The Latest Breaking News from Netherlands

The green guide to visiting the Hague

The Netherlands’ greenest city is the ideal base for a sustainable break, finds Jo Fernandez

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Tadej Pogacar hunts for more Classics success at Amstel Gold Race

After his Tour of Flanders dominance, it's hard to see anyone beating the Slovenian on Sunday

Cycling News · Apr 13, 2023

French protesters storm luxury group LVMH offices before pensions ruling

Emmanuel Macron back from Netherlands amid sustained unrest over plan to raise pension age to 64

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

Protesters detained as Macron visits Amsterdam on second day of Netherlands trip

Dutch police arrested two protesters who ran towards French President Emmanuel Macron shouting slogans outside Amsterdam University on Wednesday, a police spokesman said, the second public disturbance during Macron's state visit.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 12, 2023

Protester runs at Macron during state visit to Netherlands

A protester running towards French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to the Netherlands on Wednesday had to be bundled to the ground by security officers.

Reuters · Apr 12, 2023

Protester detained as Macron visits Amsterdam university

Police have tackled and detained a protester who ran, shouting, toward Emmanuel Macron as the French president arrived at a University of Amsterdam science campus on the second day of his state visit to the Netherlands

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Rising cost of childcare causes quarter of parents to quit work or training

Some 74% of parents in the UK said they find it difficult to meet childcare costs, compared with 52% in India, 57% in the Netherlands, 59% in Nigeria, 68% in the US and Brazil, and 72% in Turkey

Wales Online · Apr 12, 2023

Fallout from Macron’s China visit ripples across Atlantic and Indo-Pacific

The fallout from French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China rippled across the seas on Tuesday as Chinese warships continued to operate near Taiwan, a day after military drills officially ended. Across the Atlantic, Macron’s remarks on Europe risking entanglement in "crises that aren't ours" in relation to Taiwan sparked…

France 24 · Apr 11, 2023

Macron lays out his plan for Europe on visit to the Netherlands

French President Emmanuel Macron began a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday by delivering a key-note speech on "European sovereignty" at the Nexus Institute in The Hague.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 11, 2023

Protesters shout down Macron on visit to the Netherlands

Anger against an unpopular pension reform in France followed President Emmanuel Macron to the Netherlands where protesters interrupted a speech he was giving on Tuesday at the start of a two-day state visit.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2023