Iran war shows EU must ‘stay the course’ on climate laws, Dutch minister says – POLITICO

Dutch climate minister says rising energy prices show why Europe must cut reliance on fossil fuels...

https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-war-shows-eu-must-stay-the-course-climate-laws-dutch-netherlands-minister-says/ 

Do we want to keep fixing the same issue? Unlearned lessons from the first big oil crisis

As energy prices tripled in the 1970s due to Middle Eastern wars, Scandinavia, France and the Netherlands sped up green transition…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/13/fixing-the-same-issue-first-big-oil-crisis-middle-eastern-wars

 

The small European website exposing ICE agents

Netherlands-based site uses public information and tips to reveal identities of agents involved in crackdowns across US…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/ice-list-small-european-website-exposing-us-immigration-agents

 

Rubio will meet with Danes next week as Trump administration warns Greenland — again - POLITICO

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he planned to discuss a U.S. acquisition of Greenland with Danish officials next week, as the White House again asserted that President Donald Trump's preference would be to acquire the territory through a negotiation...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/rubio-will-meet-with-danes-next-week-as-trump-administration-warns-greenland-again-00714131 

 

Netherlands dials back on US Caribbean drug missions amid Venezuela tensions – POLITICO

Dutch defense forces traditionally worked closely with the U.S. but are balking after U.S. attacks on suspected smuggling boats...

https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-pulls-out-us-caribbean-drug-missions-amid-venezuela-tensions/ 

 

🚨The Netherlands Just WRECKED Trump's Tuesday With BRUTAL REBUKE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYD2tTYNWWI

 

Blow to hard right as Geert Wilders’s PVV loses seats in Dutch election - The Washington Post

Wednesday's election became a microcosm of competing visions in the West, with Wilders representing a staunchly anti-migrant and populist view in line with the U.S. MAGA movement and far-right parties across Europe, including France's National Rally.

Jetten's party embraced optimism, the politics of civility, affordable housing and a green agenda. "The positive forces have won!" Jetten posted on X. "I want to get to work for all Dutch people, because this is the land of us all!"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/10/30/netherlands-election-results-geert-wilders-rob-jetten/

Netherlands urges review of EU-Israel trade deal over ‘catastrophic’ Gaza aid block | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian

Foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp tells top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas he believes Israel is in breach of rights obligations linked to trade agreement…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/07/netherlands-urges-review-of-eu-israel-trade-deal-over-catastrophic-gaza-aid-block 

 

Netherlands researchers break the 30 percent barrier in solar cells

If this could be improved, it would mean that more power can be generated in the same patch of land at a lower cost per unit, increasing energy availability while reducing the end cost to customers, making it a win-win proposition...

https://interestingengineering.com/science/30-percent-barrier-solar-cells-breached

 

Netherlands researchers break the 30 percent barrier in solar cells

A collaboration of researchers from various institutes in the Netherlands broke the 30 percent barrier associated with solar cells. The achievement will help uptake worldwide solar energy and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, an organizational press release said...

https://interestingengineering.com/science/30-percent-barrier-solar-cells-breached

 

Could Amsterdam's New Economic Theory Replace Capitalism? | Time

... In April 2020, during the first wave of COVID-19, Amsterdam's city government announced it would recover from the crisis, and avoid future ones, by embracing the theory of "doughnut economics." Laid out by British economist Kate Raworth in a 2017 book, the theory argues that 20th century economic thinking is not equipped to deal with the 21st century reality of a planet teetering on the edge of climate breakdown. Instead of equating a growing GDP with a successful society, our goal should be to fit all of human life into what Raworth calls the "sweet spot" between the "social foundation," where everyone has what they need to live a good life, and the "environmental ceiling." By and large, people in rich countries are living above the environmental ceiling. Those in poorer countries often fall below the social foundation. The space in between: that's the doughnut...

https://time.com/5930093/amsterdam-doughnut-economics/

Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Netherlands, accused of hosting fundraiser for FvD at embassy - The Washington Post

Dutch officials demanded answers from Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, on Tuesday in light of reports that the Trump appointee had held a private event for a rising right-wing political party and its donors at the U.S. Embassy in The Hague earlier this month. On Monday, Dutch magazine De Groene Amsterdammer published a detailed description of the Sept. 10 gathering, attended by a large group of Forum for Democracy (FvD) members and supporters in the business community, bringing it to widespread attention.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/09/22/us-ambassador-pete-hoekstra-netherlands-embassy-fvd/

Death on demand: has euthanasia gone too far?

Countries around the world are making it easier to choose the time and manner of your death. But doctors in the world’s euthanasia capital are starting to worry about the consequences...
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/18/death-on-demand-has-euthanasia-gone-too-far-netherlands-assisted-dying

Trump got a dose of Dutch bluntness from visiting prime minister - The Washington Post

On Monday, the Dutch leader showed that he can hold his own with the U.S. president with a concise, resounding no. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/03/trump-got-a-dose-of-dutch-bluntness-from-visiting-prime-minister/

Trump's ambassador to Netherlands finally admits 'no-go zone' claims - BBC News

Mr Hoekstra, a Republican congressman appointed to the envoy's job by Donald Trump, last month denied making the claims, calling them "fake news", despite being shown video evidence. Confronted by Dutch journalists at a disastrous first press conference on Wednesday, he refused to answer questions about his comments.

On Friday Mr Hoekstra finally admitted to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that he had made the remarks, to a right wing gathering in the US, and said he was "shocked" by them....
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42671283

Afraid of Falling? For Older Adults, the Dutch Have a Cure -- The New York Times

A course teaching older people how to fall, and not to fall, in Leusden, the Netherlands....
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/02/world/europe/netherlands-falling-elderly.html

Dutch reporter catches Hoekstra peddling ‘fake news’

A Dutch journalist confronted former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, now the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, about his false claim in 2015 that Muslims have made some parts of the Netherlands inaccessible, where cars and even politicians are “being burned.”

Questioned on camera by reporter Wouter Zwart, a correspondent for the news program Nieuwsuur, about the existence of “no-go zones,” Hoekstra denied having made the statements, calling it “fake news.”....
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/12/22/hoekstra-dutch-interview-muslims/108847708/

Netherlands to end coal power by 2030, closing down new plants

In a coalition agreement, the government formed by Mark Rutte promised to close all coal plants by 2030, including three that were only completed in 2015...  http://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/10/11/netherlands-agrees-coal-phase-calls-stronger-2030-eu-emissions-target/

National Geographic: This Tiny Country Feeds the World

The Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by showing what the future of farming could look like. ...
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/09/holland-agriculture-sustainable-farming/

Wind power now runs all electric passenger trains in the Netherlands

All of the electric passenger trains running in the Netherlands are now powered entirely by wind. One year ahead of schedule, Dutch railway company NS announced its entire electric train fleet is running on 100-percent wind power as of January 1, 2017, ushering in a new era of green transportation. Renewable energy advocates hope the early success will inspire planners to incorporate wind-powered trains in other high-speed rail projects around the world, including some proposed in the United States.
http://inhabitat.com/wind-power-now-runs-all-electric-passenger-trains-in-the-netherlands/