Eastern Europe

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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
Crime
45-year-old woman found dead in Helmond home; man with no fixed residence arrested
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
Business
Netherlands should pivot toward countries with growing workforces, advisory council says
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A KLM aircraft at Schiphol Airport near in Amsterdam during the overnight period
Business
Allowing aviation sector to grow further won't benefit Dutch economy: study
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A scantily-clad woman lying on a bed
Crime
Authorities arrest human trafficking suspect linked to sex work in Amsterdam and Almere
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kitchen knife
Crime
Woman arrested after deadly stabbing in Amsterdam-Zuid
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Suspect sought in sexual assault of a woman on Prinses Mariannelaan in Zeist on 15 August 2025
Crime
Suspect in Zeist rape case has pre-trial detention extended by two weeks
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Suspect sought in sexual assault of a woman on Prinses Mariannelaan in Zeist on 15 August 2025
Crime
Police arrest suspect in connection with violent sexual assault in Zeist
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
Business
Half of migrant workers in rural Netherlands still in the country six years later
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Suitcase at an airport
Business
Dutch accounting firms expand hiring in Asia, Africa, and Eastern and Southern Europe
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Car dealership
CrimeBusinessTechScience
Car part thefts drop 19%, but insurance claims surge by 50% to €3,000 per incident
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Sex worker on a bed
Crime
Abuse allegations in the Dutch porn industry require more attention, says Parliament
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A Wizzair Airbus A320 preparing to land at the Dortmund Airport in Germany in August 2020
Business
Wizz Air offers a year of unlimited last-minute flying for €500
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People working a tulip field in the Netherlands
Politics
Unions call for the number of labor migrants to be regulated
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Crime
Dutch cybersecurity experts warning companies about global ransomware attack
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A small child with a measles rash
Health
First case of measles found in Limburg; no connection to the outbreak in Noord-Brabant
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PM Mark Rutte let’s out a laugh alongside Finnish PM Petteri Orpo, European Council President Charles Michel, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and others at the first Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels. 21 March 2024
Politics
Rutte praises new competitor for top NATO job, Klaus Iohannis: "An excellent man"
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Sex worker on a bed
Crime
At least 8 agencies with Dutch ties luring sex workers from Eastern Europe
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BAM sign on a construction crane
PoliticsBusiness
Foreign workers are critically important to top Dutch construction firms, meat industry
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ASML
PoliticsBusiness
ASML will have to expand outside the Netherlands if Dutch sharply restrict immigration
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Dutch flag
Business
Dutch language a popular study choice at Eastern European universities
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A flock of starlings flying above the Netherlands in February 2020
NatureWeird
Starlings put on nightly show above Amsterdam's Sarphatipark, but poop coats neighborhood
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Port of Rotterdam
Crime
Netherlands near top of list for potential cocaine trafficking: Europol
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Farm work
PoliticsBusiness
Labor inspectorate should answer for migrant worker exploitation: FNV
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Dutch soldiers with Minimi-light machine guns
Politics
Dutch soldiers will make more missions to Eastern Europe