A reportage about the need for attention for better accessibility for wheelchair users in public space portraying Dutchman Kees-Jan van der Klooster. He won a gold medal in mono-skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games and is organizing clinics teaching wheelchair users to overcome the many… Read More

Over the past 40 years, much has been cut back in the field of ageing and elderly care in the Netherlands: the ‘old people’s homes’ and care homes are no more and elderly can only go to a nursing home when they are very sick…. Read More

Geert Wilders, an anti-Islam firebrand and the leader of the Dutch People’s Party for Freedom (PVV) came first in last November’s parliamentary elections with 23 per cent of the votes. The champion of national preference gained unprecedented support in a climate of deep economic and… Read More

Automation, algorithms and the need to adapt: How AI is reshaping the world of work This episode of Euronews Real Economy, investigates what AI means for the world of work. Might it make those tricky tedious tasks easier, or is it actually coming for your… Read More

For an episode of the Euronews program ‘Witness’, journalist Hans von der Brelie travels to the Netherlands where many farmers are opposing government plans to drastically reduce livestock in order to slash nitrogen emissions, a major source of pollution in the country. He visits and… Read More

Despite skyrocketing energy prices and a shortage of natural gas supply in the European Union, the Dutch government has taken the decision to proceed with the closure of natural gas wells in the northern province Groningen region. The field is one of the biggest in… Read More

More and more illegal cigarette factories are found and dismantled in the Netherlands. Euronews wants to produce background reportage about the way the authorities fight this crime. The Dutch association of tobacco producers are very active to fight the trade in illegal cigarettes. They even… Read More

On 20 December 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court, the highest court in the Netherlands, upheld the previous decisions in the so called Urgenda Climate Case, finding that the Dutch government has obligations to urgently and significantly reduce emissions in line with its human rights obligations…. Read More

Euronews is making an overview about research after corona virus vaccines and medicines in Europe. SARS-Corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV2), cause of COVID-19, is the infection that the whole world is now trying to beat. The respiratory disease has arguably caused the most serious global crisis… Read More

The Euronews program Insiders is producing background reportage about Syrian refugees in Europe that have been tortured in Syria and that want to witness and trigger a legal case in the state where they got asylum. Reporter Hans von der Brelie intends to film in… Read More

After research it turns out that migrant pupils score pretty good in the Dutch education system. For the Euronews program Insider reporter Hans von der Brelie visits the Netherlands to find out what more about the Dutch formula. Hans von der Brelie visits a primary… Read More

The Euronews program Reporter produces an extensive reportage about existing differences and problems across Europe to integrate recognized refugees successfully into the labour market. What are the obstacles to find professional recognition, is talent wasted because highly-qualified refugees are not finding a job at their… Read More