The Dutch food and product safety board (NVWA) revealed the scandal and raised the alarm this week about eggs that have been contaminated and pose a severe threat to consumers, according to Euractiv. It stressed that the level of fipronil ...
Read More »Fishermen catch harbour porpoise with two heads off the coast of the Netherlands
Fishermen off the coast of the Netherlands caught slightly more than they’d bargained, hauling in the world’s first conjoined twin harbour porpoises, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Daily Mail. The bizarre creatures have one body and separate fully grown heads, ...
Read More »Dutch election: PM Rutte says people rejected ‘wrong kind of populism’
“The Netherlands said ‘Whoa!'” he declared after his centre-right VVD party’s lead positioned him for a third successive term as prime minister, according to the BBC. With nearly all votes counted, his party easily beat the anti-immigration Freedom party of ...
Read More »Turkey rallies row: Germany and Netherlands harden stance
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany and the Netherlands of “Nazism” after officials blocked rallies there, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. Dutch PM Mark Rutte called his comments “unacceptable”, while Germany’s foreign minister said he hoped Turkey would ...
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan warns Dutch will pay price for dispute
The two ministers were blocked from addressing Turkish expatriates in Rotterdam on Saturday, with one of them escorted to the German border, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. The Dutch government said such rallies would stoke tensions days before ...
Read More »Dutch MPs vote to approve cannabis cultivation for first time
The bill would exempt professional growers working within certain conditions from punishment, the BBC reports. But it is not yet law, as it must also get majority support from the Senate. Buying small amounts of cannabis at so-called coffee shops ...
Read More »4,000 kilograms of cocaine discovered in banana boxes in the Netherlands
Dutch customs and police officials at the Rotterdam port found nearly 4,000 kilograms of cocaine among a load of bananas from Ecuador Thursday afternoon, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Dutch news. Dutch police arrested five men on suspicion of involvement ...
Read More »Hot Dutch remake of “Magic Mike” movie released
Onze Jongens, which translates to Our Boys, is about five down-on-their-luck construction workers who form a male striptease act when they suddenly realize that they’re all insanely attractive, according to NewNowNext. The film is starring former Idols finalist Jim Bakkum. ...
Read More »Dutch court rules Crimean gold artefacts collection returns to Ukraine
The collection of Scythian gold and other treasures from Crimean museums has been exhibited at the Allard Pierson archaeological museum in the Netherlands since early 2014, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the Dutch media. While the exhibition was running, Russia ...
Read More »Google opens first 100% renewable energy data center
The $640 million data center, which supports cloud computing services, includes almost 1,000 miles of computer cables, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Dutch Daily News. The Eemshaven data center is Google’s fourth data center in Europe and took two years ...
Read More »Trainer raps to motivate football players
Niek Tiemersma mentions boys’ names and praises all the young players in his rap, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Metronieuws. During just fifty seconds we have known that Milan is stronger than the boys in group eight, that nobody is beyond ...
Read More »Belgians lucky in European lottery jackpot again
In the Netherlands you can buy lots of Euro Millions. Yes, it`s true with European lottery. “The timing is incredibly surprising,” said a spokesman of the Belgian National Lottery, which participate in EuroMillions. “We just all balloons stored for one ...
Read More »Dutch parliament fails to revoke its ratification of Ukraine-EU Association Agreement
Two coalition parties and two independent MPs of the Dutch parliament voted against revoking the law on ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement – the government initiative put forward to a vote in Parliament by the Socialist Party of the ...
Read More »Polish envoy: Ukraine to proceed reforms despite Dutch referendum outcome
Ukraine must continue internal reforms, including in the economy, despite the outcome of a Dutch referendum on the Association Agreement between Ukraine and European Union, Polish Ambassador to Ukraine Henryk Litwin has said, Interfax-Ukraine reports. “This [the results of the ...
Read More »Preliminary results of Dutch referendum: 61.1% said no, turnout 32.2%
Preliminary results of the voting say it’s 38.1% of Yes votes against 61.1% of votes opposing the Association Agreement, with another 0.8% of the ballots recognized as void, UNIAN reports. The final results of the referendum will be announced on ...
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