A Dutch supermarket chain has launched ‘the world’s first plastic free supermarket’ and the Plastic Whale offers boat tours to fish plastic out of the Amsterdam channels. Ekoplaza, a Dutch organic supermarket chain, opened its ‘Ekoplaza Lab’ just off a major shopping street in the… Read More

Nowhere the Dutch local elections are as exciting as in Rotterdam. The late Pim fortuyn party Leefbaar Rotterdam (Livable Rotterdam) is fighting for the vote on the right side with both the PVV from Geert Wilders as the Forum for Democracy from the new populist… Read More

A bill to combat sexist and sexual violence will be presented to the French Council of Ministers on Wednesday 21 March 2018. The new text provides for a fine of ninety euros for ‘sexist contempt’, or street harassment. But what are our European neighbours doing… Read More

The city of Amsterdam is leading the world in ending the obesity epidemic, thanks to a radical and wide-reaching program which is getting results even among the poorest communities that are hardest to reach. The program appears to be succeeding by hitting multiple targets at… Read More

Synthetic drugs are circulating in ever increasing quantities in the form of amphetamines and ecstasy pills. The compositions are varied in an uncontrolled manner and often prove to be life-threatening. This market has long since overtaken other drug markets. No plantations or greenhouses are required,… Read More

After the United States, The Dutch are the 2nd largest agricultural exporters in the world. TF1 reporter Julien Beaumont wants to find out how this tiny country is feeding the world and what can be learned from the approach to find ways to keep on… Read More

In 2000 the Dutch prostitution branch became fully legal after the brothel ban was lifted. What is the status of the Dutch sex branch that has been fully legalized for almost 20 years and more importantly how is it for a sex worker to run… Read More

On 28 September the Joint Investigation Team organised a press conference to present the first results of the criminal investigation into the crash of flight MH17. This press conference took place after the meeting of the Joint Investigation Team with the relatives of the victims… Read More

The Swiss parliament will discuss new legislation to make more use of DNA traces in criminal cases. The Netherlands already has less strict rules for the use of DNA material and for DNA research amongst the population. The rape and murder of the Dutch girl… Read More

Over the last years the Dutch partly managed to process the large influx by using former jails to house refugees and immigrants. France3 visits an asylum seekers centre in the former jail the Grittenborgh in the eastern town Hoogeveen. The location manager of the centre,… Read More

After years of negotiations, Japan and Europe will finally sign a Free Trade Agreement. NHK correspondent Yasushi Kudo visits the Netherlands to see how the Dutch dairy branch is preparing for new trade opportunities with Japan. The sales manager of the Dutch cheese producer Unie… Read More

The Japanese public broadcaster NHK is covering the Dutch national elections profoundly. In a so-called 100 minute program Dutch society and culture is investigated intensively. Besides filming for this program extra reportages are produced about the rise extreme right in the Netherlands, about Wilders voters,… Read More