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It’s democracy in action time, so go get water boarded

Republicans lose lawsuit against king’s involvement in the legal system

Everything is possible, except when it really isn’t

Dutch, US sign call to action over responsible use of AI

Vermeer in Delft: His hometown highlights the story behind the story

Proost, cheers and sláinte! An ode to the borrelplankje

European rights court moves forward with MH17 case

Coming to America: Rutte and Hoekstra plan US visit

Dutch state defends king Willem-Alexander in lawsuit over monarchy

War and Turpentine: A beautiful examination of the past

A totally unbiased and wholly objective deep dive into the season’s best treat

Dutch are wrong to deport marijuana-using cancer patient: EU court

Part-time a problem? A 40-hour week was not ordained by god

Right-to-die campaigners take the Dutch state to court

Trial starts for nine suspects involved in deadly brawl on Majorca

The postman rings…42 years later

Hotel prices and occupancy rates rise in the Netherlands

Efteling capped at five million visitors per year to meet nitrogen targets

Dutch leaders remember Queen Elizabeth with respect and affection

Delft University joins Rotterdam, Scotland in offering free sanitary products

Man cleared of murdering girlfriend 20 years after conviction

Lorry driver who ran over motorcycle cop goes on trial for murder

Half of Dutch people have no trust in politics

Amsterdam wrong to detain Extinction Rebellion protesters: court verdict

Shell chief to step down after decade: Reuters

Flink and Getir locations in west Amsterdam must close by September 14

Inflation hits new high of 13.6%

Free sanitary products for Nieuwegein residents

ABN Amro predicts ‘slight’ recession by end of year

Dutch embassy in Baghdad evacuated

Intern discovers hidden second Bruegel engraving

Second regional heatwave declared as more records fall

Nine in 10 people hospitalised with covid have symptoms a year later

Peter R. de Vries murder trial may have to start over

Eneco to slash price for solar panel buyback

Farm buyouts may fall foul of EU state aid rules

Gas prices keep setting new records, NL tops European league table

Two Delft fraternities sanctioned over abusive incidents

Court asked to acquit man convicted of killing his girlfriend 22 years ago

Temperatures set to rise this week, some areas could reach 33C

Pushback against Hoekstra’s 2030 nitrogen goal remarks

Student housing shortage forces students to travel further

New housing permits fall short of 2022 goal

Trade unions threaten legal action over long covid compensation

Most expensive Lowlands ever kicks off on Friday

CDA willing to drop 2030 nitrogen pollution goal, says Hoekstra

Dutch on track for gas stock goal ahead of winter

Dutch open to idea of special criminal tribunal for Ukraine

Rotterdam planning crackdown on ‘anti-social’ drivers

Temperatures set to soar across the country

Dutch police arrest fugitive Chilean politican

Fewer visits to Splitsville: corona didn’t increase divorce rate

Chromium-6 traces found in groundwater at Tata Steel plant

Quarter of a million people in the Netherlands experienced bullying in 2021

De Vries murder suspects want reduced sentence, aquittal

Life sentence demanded for murder of famed Dutch journalist

Winter could bring as many as 10 million Covid infections, Kuipers says

Will Putin be sent to the ICC in The Hague? A look at the world’s most famous court

Delft – where housing is the talk of the town

Dutch protests against Russian invasion of Ukraine draws thousands

The Dutch medical system is terrible in new and creative ways

Trial of Afghan man accused of war crimes opens in The Hague

Dutch argue Russian state is accountable for MH17 before human rights court

Dutch destinations: You should definitely go to Goes

Booster programme ‘up to speed’ but not everyone will have one

Population growth in the Netherlands is back to pre-Covid levels

Four years in jail for man who shot at Saudi embassy

MH17 prosecution: suspects guilty even if they didn’t ‘press the button’

