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Silent vigil mourns victims of Dutch tram attack

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Thousands gathered for a silent vigil on Friday evening to honour the victims of the Utrecht tram attack in the Netherlands earlier this week.



Dutch prosecutors say they will charge the main suspect, Turkish-born...
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Eurosceptic populists make gains in Dutch provincial elections after Utrecht attack

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A Dutch far-right party made gains in provincial elections on Thursday, according to an exit poll by the leading broadcaster NOS . Their win was possibly boosted by a suspected terrorist attack this week in the...
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Brexit brief: Juncker in low spirits, UN outlook and the Dutch Brexit monster

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In today’s Brexit Brief: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker appears to be in low spirits ahead of Wednesday night's meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May.



“There is not enough movement for me to...
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Germany's SPD wants to extend freeze on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

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Germany's Social Democrat Party (SPD), partners in Chancellor Angela Merkel's government, wants to extend a freeze on arms exports to Saudi Arabia beyond March 9, despite pressure by the UK and France not to do so....
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Flower imports to the UK could become slower and more expensive in the wake of a hard Brexit

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Keeping romance alive in the UK at the time of Brexit requires a degree of effort... in the Netherlands, many of the flowers on sale in Britain start their life here. 12 per cent of Dutch roses are directly exported...
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Court case over US freezing $2 billion in Iranian assets

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International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has ruled that Iran's bid to recover funds frozen in the US can proceed.



At stake are funds with a worth of two billion

dollars....
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Dutch minister uses Brexit 'monster' to encourage citizens to prepare

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Dutch politician Stef Blok took an unusual approach when encouraging citizens to wise up about Brexit.



The foreign minister posted a photo on Twitter that showed him posing with a furry blue "muppet-like" Brexit...
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350 Dutch scientists and researchers join climate change movement | Raw Politics

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350 Dutch scientists and researchers have signed a letter backing the climate change movement led by students. 



Oceanologist and Professor Geert-Jan Brummer, who signed the letter, believed today's youth have the...
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Europe briefing: seven stories to know about today

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1. Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro rejects Europe's call for elections





Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected calls from Europe to hold fresh elections to decide...
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Watch: The traditional, weird and wet ways Europeans mark New Year's Day

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Europe tends to be cold in January — in some places even freezing. So it's perhaps surprising that so many New Year's Day traditions involve plunging into icy water — from Rome's Tiber river to Berlin's Oranke Lake; the Netherlands'...
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Watch: This is how people in Europe spent New Year's Day

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Europe tends to be cold in January — in some places even freezing. So it's perhaps surprising that so many New Year's Day traditions involve plunging into icy water — from Rome's Tiber river to Berlin's Oranke Lake; the Netherlands'...
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Are the measures against COVID-19 failing? | Inside Story

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There have been angry protests on the streets of Dutch cities against lockdowns.
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Brexit uncertainty has small businesses worried in the U.K.

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There's just one deal on the table for an orderly exit from the E.U., and right now it's on life support. Theresa May is meeting with her European partners in a frantic bid to get something done that might drum up political support in...
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Dutch man builds the Noah's Ark: when Bible shapes the debate on climate change

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The Biblical adventure of Johan Huibers



Can Bible verses be inspiring in fighting climat

e change?

Maybe. In the Netherlands , a carpenter has embarked in a spectacular adventure....
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EU Brexit summit: Which countries have an issue with the draft deal? | Raw Politics

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A trio of EU states have been voicing their objections to a draft Brexit agreement between London and Brussels.



France is concerned about fishing rights; the Netherlands competitive advantages; and Spain wants...
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Watch: Meet the revellers at Budapest's Sziget Festival

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Thousands of people from around the world have been gathering in Budapest for Sziget, one of Europe's largest music festivals.



Since 1993, friends, couples and travellers from Australia, North America, Asia and Europe...
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Bridging the gap between the working population and aging community within the EU

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Bridging the gap between the working population and aging community within the EU.



That's the aim of a new pilot project by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Ski

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Training migrants into getting jobs in Europe

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Training migrants into getting jobs in Europe.



That's the aim of a new pilot project by the International Organisation of Migration called Ski

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Its hoped it'll bridge the gap...
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Training migrants for European jobs

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Training migrants so that they can get jobs in Europe: that's the aim of a new pilot project by the International Organisation for Migration called Skills2work .



According to the Organisation for...
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Dutch Senate approves partial ban of face veils

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Dutch parliament has approved a partial ban on wearing face veils in some public buildings.



The government says it's essential for security but opponents say they're pandering to anti-Muslim s

entiment.

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"We became like a family"

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They consider themselves neighbours in Utrecht. 



For a year now, Maaike Wit has been giving entrepreneurship classees as part of the 'Plan Einstein' programme in the Overvecht district of t

he city. ...
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Breaking down barriers between locals and refugees in Utrecht

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"Living together, learning together and working together."



That is the concept behind 'Plan Einstein', an innovative programme in the Netherlands in which refugees rebuild their lives at the very heart of...
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Brexit: fishing industry faces choppy waters

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Fishing companies in the Netherlands fear choppy waters ahead, as the UK negotiates its future relationship with the EU post-Brexit.





Dutch trawlers cast their nets in English waters...
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The Netherlands's Road to Autonomous Vehicle Success

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The country is the best place to test new innovations in the autonomous vehicles space, according to a recent report from KPMG. That's thanks to great infrastructure and political support, says Florien van der Windt, Project Manager of...