The war in Ukraine could last for a long time and Western countries should “continue to support Ukraine in every possible way,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said today from Kyiv. “This war could last longer than we predicted or hoped for. But that doesn’t mean we can sit back and passively watch how it […]
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Netherlands: ‘Half’ apology for Srebrenica massacre
The Netherlands has apologized to the relatives of the victims of the Srebrenica massacre, but only to the extent that it is responsible for the lack of reaction of the international community to the largest mass killing of people on the Old Continent since the Holocaust. “The international community has failed to provide adequate protection […]
Netherlands: Police fire warning shots at protest actions by farmers and breeders
Dutch police said they fired warning shots late Tuesday night, causing no casualties but hitting a tractor, on the sidelines of protests by farmers and ranchers against a government plan to reduce nitrogen emissions. “Around 22:40 (23:40 Greek time) tractor drivers attempted to collide with police officers and police vehicles,” in Heerenveen, in the north […]
Netherlands: A Pole was arrested as the organizer of the murder of journalist Peter de Vries
A Polish man was arrested today on suspicion of organizing the murder of well-known Dutch journalist Peter de Vries, the Dutch public prosecutor’s office announced. “A suspect has been arrested, a 27-year-old Pole, for coordinating the men who committed the murder,” a prosecutor’s spokesman told Reuters. De Vries was shot last July on a busy […]
The Dutch prime minister says it is up to Italy to reduce bond spreads
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said that Italy should take responsibility for managing the cost of its sovereign debt in the financial markets, according to Bloomberg. “In dividing the work of the monetary system and reducing the spread, the country must ensure that the fundamentals are right,” Rutte said in an interview in Brussels […]
The Netherlands is lifting restrictions on coal-fired power generation
The Netherlands today announced the lifting of restrictions on coal-fired power generation to offset a drop in gas supplies from Russia, a day after a similar measure was taken by neighboring Germany. “The cabinet has decided to immediately lift production restrictions on coal-fired power plants from 2022 to 2024,” Energy and Environment Minister Rob Geten […]
Netherlands launches energy crisis plan – Lifts ceiling on lignite production
The Netherlands announced on Monday that it was launching the first phase of its plan to tackle the energy crisis and lift the ceiling on electricity generation from coal-fired power plants, in a bid to reduce its dependence on Russian gas in the wake of sanctions. of the West at the expense of Moscow over […]
Russia accuses the Netherlands of ‘anti-Russian campaign’
Russia today accused the Netherlands of “anti-Russian campaigning” after Dutch authorities announced the arrest of a man they claimed was a Russian spy trying to infiltrate the International Criminal Court (ICC) under a false identity. The Dutch secret services announced yesterday that they prevented a Russian spy from gaining access – pretending to be a […]
BNP Paribas is interested in acquiring the Dutch ABN Amro
French banking giant BNP Paribas has expressed interest in acquiring ABN Amro Bank, which has passed into the hands of the Dutch state after the global financial crisis, as reported by Bloomberg. According to people who asked the agency not to be named, as the information is confidential, the largest bank in France requested and […]
Netherlands: Russian spy tries to infiltrate International Criminal Court
The Dutch secret services announced today that they prevented a Russian spy from gaining access – pretending to be a trainee – to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is based in The Hague and is investigating, among other things, war crimes in Ukraine. Had he not been identified in time, the man could have […]