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Netherlands helps bust cocaine trafficking network linked to major Ecuadorian cartel
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (235+ words) The Netherlands helped bring down an international drug trafficking network linked to the notorious Ecuadorian cartel Los Lobos, Europol announced. Authorities arrested 16 people in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Ecuador, including a leader of the cartel. Los Lobos is one of…...
Amsterdam tourist tax hike could generate 900 million euros, says citizen initiative
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (398+ words) Raising Amsterdam's tourist tax from 12.5 percent to 32 percent over the next four years could generate 900 million euros, according to the citizen initiative Stichting Amsterdam Heeft Een Keuze. The foundation says the hike would also likely lower tourist numbers, benefiting the…...
Average home cost €480,000 in Netherlands last year; Blaricum now most expensive
2+ week, 1+ day ago (214+ words) Average home cost "480,000 in Netherlands last year; Blaricum now most expensive'NL Times Average home cost "480,000 in Netherlands last year; Blaricum now most expensive The average home in the Netherlands cost "480,000 last year, almost "29,000 more than in 2024, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported....
4 British tourists die after Cape Verde vacations; Families sue TUI
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (264+ words) Four British tourists have died after falling seriously ill during or shortly after vacations in Cape Verde, while a small number of Dutch travelers who booked with TUI also reported sickness, the company confirmed. Families of the British victims have…...
Buildings collapse after Utrecht explosion; Uncertain if anyone is trapped
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (563+ words) Multiple buildings caved in on Thursday evening as the result of at least one explosion and the resultant fire on Visschersteeg in the Utrecht city center. Four injuries were confirmed, but more than three hours after the incident began, rescue…...
Video: Asylum seeker jumps into icy canal to rescue woman from sinking car in Eindhoven
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (191+ words) On a cold Friday morning in Eindhoven, with temperatures hovering around freezing, a 34-year-old asylum seeker of Eastern European origin jumped into a canal to save a woman whose car had plunged into the icy water. The incident occurred around…...
Spain bans Dutch man for 10 years over alleged ties to jihadist network
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (358+ words) A 37-year-old man from Doetinchem has been banned from entering Spain for 10 years. Spanish authorities say the man poses a "real and serious threat to national security" because of alleged ties to a jihadist network from Arnhem. The man denies…...
Caretaker cabinet OKs F-35s at Lelystad, passes holiday flight decision to next cabinet
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (209+ words) The caretaker cabinet intends to station F-35 fighter jets at Lelystad Airport but will leave the decision on allowing holiday flights to a future government, according to sources cited by De Telegraaf and RTL Nieuws. Last week, a majority of the…...
NPO to broadcast Eurovision 2026 despite Netherlands’ withdrawal
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (328+ words) Public broadcaster NPO will air the Eurovision Song Contest in May on NPO 1, even though the Netherlands will not take part in the 2026 edition in Vienna, the broadcaster announced on Friday. NPO to broadcast Eurovision 2026 despite Netherlands" withdrawal Public broadcaster…...
DigiD will remain Dutch despite potential U.S. takeover of Solvinity, officials say
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (262+ words) Dutch officials are assuring citizens that DigiD, the country's digital identification system, will remain under national control despite concerns over a potential U.S. acquisition of Solvinity, the IT services company that operates the platform DigiD runs on. Logius, the government agency…...