In the former Dutch fishery town of Volendam ten people died and about 130 are injured after fire swept through a cafe packed with teenagers. Several other youngsters suffered severe burns or smoke inhalations, and about 20 of these victims had to be taken to… Read More

The release a few arrested ‘body packers’ (couriers that swallow packets of cocaine) by the Dutch authorities because of capacity problems caused a political outrage. The result is more Dutch drug controls, more personnel in jails, extra temporary jails more juridical capacity and a new… Read More

Like all businesses also coffeeshops must comply with the Dutch Tobacco Act, which entitles employees to a smoke-free workplace from the first of January. For a reportage about the effect of the new Dutch antismoking laws for coffee shops the BBC wants to work with… Read More

Assistance is needed for a news reportage for the French German TV channel Arte about the 10 year anniversary of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The tribunal was established by Security Council resolution 827 of the United Nations that was passed… Read More

The city of Rotterdam is planning to get rid of the “disgraceful” street prostitution of often addicted women by closing the zone for sex workers in the Rotterdam district Katendrecht. The approach from the Rotterdam municipality is called a new concept. The addicted sex workers… Read More

While millions of Dutch chickens are killed to fight the Avian Influenza virus spreading like wildfire, the first cases of the disease are reported in Germany. For a reportage about the outbreak for the program Morgenmagazin from the German first public TV channel ARD reporter… Read More

The youth program Higher Geography from the Scottish BBC produce an extensive program about urban environment issues in Europe. For the program a crew form the Scottish BBC also travels to the Netherlands to report about urbanisation, air pollution and waste management. The Netherlands is… Read More

Coffeshops and calvinists. And now this – Dutch support for the war in Iraq. People? Nothing asked. Liberal model? What’s going on? Is that it? The live program Morgenmagazin from the German first public TV broadcaster ARD organises a live transmission from the Rotterdam harbour… Read More

While a new Dutch government is being formed, the United States decide to invade Iraq. The Dutch support the Americans and Brits politically, but not military. A crew from the German French TV broadcaster Arte travels to the Netherlands to find out why the Dutch… Read More

For the program Foreign Correspondent the Europe correspondent Michael Brissenden from the Australian public broadcaster ABC visits the Netherlands for an in depth reportage about the status of the Dutch multicultural society. A so called black school (with a majority of pupils with a migrant… Read More

After the sensational win of the new populist party Lijst Pim Fortuyn (LPF) from the gay politician Pim Fortuyn and after his brutal assassination on the 6th of May 2002, the Europe correspondent Michael Brissenden from the Australian public broadcaster ABC travels to the Netherlands… Read More

A White mother who gave birth to one white and one black child after a fertility clinic made a mistake has agreed to hand over the black baby to his biological parents. The saga of the Fasanos’ babies has highlighted the dangers of fertility treatment… Read More