Liveable Rotterdam, the new populist party in Rotterdam, lately came up with a plan to forbid migrants to settle in some of the poorer districts in the city. Since it is not allowed to judge on skin colour, origin or religion, some are against the… Read More

The talk show Hart aber Fair from the German federal state broadcaster WDR is organising an episode about the present euthanasia legislation in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. The editors of the program are looking for specialised and experienced Dutch and Belgian studio guests for… Read More

The end of 2003 the Dutch organisation Central Jewish Consultation organises a demonstration against the increasing anti-Semitism in The Netherlands. Because of the cruel politics of Ariel Sharon in Israel and the second Golf War in Iraq, the Dutch Jews say they are confronted with… Read More

26% of the Netherlands is located below sea level and 59% of the Netherlands is at risk of flooding from water from the sea or rivers. Some parts of the west of the country is so wet that roads are constantly sink that these road… Read More

After a German woman is caught with packs of cocaine in her body, for a reportage for the news program Tagesschau the Brussels bureau from the German first public TV broadcaster ARD wants to know how the recruiting of European cocaine body packers works and… Read More

For the program Eòrpa from the Scottisch BBC produce a background reportage about financial problems at football lcubs in the smaller football leagues in Europe. Vitesse is a Dutch club near the German border in the city Arnhem. They play their matches in an ultramodern… Read More

While a crew from the German French broadcaster Arte arrives for filming for a news reportage on the art exhibition Revolutions in the Air in the Amsterdam Modern Art Museum (Stedelijk Museum), it turns out they lost all the camera batteries while traveling to the… Read More

2003 is the year of the farm in The Netherlands. The Dutch country side is changing rapidly and since 1940 100.000 from the 192.000 Dutch farms has been demolished. The 2003 Year of the Farm Foundation farm especially wants to promote and stimulate innovation in… Read More

Amsterdam police chief J. Kuiper warned his 6,000 officers in a letter that they should not use ‘party drugs’ in their spare time. Use of tolerated drugs is ‘dereliction of duty’ for officers and can lead to dismissal. Last year, nine Amsterdam cops were caught… Read More

Since the 1 of January of 2003 imams with a temporary permit of stay in the Netherlands are obliged to do a special naturalisation course for newcomers. One of the foreign imams became the talk of the town because he offended homosexuals. The naturalisation course… Read More

A majority of the Dutch lower house wants to lift the ban on the adoption of foreign children by gay-couples. This is the result of the discussion that arose after the Dutch gay TV-producer and personality Paul de Leeuw and his friend adopted an American… Read More

GHB (gamma hydroxy butyrate) is an anaesthetic formerly used in surgery and it has been used in the medical setting as treatment for cataplexy, narcolepsy, and alcoholism. But these days GHB is also sold as a recreational drug. A colourless drink and sometimes also as… Read More