Prosecutors demand life for men accused of downing MH17

Prosecution begins closing arguments against four suspects in MH17 trial

Dutch destinations: Dordrecht, or Dordt to the locals

Appeals court finds Helpling cleaners are temporary workers

Uber drivers are employees not freelancers, says Amsterdam court

MH17 families express anger, sorrow as court case continues

Dozens of relatives of MH17 victims to testify at murder trial

One of the largest criminal trials in Dutch history kicks off in the Bunker

Mental health in the Netherlands at lowest ebb in 20 years

Watts up: Dutch electric grid is at capacity

‘Wild West’ shootout suspects in court

Dutch conspiracy theorist Joost Knevel arrested in Spain

More capacity needed to tackle environmental crime wave: report

Biggest Dutch pension funds are in better shape, cuts can be avoided

Multiply butterfly: Increase in Dutch butterfly population

Poor kids face disadvantages from birth, new research finds

Fewer immigrants came to the Netherlands during coronavirus

Italian drugs maker fined €20m by Dutch for hiking drug price

Proost! The Dutch are the largest beer exporters in the EU

Dutch start-ups break fundraising records this year

Tech investor CEO is highest paid boss in the Netherlands

Syrian asylum seeker in the Netherlands convicted of war crimes

Nike loses challenge to Dutch tax deal investigation

Asian drugs lord can be deported to Australia, court rules

UN tribunal upholds life sentence for the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’

Visiting the wreckage of MH17, nearly seven years after the plane was shot down

EU court upholds ban on pulse fishing, Dutch industry hard hit

No blanket refusal of Polish arrest warrants, says EU high court advisor

Bellingcat: Dutch MH17 journalist is connected to Russian military

Americans in NL are watching nervously as ballots are counted at home

Dutch teenagers go viral with Bollywood dance clip

‘Eating herring is a public consumption experience, it’s a ritual’

Relatives plan to address the hearings as MH17 trial resumes

’People don’t think of NL as a beach country but it has a huge beautiful coast’

Bar at centre of coronavirus outbreak openly defied rules in Facebook post

Lipton no longer its cup of tea; Unilever strains division from main business

One in four museums at risk of failing due to corona, says association

Cyclists and pedestrians struggle to share space in ‘corona-proof’ cities

General hospital care ‘nearly back to normal’

New mental healthcare law causes problems, experts tell Investico

Bored? School’s out and the kids are home again

Coronavirus EU bailout came ‘close to failure’ but new compromise being drawn up

Fewer premature babies were born during lockdown: Erasmus MC

The rollout of 5G in the Netherlands can continue, judge says

Coronabond debate opens old wounds, Dutch accused of lack of solidarity

Television station does not have to retract Baudet comment, court rules

MH17 trial restarts after recess without press or public

MH17 trial resumes briefly despite corona outbreak, more hearings in June

From starred restaurants to beer – food firms get corona creative

‘I wish Van Gogh had come from my country’

‘When dealing with Dutch colleagues, I had to be more direct or it wouldn’t work’

‘There is something very romantic about standing on a bridge, looking down a canal’

Despite internet, clubs and societies still have a key role for internationals

‘Complaining is deeply ingrained in Dutch culture’

‘I do own one orange shirt that I wear on King’s Day’

‘Left to my own devices, I’d eat at the snackbar every night.’

Company cars drove up total kilometers travelled, says CBS

Dutch population will rise by one million by 2035, says CBS

Clothing and plane tickets increase consumer prices

Nearly three million people in the Netherlands live alone, says CBS

Cost of renting a home rises but housing corporations keep a lid on

Turkish, Polish, Chinese or German? Other language Dutch news

What’s in a name? The new tourist map of Amsterdam

Forget Maastricht and Rotterdam: Eight places to host Eurovision

Yet another Dutch lifestyle craze? Nix it, stop reaching and drop it

Dutch destinations: good food and great shopping in Haarlem

Prosecutor wants Wilders to pay €5,000 fine for anti-Moroccan remarks

Podcasts galore: From English-language Dutch news to art and useful advice

Read all about it: Local news from every corner of the country It’s Dutch-American Friendship Day, but have you filed your taxes?

