Netherlands
Johnson’s claim Dutch PM offered to mediate in Brexit row not true, say sources
Insiders reject inference of division among EU members on Northern Ireland issue
Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Heather Stewart in New York
20, Sep, 2021 @1:47 PM
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Letters
19, Sep, 2021 @4:20 PM
Why does world’s tallest populace seem to be getting shorter?
Dutch people born in 2001 are not as tall as previous generation – is it genetics, migration or nutrition?
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
17, Sep, 2021 @3:04 PM
Not just a tall story: the Dutch really are shrinking, statistics agency confirms
Poorer diet may explain why the lofty lowlanders are at least 1cm shorter than the previous generation
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
17, Sep, 2021 @1:37 PM
Pencil drawing of old man identified as Van Gogh work
Drawing has been in private hands since around 1910 and is now going on display in Amsterdam
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
16, Sep, 2021 @3:48 PM
Italy urged to close case of British man mistaken for mafia boss
Liverpool man was mistaken for fugitive Matteo Messina Denaro and arrested in a restaurant in The Hague
Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
13, Sep, 2021 @1:55 PM
Covid passports: what are European countries doing?
While plans in England have been shelved, many other European nations have schemes in place
Jon Henley Europe correspondent
13, Sep, 2021 @12:55 PM
The spy writer who held a grudge against Le Carré comes in from the cold
Willem Frederik Hermans thought the Briton’s famous book was based on his. Now one of his best works is coming out in the UK
Dalya Alberge
12, Sep, 2021 @10:00 AM
Utrecht looks at paying for descendants of enslaved people to change names
Growing debate in Netherlands about colonial past despite government refusal to apologise
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
10, Sep, 2021 @5:22 PM
Netherlands proposes radical plans to cut livestock numbers by almost a third
Dutch farmers could be forced to sell land and reduce the amount of animals they keep to help lower ammonia pollution
Senay Boztas
09, Sep, 2021 @12:31 PM
Amsterdam police object to civilians observing stop-and-search trial
Officers’ union then deploys its own observers to monitor the civilian observers after feeling insulted
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
01, Sep, 2021 @1:43 PM
Dutch literary prize ceremony cancelled over winner’s Desi Bouterse comments
Astrid Roemer, the Surinamese winner of the Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren, came under fire after showing support for Dési Bouterse, who was convicted of murder
Alison Flood
16, Aug, 2021 @1:08 PM
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