Schiermonnikoog

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A voter casting their ballot in Amsterdam for the municipal elections on 18 March 2026
Politics
Dutch municipal elections see turnout rise to 53.7 percent; Up from 2022
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European flying squid
TechNature
Large number of European flying squids washing up on Dutch beaches
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A government poster reading “We are going to vote March 18” in Zeddam, Gelderland. March 13, 2026
Politics
Over 14.2 million people eligible to vote in city council elections next week
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Polling station for the municipal election in Amsterdam, 16 March 2022
Politics
Third of municipal council candidates are women; 70% of party leaders are men
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A bright red lighthouse on Schiermonnikoog in 2018
Politics
Dutch island Schiermonnikoog again first to report vote count; D66, CDA show gains
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Garbage piled up on the street in Amsterdam. 26 November 2007
BusinessCultureLifestyle
Netherlands generates 8 billion kilograms of garbage in 2024, 4 kg more per person
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A multitude of washed-up starfish
TechNature
Video: Thousands of starfish wash ashore on Dutch beaches after weekend storm
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Cars, bicycles, and boats parked along an Amsterdam canal
Crime
Dutch bike thefts soar to set new record high, with most stolen in Amsterdam
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Street with different homes in Gorinchem
Business
Homeowners to pay 4.8% more in municipal taxes and levies next year
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Homes in Alkmaar
Business
Rising home prices push average equity on Dutch homes to €220,000
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Polling station in Amsterdam for the European Parliament elections on 6 June 2024
Politics
European election turnout highest in Utrecht, lowest in Flevoland
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Aerial view of the Dam square, Amsterdam
Business
Amsterdam has highest wealth per resident; 70 times higher than lowest, Vlissingen
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Schiermonnikoog village
Business
Legal quirk: Cigarette sales will completely end on Schiermonnikoog from July
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The burnt-out and damaged Fremantle Highway connected to a tug boat, 2 August 2023
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Damaged freighter Fremantle Highway to be towed to Groningen port
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Fire aboard the Fremantle Highway cargo ship in the North Sea, 30 kilometers north of Ameland, 26 July 2023
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No signs of fire still raging on cargo ship Fremantle Highway
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Fremantle Highway burning on the North Sea, 30 July 2023
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Burning freighter being towed toward Schiermonnikoog
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Fire aboard the Fremantle Highway cargo ship in the North Sea, 30 kilometers north of Ameland, 26 July 2023
1-1-2Business
Towing of burning cargo ship has been canceled for the time being
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Fire aboard the Fremantle Highway cargo ship in the North Sea, 30 kilometers north of Ameland, 26 July 2023
1-1-2Business
Burning cargo ship north of Terschelling will be towed this weekend
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Almere Strand crowded, despite coronavirus social distancing measures, on a warm and sunny Ascension Day, 21 May 2020
Politics
Dutch population grew twice as fast in 2022 as 2021, entirely due to immigration
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Cockles
TechNature
Heat killing off cockles in the Wadden Sea; Could damage bird population
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A bright red lighthouse on Schiermonnikoog in 2018
PoliticsNatureScience
Over 400 scientists speak out against gas drilling in North Sea
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A bright red lighthouse on Schiermonnikoog in 2018
PoliticsNature
Wadden Islands plan to fight permit for North Sea gas drilling
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Poles in the North Sea seen from Schiermonnikoog
BusinessNature
Germany, Netherlands closer to drilling new natural gas field in Wadden Sea
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A neighborhood on the island of Schiermonnikoog. 12 June 2020
Business
Wealthy people buying up coastal homes as vacation properties, short-stay rentals