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Aug 11, 2024 · The Netherlands has ended its Olympic campaign with 34 medals, including 15 golds, finishing in sixth place in the table sandwiched between France and Britain. The Dutch gold tally was boosted twice on Sunday, firstly by Sifan Hassan’s extraordinary win in the marathon, then followed by cyclist Harrie Lavreysen who won the keirin. The keirin, a strategy sprint race, gave Lavreysen a hattrick ...

Dec 7, 2024 · The Hague explosion destroyed 5 flats, 4 hospitalised so far December 7, 2024 The blast caused widespread damage. Photo: Jeffrey Groenweg ANP Four people, including one child, have been taken to hospital after a major explosion and fire at an apartment complex in The Hague, which led to the collapse of part of the building. The blast at the property on the Tarwekamp in the Mariahoeve district ...

Nov 12, 2024 · An appeals court in The Hague has sided with oil giant Shell, overturning a landmark climate change decision that would have forced the company to drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions. “It can be said that any reduction in greenhouse gas emissions has a positive effect on combating climate change. However, that does not mean that a reduction obligation for Shell also has that effect ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? Click here to become a Patreon backer Some people call it the most depressing day of the year: to others it’s known as the return of parliament. Geert Wilders’ coalition crisis roulette wheel lands on the spring budget cuts as he yet again vows not to budge an inch. The lawyer for drugs baron ...

Apr 8, 2024 · EU elections: what are the big issues facing the Netherlands? April 8, 2024 Claudia Delpero Photo: EU audiovisual service The Netherlands will be the first country in Europe to elect its new MEPs, when the polls open on 6 June 2024. The vote takes place across all 27 member states between Thursday and Sunday, June 9, with the first official projections not published until 11pm on Sunday night ...

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Oct 25, 2024 · Dutch refugee plans: impact difficult to calculate admits Schoof October 25, 2024 Robin Pascoe Dick Schoof during the press conference. Photo: Sem van der Waal Prime minister Dick Schoof has defended the right-wing cabinet plans to bring in “the toughest rules for asylum ever”, which include bringing in border controls, sending refugees back to “safe” parts of Syria and making refugees ...

Nov 19, 2024 · Campaign groups are taking the Dutch state to court on Tuesday for the latest hearing in a string of legal battles surrounding the airport’s noise and pollution rights. Since 2019 companies that emit large amounts of nitrogen should have an operating permit that details how much nitrogen they are allowed to discharge. Schiphol had been operating without a permit for years, and the government ...