Dutch YouTuber cancels U.S. book tour over visa fears tied to Middle East travel content
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS — Popular Dutch travel vlogger Noraly Schoenmaker, known to fans as Itchy Boots, has canceled her upcoming U.S. book tour, citing concerns over tightened visa scrutiny for social media creators…
Dutch centrist party rules out joining coalition with Wilders
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch political party NSC said on Monday it would not join a new coalition government with the nationalist Freedom Party (PVV) led by anti-Muslim politician…
Trump’s NATO comment what ‘Putin loves to hear’ – Dutch minister
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that Washington might not defend NATO allies which failed to spend enough on defence is exactly what Russian President Vladimir Putin loves…
Zara founder Ortega buys Dutch warehouse leased to Primark for $110 million
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega has bought a logistics centre in the Netherlands currently used by rival British fashion retailer Primark for 110 million euros ($121 million), his family office…
Week after shock Wilders win, Dutch government talks set to begin
By Bart Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Talks to form a new Dutch government were set to start on Tuesday, almost a week after the upset election victory of anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders,…
Allianz and Dutch development bank back $1.1 billion sustainable loans fund
By Tommy Wilkes and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Allianz Global Investors and Dutch development bank FMO have agreed one of the largest “blended finance” funds on record, raising $1.1 billion to…
Geert Wilders: the anti-Islam, anti-EU populist who could be next Dutch PM
By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset…
EU to asses if Dutch plans to reduce flights at Schiphol is compliant
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The European Union is assessing whether the Dutch government’s plans to reduce the number of flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport is in line with European regulations, the EU’s transport…
Dutch regulator disputes Apple’s commissions in dating app case
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch consumer watchdog is challenging the fees that Apple charges dating app providers in the Netherlands as part of its long-running case against the U.S. technology company over…
Gunfire Erupts in Dutch Village, One Injured
PARKVILLE, MD — A shooting occurred today in the 7300 block of McClean Blvd in the 21234 area. Baltimore County Police Department is on the scene, and one victim has been transported…
Dutch lawmakers question new US export restrictions on ASML chip machine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Several Dutch lawmakers on Tuesday challenged the Netherlands’ Trade Minister over whether the U.S. has acted correctly in unilaterally imposing new rules regulating the export to China of another…
Dutch economy enters recession as inflation bites
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch economy has entered a recession as it shrank 0.3% on a quarterly basis in the second quarter, a first estimate published by Statistics Netherlands on Wednesday showed.…
Car carrier still burning off Dutch coast as hunt for cause begins
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A burning car carrier was drifting off the Dutch coast on Thursday, the coastguard said, a day after the Panamanian-registered ship caught alight, causing the death of an Indian…
A political survivor, Dutch PM Mark Rutte may seek fifth term
By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who announced the sudden collapse of his fourth government on Friday due to splits over migration…
EU Commission demands Uniper dispose of Dutch business – Handelsblatt
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Commission has demanded that German gas importer Uniper divest its Dutch business to obtain regulatory approval for a rescue deal, German daily Handelsblatt reported, citing several people…
Dutch human rights body: ASML may follow US export rules when hiring
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch computer chip equipment maker ASML may refuse job applicants on the basis of their nationality when required to do so by U.S. export rules, a Dutch human rights…
Ferrovial says Dutch relocation could damage brand in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – Ferrovial’s decision to move its holding company to the Netherlands to try to speed up a U.S. listing could have an adverse impact on its brand in Spain, the…
Plane crash in Croatia kills three Dutch nationals, ministry says
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Three Dutch nationals died when their light aircraft crashed in a mountainous region of northwestern Croatia, the Dutch ministry of foreign affairs said on Sunday. The crash happened…
Ferrovial says no shareholder opted to divest after approval of Dutch move
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish construction giant Ferrovial said on Friday that none of its investors took an option to divest after a majority of its shareholders approved a plan to move the…
Blackstone mulls sale of Dutch bank NIBC –sources
By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Amy-Jo Crowley and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. buyout house Blackstone is weighing options for Dutch merchant bank NIBC, including a possible sale, people familiar with the…
Dutch celebrate King’s Day as confidence in monarchy diminishes
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) – Millions of Dutch revellers took to the streets on Thursday to celebrate King’s Day festivities, dressing in orange and enjoying open-air markets – even as trust in the man…
Dutch online bank Bunq applies for U.S. banking licence
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Bunq BV, a prominent European online banking start-up, formally filed for a banking licence with U.S. regulators on Tuesday, the company’s CEO told Reuters in an…
ASML, China customers haunted by uncertainty on new Dutch chip export rules
By Toby Sterling and Philip Blenkinsop AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government has not yet defined crucial aspects of new restrictions on chip-technology exports to China including whether ASML Holding NV can…
Amazon grants 1.5 million euros to Dutch seaweed farm project
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amazon.com has granted 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) to a Dutch project testing the viability of commercially growing seaweed in between turbines of offshore wind farms, the company and…
Dutch to prosecute woman for Islamic State membership, Yazidi enslavement
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the Netherlands on Friday announced they plan to put a Dutch woman who joined Islamic State on trial for crimes against humanity for enslaving a Yazidi…
Netherlands will continue to hold Russia to account over MH17, Dutch PM says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands will continue to hold Russia to account for the downing of passenger flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.…
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