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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte pointing past a grinning Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof while speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump at the start of the NATO Summit in The Hague. 24 June 2025
Politics
Dutch worried about crumbling international legal order, Netherlands' resilience
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European union flag in front of building
Politics
NL facing EU fine for missing deadline to protect vital sectors against hybrid threats
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The Belgian M940 Oostende under construction in France, October 2023
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Potential sabotage on brand new Belgian minehunter; Netherlands bought same ship
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ProRail working on the Dutch railway
1-1-2Business
Netherlands urged to invest at least €600 million to protect railways from sabotage
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ProRail working on the Dutch railway
Politics
Netherlands ill-prepared for railway sabotage, ProRail boss warns
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The Zr.Ms. Den Helder escorts the Russian frigate Neustrashimy out of Dutch waters in the North Sea, 20 September 2025
Politics
Netherlands must start hitting back in Russia's hybrid war, intelligence services say
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Platform P18-A was expected to be used to inject captured carbon dioxide into an empty gas field in the North Sea as part of Porthos. 23 June 2018
Politics
Threat or Russian sabotage rising; Direct attack on NL unlikely: Intelligence services
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Zr. Ms. Van Amstel
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More Russian ships escorted off North Sea; NATO calls Russia a threat to alliance
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A billboard in Amsterdam showing campaign posters for the European Parliament elections on 6 June 2024
CrimePolitics
First confirmed Russian sabotage in Netherlands last year, also targeted EU elections
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Vladimir Putin during his address announcing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 24 Feb. 2022
Politics
Netherlands joins 7 EU countries in UN complaint over Russian satellite sabotage
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Platform P18-A was expected to be used to inject captured carbon dioxide into an empty gas field in the North Sea as part of Porthos. 23 June 2018
Politics
Dutch military could soon board Russian vessels threatening North Sea
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Platform P18-A was expected to be used to inject captured carbon dioxide into an empty gas field in the North Sea as part of Porthos. 23 June 2018
Politics
Defense considering private security to protect North Sea infrastructure
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An offshore windfarm
CrimePoliticsTechInnovation
Russia and China are "intensifying" cyber attacks on the Netherlands, NCTV warns
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Traffic lights in Amsterdam
CrimeTechInnovation
Tens of thousands of Dutch traffic lights vulnerable to hackers: report
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The Russian Embassy in The Hague in 2009
Politics
Netherlands wants to ban free travel of Russian diplomats over espionage concerns
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Dutch and Ukrainian flag.
CrimePolitics
Russian hackers trying to disrupt Western military aid to Ukraine, MIVD warns
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Dutch and Ukrainian flag.
Politics
Ukranian involvement in Nord Stream sabbotage must impact Dutch military support: MP's
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Traffic jam on A4 highway near Rijpwetering, the Netherlands
Business
Vacation traffic jams in France and Italy, trains run again in Paris after sabotage act
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The Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, 7 June 2024
Sports
Dutch Olympias largely unaffected by sabotage to France's railway
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The Eurostar train to Paris at Amsterdam Central Station
CrimeSports
Sabotage in France: Dutch going to Olympics face longer travel times, train cancelations
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Dutch navy ship on the North Sea.
Politics
Russian ships spying on North Sea infrastructure
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Oil platform on the North Sea
Politics
Netherlands working on plan to prevent Russian sabotage in the North Sea
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Vladimir Putin during his address announcing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 24 Feb. 2022
Politics
Dutch counterterrorism agency on high alert for signs of Russian sabotage
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A large police presence at a pro-Palestine protest on Waterlooplein in Amsterdam, 10 March 2024. Demonstrators protested against the Israeli president's presence at the opening of the National Holocaust Museum while over 30,000 Palestians have died in Israeli attacks on Gaza
CrimePolitics
Dutch intelligence warns of stronger threats from China, jihadists and extremists