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A German-led European police taskforce claims to have arrested eight “highly dangerous” people smugglers and 127 others who operated a major migrant smuggling network that allegedly helped 10,000 enter Europe illegally. The European Union police agency Europol announced the results

European universities have collaborated on thousands of joint projects with institutions tied to China’s military, an investigation claimed.

Prosecutors said a Rwandan man has been arrested on an extradition request, with suspicion that he was involved in the 1994 genocide.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Dutch brewing giant Heineken says it is pulling out of Russia amid Moscow’s ongoing war against Ukraine.

A gunman held a hostage at the Amsterdam Apple Store demanded a ransom of €200mn in crypto before he was run over by a police car.

Residents of the Dutch city of Rotterdam are so unhappy with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his $485 million superyacht that many are planning to launch rotten eggs at the billionaire’s boat. 

French police have squared off with protesters attempting to establish a Canadian-style convoy in Paris in response to coronavirus measures.

Shops, bars and restaurants in a southern Dutch town opened Friday in a protest action in response to weeks of coronavirus lockdown measures.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Dutch King Willem-Alexander is swearing in a new ruling coalition Monday, led for the fourth time by Mark Rutte, amid a nationwide coronavirus lockdown and policy challenges ranging from climate change to housing shortages to the future of agriculture.

AMSTERDAM (AP) – Thousands of people in the capital of the Netherlands defied a ban and gathered Sunday for a demonstration against the Dutch government’s coronavirus lockdown measures before police pushed the crowd off an Amsterdam square.

A regulatory body in the Netherlands has ordered Apple to allow third parties to offer alternative payment options through their apps, a ruling that strikes at one of the company’s core revenue streams — although the ruling will not apply outside the country.

A court imposed a 4-year prison sentence on man convicted of attempted murder for firing gunshots at the Saudi embassy in The Hague.

Christmas has been cancelled in the Netherlands, with the Dutch prime minister telling the public they cannot cuddle their grandchildren.

15 EU member-states have agreed to take in nearly 40,000 migrants from Afghanistan, with over half being taken in by Germany alone.

The governments of the Netherlands and Nigeria revealed between Tuesday and Wednesday that they had found evidence of people in their countries testing positive for the Omicron variant of the Chinese coronavirus prior to scientists in South Africa confirming its existence.

The omicron Chinese coronavirus variant was present in Europe before it was identified in South Africa, Dutch health authorities revealed Tuesday.

AMSTERDAM (AP) – The Netherlands moved into a tougher lockdown Sunday that was announced amid spiking infections even before the country recorded its first confirmed cases of the new, more highly transmissible omicron virus variant.

The French government has said that the UK is too attractive to migrants, in an apparent attempt to shift blame to Britain for the crisis.

The Dutch government introduced legislation to restrict access for unvaccinated people to bars, restaurants and museums.

Mass demonstrations erupted across Europe on Saturday with anti-lockdown protests being staged in Vienna, Rome, and The Netherlands.

Police have said at least two people may have been shot as a result of officers firing warning shots during violent protests in Rotterdam on Friday evening, as demonstrations against the Dutch government’s decision to enact another coronavirus lockdown descended into chaotic riots.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Talks to hammer out a new ruling Dutch coalition broke the record Friday for the longest post-election government formation negotiations — 226 days and counting.

The Netherlands placed an Eritrean on the most-wanted list, intendingto prosecute for alleged involvement in large-scale human trafficking.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Hundreds of protesters from climate group Extinction Rebellion blocked a busy intersection Monday near the temporary home of the Netherlands’ parliament, marking the start of a week of protests the group plans in The Hague before a UN climate conference that opens on Oct. 31.

In an effort to clamp down on human trafficking, Europol raided hundreds of vineyards and farms across Europe last month.

Mark Rutte has been given extra security after threats of potential kidnapping or an attack have surfaced from organised criminal gangs. 

Ank Bijleveld is the second minister to resign over the evacuations, following the foreign minister, Sigrid Kaag.

The streets of France were flooded for the ninth straight week with protesters against President Emmanuel Macron’s vaccine passport scheme.

Pakistan Ambassador to Kabul Mansoor Ahmad Khan said in an interview published Wednesday that his nation hoped to see the Taliban “utilize this historic opportunity” following the collapse of the nation’s government “for regional peace, progress, and stability.”

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that Britain’s own airlift will continue unchanged despite Thursday afternoon’s bombing. 

The huge container ship that blocked the Suez Canal earlier this year finally reached the Netherlands on Thursday to begin unloading cargo.

My new hero politician (in an admittedly not very crowded field) is Gideon van Meijeren. He might be yours too after this exchange…

Officials are defending their preparations for flooding in the face of the raging torrents that left over 180 people dead in Western Europe.

At least 100 people have died in devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium, officials said Friday.

Dutch veteran crime journalist Peter R. de Vries died on Thursday, just over a week after he was shot point-blank on the streets of Amsterdam.   De Vries, 64, passed away Thursday after fighting for his life for just over a week

BERLIN (AP) – More than 30 people have died and dozens of people were missing Thursday in Germany and neighbouring Belgium after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing buildings to collapse.