In November 2012 the MTV UK show Geordie Shore filmed in Amsterdam on the flower market, the Leidseplein and Rembrandtsplein, the Albert Cuyp market, the Red Light District and sex theatre Casa Rosso. Something went wrong with the release forms, and since the video material… Read More

Jack to a King: The Swansea Story is a 2014 British documentary film (directed by Marc Evans) about the Swansea City Football Club’s history from July 2001 to May 2011. It focuses on the club’s rise from almost going out of business at the bottom… Read More

Switzerland is reforming its system to handle asylum seekers and it is using the Dutch system as an example. On the 1 of July 2013 Dutch deputy minister Fred Teeven will present changes to the asylum seekers system. He is forced to do so because… Read More

In May 2013 the European Parliament adopted the European Protection Order and protection certificate. New EU-wide protection measures for victims of stalking, violence, intimidation, soon to be valid in all Member States. In early June 2013 the European Justice Ministers will enforce the new measures…. Read More

On April 30, 2013 the whole world can follow the abdication of Queen Beatrix and the investiture of King Willem Alexander and his wife Queen Maxima. The city of Amsterdam is full of people dressed in orange because on the 30iest of April the Dutch… Read More

On April 30, 2013, the very last Queens Day will take place in the Netherlands. Next year the national celebration day will take place three days earlier, on the birthday of Willem Alexander and it will be called Kings day. Foregoing the coronation, SRF journalist… Read More

The ZDF program Mona Lisa wants to show the preparations for the Dutch coronation. Activities on Dam Square in Amsterdam, shops full of orange t-shits, hats and sun glasses. A German-Dutch family living in Amsterdam explain what the monarchy and the upcoming coronation and Queens… Read More

Suddenly it turns out that the kings’ song that is written and performed by various Dutch artists get loads of critics. Tens of thousands of people in the Netherlands have objected to an official King’s Song marking the 30 April investiture of Willem-Alexander. The writer… Read More

By law Maastricht coffee shops are only allowed to sell cannabis to people that officially live in the Netherlands. However, a court ruling in favour of one coffee shop located in Maastricht and that was closed by the Maastricht mayor Onno Hoes because it broke… Read More

For the coverage of the Dutch coronation Euronews Europe correspondent Olaf Bruns is looking for a specialist on the Dutch royal house. The person needs to be interviewed in Amsterdam during the event. It turns out to be a difficult request, because many Dutch monarchy… Read More

NHK Europe correspondent Takashi Ichinose wants to be well prepared and well positioned to cover the abdication of the Dutch Queen and the investiture of the new King. For a news reportage he wants to find out how popular the monarchy is in the Netherlands… Read More

The famous BBC car program Top Gear is thinking about filming in Amsterdam. The idea is to sail a Ford Transit van that is reconstructed as a hovercraft through the Amsterdam canals. To see if the plan is feasible research needs to be done, and… Read More