The Hague becomes world’s first city to pass law banning fossil fuel-related ads
The Audio Long Read
From the archive: Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far? – podcast
Europe live
France, Germany and UK condemn export of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia – as it happened
Dutch broadcaster launches news bulletin in easy-to-understand language
‘Going back in time’: the schools across Europe banning mobile phones
Amsterdammers left bemused at plan to tackle flowerpot ‘jungle’
Dutch FA considers scrapping offside in amateur football to end violent rows
Which countries have banned or restricted arms sales to Israel?
How a little-known 17th-century female scientist changed our understanding of insects
August 2024
‘Happiness recession’: UK 15-year-olds at bottom of European satisfaction league
Dutch beach restaurants add sunscreen ‘shots’ to menu in fight against cancer
Overtourism and the climate crisis
The good tourist: can we learn to travel without absolutely infuriating the locals?
How to fill the huge gaps in social care provision
Dutch beach volleyball player who raped child breaks silence over Olympics
I’m from Poland. Why does Europe still make me feel like a second-class citizen?
Olga Mecking
Sweden closes investigation into barred Eurovision contestant Joost Klein
Hiring women, rather than just talking about it, works. That doesn’t mean all men are on board, it turns out
Renate van der Zee
July 2024
Wolf sparks warning to keep children out of forest in Netherlands
A child was bitten and another knocked over by a wolf displaying ‘disturbing’ behaviour near Utrecht, authorities say
Why the Netherlands seems unfazed by sending a convicted child rapist to the Olympics
Renate van der Zee
Differences between English and Dutch law might be part of the reason why Steven van de Velde is seen differently at home than abroad, says Renate van der Zee, a Dutch writer and journalist
Dutch child rapist greeted with boos – and applause – before Olympics loss
A convicted child rapist competing for the Netherlands was met with boos – and some applause – as he walked out for his first beach volleyball match