Teachers to strike on Friday, hundreds of schools to close

Radovan Karadzic, the Butcher of Bosnia, given life sentence on appeal

12 Dutch ads that have become cultural touchstones

Why is ‘The Evenings’ a Dutch Christmas classic?

DutchNews.nl destinations: there’s more to Delft than blue and white china

Fishy business – heralding in the herring season in The Hague

Delft is heating up this summer with the Sizzling Summer of Space

It’s Dutch American Friendship Day and the DAFT visa is not as stupid as it may sound

DutchNews.nl destinations: take the train for a weekend in Rotterdam

Local elections 2018: Delft

Life in a suitcase: The Expatriate Archive Centre celebrates 10 years

Today it is ‘animal day’ – but in some places, every day is Dierendag

Summer in the Netherlands: our favourite readers’ photos

How to go Dutch: the final installment, as those crucial envelopes arrive

Top blogs: From cartoon Englishmen to the best food in Amsterdam

How to go Dutch: The waiting continues as the stakes are unexpectedly raised

Water from heaven celebrated with Amsterdam beer launch

Americans in the Netherlands shocked by Trump victory

Six Dutch tours to keep your parents busy when they visit

Green fingers in the city: urban farming in Amsterdam

Volunteer organisation Access has been helping new arrivals settle for 30 years

How to go Dutch: Every time I pass an exam I lose an excuse to speak English

Biertje anyone? Here’s some key facts about Dutch beer

How to go Dutch: I can chat to the supermarket check-out girl but not about politics

Is a university campus prayer room any different to providing a bar?

Jobs, language, the weather: why don’t international students stay on?

How to go Dutch: ‘First, learn how to pronounce inburgering correctly’

From Bok to primordial soup – a 10-day celebration of Dutch beer

American comedian Margaret Cho returns to Amsterdam

Global memories: an expat archive

Immigration Office Softens Stand On Permits For Iranian Nationals

University of Twente honours the Mythbusters

Monthly Columns

I’m really sorry about all the sun

Be direct, it’s better

You can pry the handlebars from my cold dead hands

This is the summer of waiting in line, so let’s bring back Covid queueing

Give me year-round kruidnoten or the terrorists win

Help! It is summer in the Netherlands and I’m being assimilated

It’s wedding season and Dutch marriages are based on fairytales

Big Umbrella has convinced you that you’re made of sugar

Why don’t you stay? How the Dutch run from the only good weather they have

It’s January, and that means going dry, but not like that

I hate to ask, but just how bad is the lockdown, really?

Book Reviews

Van Rijn: Too much packed into one story

Book Review: The Island at the Center of the World

Book Review: The Penguin Book Of Dutch Short Stories

Book Review: Hellcat of The Hague

Book Review: An Irishman’s Difficulties with the Dutch Language

Book Review: Place

Book Review: 100 Dutch-language Poems

Book Review: The Twin

Book Review: Will

Book Review: The Ditch

Book Review: Murder in Amsterdam

Book Review: The Discomfort of Evening

Book Review: Beyond Sleep

Book Review: The Rhine

Book Review: The Discovery of Heaven

Book Review: The Dutch in the Early Modern World

Book Review: A surreal exploration of the Dutch asylum system

Book Review: Cookies, Coleslaw, and Stoops

Book Review: Summer House With A Swimming Pool

Book Review: Little Caesar

Book Review: The Dinner

Book Review: A Brief Life of the City

Book Review: Judas

Book Review: The Embarrassment of Riches

Book Review: Spread the Hagel

Book Review: A Beautiful Young Wife

Book Review: The Little Orange Handbook

Book Review: Learn to cycle in Amsterdam

Book Review: Unsolved Mysteries of Amsterdam

Book Review: Calvin’s Head

Book Review: How to Avoid the Other Tourists in Amsterdam

Book Review: Must Eat Amsterdam

Book Review: The House of Dolls

Book Review: In the City of Bikes

Book Review: In My Father’s Garden

Book Review: A Career In Your Suitcase

Book Review: New Explorers Guide to Dutch Digital Culture