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

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 Swiss public TV background reportage program SRF ’10 vor 10′ Europe correspondent Jonas Projer wants to check out how popular the monarchy is in the Netherlands and what future it has. For this reportage he also researches the fortune of the Queen and… Read More

Bonuses for bankers and especially decreasing these bonuses is a lot in the news these days. The Swiss decided by referendum that the shareholders should decide about how heigh or low bonuses for bankers should be, and on the European level it is decided that… Read More

The German public broadcaster ARD wants actual video footage of the Dutch Queen Beatrix. One of the last official activities of the queen, before her abdication, is visiting the European School in Bergen to celebrate the 50 years anniversary of the international school. A very… Read More

The EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol, has been asked to assist in the investigations into the Europe-wide horse meat scandal. The investigations started after beef lasagna products, which are made by a French company, were found to contain up to 100% horse meat. The alarm… Read More

A Dutch court has rejected four out of five allegations against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell over oil pollution in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. But it found a subsidiary of the firm, Shell Nigeria, responsible for one case of pollution, ordering it to pay compensation to… Read More

Suddenly it becomes clear that Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will resign in favour of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander this year. In a prerecorded address broadcast on TV, she said she will formally stand down on 30 April this year. The Queen, who is approaching… Read More

The Euronews TV program Reporter produces a series of reportages about youth unemployment in Europe. While youth unemployment rates in Greece and Spain around 60 percent, the figure in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands is below ten percent. How do the Dutch combat youth unemployment?… Read More

Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has been elected as the new head of the Eurogroup, replacing the outgoing Jean-Claude Juncker. The 46 year-old Dijsselbloem, who has been head of the Dutch Finance Ministry for two months, is expected to take over. He said he hoped… Read More