According to Merlijn van Vliet – co-founder of the E-Flight Academy, a flight school where pilots undertake part of their standard training in electric aeroplanes – electric flying within Europe will be just as commonplace as taking the train in ten years’ time. The school… Read More

Europe’s Dark Economy is a short-form three-part documentary series for Euronews exploring the scale and impact of illicit trade, and what allows it to thrive. Filmed across Europe, the series will combine real-world access and expert insight to reveal how illegal goods move through legitimate… Read More

Oysters are crucial to a healthy ecosystem. A single adult oyster can filter up to 200 litres of water a day. Furthermore, oyster reefs provide shelter for countless marine animals, enhance biodiversity, remove nitrogen from seawater and protect the coast from erosion. In the past,… Read More

In the Netherlands, Buurtzorg’s self-managed nurses provide holistic home care and social support, helping older people live independently with dignity. For Buurtzorg community nurse Deborah, care is about more than medical treatment. She works for Buurtzorg, the Netherlands’ largest home-care organization. Its name literally means… Read More

Cuisines from around the world come together at the Dutch restaurant chain A Beautiful Mess. The website of the Dutch restaurant chain states: ‘Each dish at A Beautiful Mess has its own story, as do the people who work there. Food connects people through stories,… Read More

Dutch farms emit too much nitrogen. As targets slip, ecosystems suffer, and EU green goals hang in the balance. Can food production and nature conservation coexist in Europe? The Netherlands is the second world exporter for agricultural products and ground zero for Europe’s nitrogen crisis…. Read More

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