Children’s Peace Prize Shared by Thunberg, Cameroon Activist
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and a Cameroon teenager advocating for peace in Africa were jointly awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize on Thursday.
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Netherlands to Lower Speed Limits in Effort to Cut Emissions
Daytime speed limits in the Netherlands will likely be reduced to 62 mph next year to combat nitrogen emissions.
Read moreJudge Says Netherlands Must Accept Children of ISIS Fighters, but Not Mothers
A Dutch judge ruled Monday that the Dutch government must make all possible efforts to repatriate Dutch children from detention camps holding relatives of Islamic State fighters in Syria, but it does not have the same obligation to their mothers.
Read moreDutch University Defends Women-Only Job Openings
A Dutch university and an anti-discrimination organization faced off Monday before the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights over a women-only hiring policy.
Read moreIslamic State Women Ask Netherlands to Repatriate Them
Lawyers representing Dutch women who joined the Islamic State group and are now detained in Syrian refugee camps demanded Friday that the Netherlands allow the women and their children to return to their home country.
Read moreUK, Netherlands Found Liable for Territories’ Failure to Tax Exports
The European Union’s highest court found Thursday that the United Kingdom and the Netherlands must repay the bloc for customs duties that their overseas territories failed to collect.
Read moreDutch Court Frees Reporter Jailed for Refusing to Reveal Source
A Dutch journalist was released from jail Friday after being held in contempt of court for refusing to answer questions about a source.
Read moreUS Envoy Pushes Back on Plan to Try Dutch IS Fighters in Iraq
The U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands said the Dutch government should work with the Trump administration to bring Islamic State fighters back to their home country instead of holding trials in Iraq.
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Dutch Farmers Snarl Traffic in Latest Protest of Emissions Cuts
Backing up traffic for the second time in as many weeks, Dutch farmers driving tractors staged a nationwide protest Wednesday over the government’s attempt to lower emissions by limiting the number of farm animals.
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Dutch to Raise Legal Age for Prostitutes to 21
The Dutch government said Tuesday it is eyeing new laws to regulate prostitution including banning sex workers aged under 21 and handing out permits.
Read moreTulips From Amsterdam? Not So Much Says New Probe
Tourists are being ripped off at Amsterdam’s famous flower market, with just one 1% of all bulbs sold at the floating bazaar ever producing a blossom, investigators said Tuesday.
Read moreDutch Court Hands Down 26-Year Sentence for Train Station Attack
A Dutch court on Monday sentenced an Afghan asylum seeker to more than 26 years in prison for stabbing two American tourists at an Amsterdam train station last year.
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Dutch Challenge EU Pulse Fishing Ban in Top Court
The Netherlands said Wednesday it has asked the European Union’s top court to overturn a ban on electric pulse fishing that is due to come into effect across the bloc in 2021.
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Dutch Farmers Wreak Traffic Chaos in Tractor-Powered Protest
Tractor-driving farmers descended on the Dutch capital Tuesday morning, creating the worst traffic congestion in the county’s history to protest calls to reduce emissions by drastically cutting the number of farm animals.
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Court: No Statute of Limitations in Dutch Colonial Crimes
In a groundbreaking decision, an appeals court in the Netherlands ruled Tuesday that the statute of limitations does not apply to allegations of colonial era crimes committed by Dutch forces in what is now Indonesia.
Read moreEU Court Nixes $33M Tax Penalty Against Starbucks
Lifting a $33 million tax penalty against Starbucks, Europe’s second highest court annulled a decision Tuesday that said the Netherlands gave the coffee giant illegal aid.
Read moreDutch Doctor Acquitted of Murder in Landmark Euthanasia Case
A Dutch doctor was found not guilty of murder Wednesday for performing euthanasia on an elderly patient with a severe case of Alzheimer’s disease.
Read more‘Distance Mother’ Sues Dutch State for Taking Her Child Away in the 1960s
What happened to Trudy Scheele-Gertsen in 1968 wasn’t unique. She was one of over 10,000 women forced to give up their children by the Dutch government because they were unwed. But she is the only person to sue the state for damages.
Read moreBritish Investment in Netherlands Surges as Brexit Looms
The Netherlands has seen a fivefold increase in British investments as the deadline approaches for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, according to the Dutch government.
Read moreDutch Doctor on Trial in Landmark Euthanasia Case
A Dutch doctor went on trial in a landmark case Monday after euthanizing a patient with severe dementia who may have had second thoughts about dying, prosecutors said.
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