Dec 28, 2024 · The big stories in the Netherlands this year spread over a range of topics. NL Times readers were most interested in Joost Klein and his disqualification from the Eurovision Song Contest, ASML nearly turning its back on the Netherlands due to threatened restrictions on foreign workers and international education, and the growing trend in arsons and attacks with …

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Dec 4, 2024 · The border controls that will start next week will by no means be a wall of Koninklijke Marechaussee officers at each of the around 840 border crossings in the Netherlands. Most of these will be unmanned because the Marechaussee simply doesn’t have the staff to deploy, the trade union Marver told the Telegraaf. “I hear strong language from The Hague …

Nov 25, 2024 · The demonstration against planned cuts to higher education funding concluded in The Hague on November 25, 2024, with organizers estimating around 20,000 participants. Students, staff, and educators from universities and colleges across the Netherlands gathered at Malieveld to voice their opposition to the government's proposed reduction of over one billion …

Nov 11, 2024 · A large group of people were causing unrest Monday evening on Plein ‘40-‘45, a square in the Nieuw-West district of Amsterdam. Riot police were sent to the scene after a tram caught fire, police said.Several people were arrested at the scene. The trouble started around 7:15 p.m., and police were still asking people to avoid the area 2.5 hours later.

Nov 19, 2024 · NSC parliamentarians Rosanne Hertzberger and Femke Zeedijk have resigned from the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament. Interim party leader Nicolien van Vroonhoven announced their resignation after the coalition party’s weekly meeting, saying they cited unrest in the Cabinet last week following riots in Amsterdam.

Nov 11, 2024 · The Dutch government announced that new border controls aimed at addressing "irregular migration and human trafficking" will start on December 9. The Marechaussee will conduct these checks for a period of six months, confirmed Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber on Monday.Despite the fact that official asylum figures have fallen sharply in recent months, the …

Sep 19, 2024 · Chinese hackers have hacked into over 2,700 devices in the Netherlands as part of a global hack, the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) reported after warnings from the American and British authorities. The hackers are allegedly affiliated with the Chinese State and want to use the over 260,000 devices they hacked globally for large-scale cyber attacks.

Dec 13, 2024 · “We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years,” NATO chief Mark Rutte said about a war a coming war in his first major speech since taking the job. The alliance needs to “shift to a wartime mindset,” he warned. And more Netherlands residents seem to be giving heed and preparing emergency packs.