TIL Tag: netherlands
22 headlines found.
- Jeff Bezos' superyacht will see historic bridge dismantled.
February 3, 2022 - Jeff Bezos $500M yacht Towed away, incomplete, because the people of Rotterdam refused his demand they disassemble a historic bridge to let it pass.
August 6, 2022 - Amsterdam is banning cruise ships in a bid to combat overtourism
July 21, 2023 - US allows transfer of Danish and Dutch F-16 war planes to Kyiv
August 19, 2023 - Van Gogh Museum pulls Pokémon card over safety concerns
October 17, 2023 - Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins dramatic victory
November 23, 2023 - Boris Johnson considered 'raid' on vaccine plant in the Netherlands
December 5, 2023 - Geert Wilders gives up hope of being Dutch PM due to lack of support
March 14, 2024 - Joost Klein: Dutch contestant disqualified from Eurovision Song Contest
May 11, 2024 - Mark Rutte says Nato 'cornerstone of our collective security' as he is formally selected as its head. Outgoing Dutch PM will take over from Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general in October
June 26, 2024 - Dutch government collapses as far-right leader pulls party out of coalition
June 3, 2025 - Dutch broadcaster says it will join Eurovision boycott over Israel
September 12, 2025 - Drones sightings halt air traffic near Dutch city of Eindhoven
November 23, 2025 - Netherlands, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia boycott Eurovision after Israel allowed to compete
December 4, 2025 - Whistle, crackle, banned: Dutch set to outlaw fireworks after more new year chaos
January 9, 2026 - Amsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels
May 4, 2026 - Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants
May 11, 2026 - Dutch far-right party pays damages to court artist after changing image with AI
June 13, 2026 - The Netherlands declares a water shortage as it’s pummelled by heat and drought
July 21, 2026 - Dutch regulator fines Uber $966m for automating driver suspensions
August 21, 2026 - Dutch broadcaster Avrotros pulls out of 2027 Eurovision Song Contest
August 24, 2026 - Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’
September 2, 2026