The next Euronews discussion program On The Front Line will be about legal highs and will be broadcasted on 4th of June, the day that the European Drug Agency will publish its annual report. Despite many EU countries imposing bans on these substances like smart… Read More

The Netherlands is the forerunner in Europe in the reduction of the use of antibiotics in intensive cattle farming. The densely populated country is the second largest agricultural exporter in the world and this has its negative effects on public health. Lately local doctors have… Read More

After European Commission published the latest report on human trafficking, the Euronews debate program On The Front line will produce a program on the subject. Since the largest group of victims of human trafficking is women working in the prostitution branch a reportage with a… Read More

For news reportages before and during the upcoming European elections, Europe correspondent Olaf Bruns visits the Netherlands to report on the party PVV from Geert Wilders leading in the polls and to check out what the Dutch think about this swing to the right. After… Read More

Christmas is boom-time for manufacturers and retailers as consumers engage in an annual shopping frenzy that sends profits soaring and can give a much-needed boost to ailing economies. But it’s not just the makers and sellers of the perfumes, handbags and watches we buy who… Read More

‘We make war so we are war’. That, some would say chilling quotation, came from Abdelkarim Honing, a young man in the Netherlands who has converted to Islam. He has seen many of his friends leave to take up arms in the bloody conflict in… 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

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

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

Like in other parts of the world also the Dutch are thinking about winning shale gas. Some tests were done, and a journalist from Euronews wants to know if the moratorium on these shale gas test drillings is now lifted. It turns out that the… Read More

On the last day before the Dutch national elections Euronews visits Amsterdam to find out how the Dutch are thinking about the political future of the country and of the European Union. A bicycle repairman, clients of a traditional cafe and a cheese vendor on… Read More

A European directive, officially entitled ‘on the right of information in criminal proceedings’, was adopted by the Council last in April, after the European Parliament approved it last December. It will enter into force upon publication, but will give European member States a two-year period… Read More