the vessel was seized in… 23/06/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Transport, Piracy
Low Countries’ police smash drugs ringPolice forces from two European countries have smashed what they are calling a major drugs cartel. Officers from… 16/06/2009 - tags: Belgium, Drugs, Netherlands
Dutch right unnervingNetherlands far-right politician Geert Wilders, wielding an anti-immigration, anti-Islam and anti-EU bouquet, packs a… 05/06/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Brussels, European elections
Dutch far right make their mark on Europe… right in the Netherlands is celebrating … set in the Netherlands are borne out … 05/06/2009 - tags: Netherlands, European elections
Wilders’ four EU seatsThe far-right has made strong gains in European parliamentary voting in the Netherlands. After polling stations had… 04/06/2009 - tags: Netherlands, European elections
Dutch far-right predicted to win big gainsDutch voters helped to kick-off the european elections in a vote which could land their leaders in hot water with the… 04/06/2009 - tags: Netherlands, European elections
EU election opens in NetherlandsAlong with voters in the UK the Dutch have started heading to the polls today for the European elections. Almost 13… 04/06/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Politics, European elections
Voting for the European elections gets underway in the Netherlands… more of the Netherlands and less of … back to the Netherlands. It is no … 04/06/2009 - tags: Netherlands, European elections
Dutch far-right poised for EU gainThe Kingdom of the Netherlands is also voting in the European Parliamentary election on Thursday, with the far-right… 03/06/2009 - tags: Netherlands, European elections
Karadzic claims immunity deal with USLawyers at the trial of the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic are trying to convince the court that he was… 26/05/2009 - tags: Netherlands, The Hague, War crimes
ABN AMRO announces layoffsDutch state-controlled bank ABN AMRO is to lay off between 4,000 and 5,000 people and reduce its costs by up to 1.3… 19/05/2009 - tags: Banking, Netherlands
Probe into bullets hand-out… in The Netherlands when Belgian … The Netherlands police have … 18/05/2009 - tags: Belgium, Netherlands, Army
Netherlands aims to end “drug tourism”More than two dozen cannabis-selling coffee shops in the south of the Netherlands are to become private members clubs… 13/05/2009 - tags: Drugs, Netherlands, Tourism
Netherlands under shock over attack on Royal FamilySecurity surrounding the Dutch Royal Family has been called into question after a man attempted to attack them by… 01/05/2009 - tag: Netherlands
Fifth death in Dutch Royal birthday crashA fifth person has now died after a car crashed into crowds of wellwishers celebrating the birthday of Queen Beatrix of… 01/05/2009 - tag: Netherlands
Holiday horror in the NetherlandsThe national Queen’s Day holiday in the Netherlands is normally a joyful affair, but not this year. The royal… 30/04/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Accident
Philips loss spurs faster restructuringEurope’s biggest consumer electronics producer Philips is to speed up its restructuring after announcing a surprise… 14/04/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Electronics
One dead, several hurt in Rotterdam bar shootingOne person has been killed and several others injured after a man apparently shot indiscriminately at people in and… 11/04/2009 - tag: Netherlands
Netherlands unveils stimulus planThe Dutch government is planning to spend six billion euros over the next two years to stimulate the country’s economy… 25/03/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Financial Crisis
Bonus return requestedNetherland’s based financial group ING is asking hundreds of its staff to give back their bonus payments for last year… 23/03/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Financial Crisis
Dutch police swoop after bomb plot tip-offDutch Police have arrested seven people on suspicion of plotting to blow up a number of buildings in an Amsterdam… 13/03/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Terrorism
Netherlands criticised over asylum stance… shows the Netherlands in a critical … member in the Netherlands, I would look … because the Netherlands is so densely … 11/03/2009 - tags: Immigration, Netherlands
Search for clues over fatal Amsterdam plane crashThe search for clues as to what caused yesterday’s fatal plane crash at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has been… 26/02/2009 - tag: Netherlands
Out-of-Body experience helps stroke patientsDutch researchers have developed a system they believe could help people get back on their feet more quickly after a… 18/02/2009 - tags: Health, Netherlands, Research, Technology
Vote leaves questions over FortisAngry shareholders of Belgium group Fortis have rejected state-led deals to carve up the ailing financial services firm… 11/02/2009 - tags: Belgium, Netherlands
Nokia doubles phone slowdown forecastNokia has reported a worse-than-expected 69 percent fall in fourth-quarter profit. The world’s largest mobile… 22/01/2009 - tags: Netherlands, Economy
