Rare uniforms and other items have been stolen in a spate of robberies at war museums in Denmark and the Netherlands.
Tag: Netherlands
In the Netherlands, a Cartoon in School Leads to Online Threats and an Arrest
Threats against a high school teacher who displayed a political cartoon that supported the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo have alarmed Dutch officials.
Whale Sculpture Stops Train From Plunge in the Netherlands
The driver was the only person on the city train and was unharmed in the accident early Monday morning, a local safety spokesman said.
As Coronavirus Surges, Chastened Dutch Wonder, ‘What Happened to Us?’
They have long prided themselves on an efficient government, some say to the point of smugness. Ranking high in the rate of daily infections is forcing a reckoning.
Netherlands to Allow Doctors to Help End Lives of Terminally Ill Children
Hugo de Jonge, the Dutch health minister, said that “incurably ill” children ages 1 to 12 should be able to die with the help of a doctor.
Europe, Which Thought It Had Coronavirus Tamed, Faces Second Wave
France imposed a curfew on Paris and other major cities, and other countries are taking similar steps as record caseloads fill hospitals and governments try to respond without lockdowns.
Vilified Early Over Lax Virus Strategy, Sweden Seems to Have Scourge Controlled
After having weathered high death rates when it resisted a lockdown in the spring, Sweden now has one of Europe’s lowest rates of daily new cases. Whether that is an aberration remains to be seen.
U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands Questioned About Political Interference
The outspoken conservative envoy, Pete Hoekstra, has been criticized for hosting a fund-raiser for a Dutch populist party at the U.S. Embassy.
A ‘Smart District’ Takes Shape in the Netherlands
The goal is a sustainable community that uses technology to improve the quality of life for 4,500 residents.
E.U. Adopts Groundbreaking Stimulus to Fight Coronavirus Recession
The $857 billion package includes unprecedented steps to help less wealthy countries, including selling collective debt and giving much of the money as grants, not loans.