June 2025 becomes second-hottest on record in the Netherlands after June 2023

June 2025 will be recorded as the second-warmest June since measurements began in 1901, according to new data showing remarkable temperatures, extensive sunshine, and slightly below-average rainfall across the Netherlands. Meteorological records...

Team-BHP meet in the Netherlands

Re: Team-BHP meet in the Netherlands Quote: Many thanks. Google shows me the route via Eindhoven as the fastest. So do you think visiting Maastricht is good enough to cover Limburg, or do you suggest the 30 km longer route via Venlo? You should...

'That was bizarre!' - Rins furious with Bastianini at Grand Prix Netherlands qualifying

JetBlue Makes New York-JFK To Amsterdam Flight Summer Seasonal

JetBlue Airways has reduced its flight schedule between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (AMS). According to the aviation analytics company Cirium, the airline will now operate the route...

Crypto exchange Bitvavo receives MiCA license from the Netherlands

Bitvavo has become the latest crypto exchange to be granted a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license by the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (AFM), allowing it to operate across Europe under the new regulatory framework. Bitvavo co-founder...

Final information event on Amsterdam's planned Erotic Center today

Today, the municipality of Amsterdam is holding the last of two information events on its plans to build an Erotic Center in the Zuid district in 2031. Locals can go there to raise concerns or get information directly from officials. Unlike...

Some 360,000 workers in Netherlands experience heat stress on the job

Nearly 360,000 employees in the Netherlands experience “heat stress” at work. That is approximately 4 percent of the working population, TNO reported based on research. Cooks, police officers, bakers, and welders are most likely to suffer from...

Netherlands fire fighters visit Detroit firefighters to cross train between the two countries

Euro 2025: Netherlands team guide - a stellar squad with injury issues and a daunting task

As former European champions, having won this competition on home soil when managed by Sarina Wiegman in 2017, the Netherlands know what it takes to win. But this summer looks to be one of their toughest challenges yet on the big stage. They have...

Netherlands dispatch: Spain rejects NATO’s 5% defense spending guideline, reaffirming legal sovereignty and exposing cracks in alliance cohesion

On Wednesday, at the NATO summit in The Hague, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez formally rejected the alliance’s newly agreed aspirational guideline for member states to increase defense spending to 5% of national GDP by 2035. In a carefully...

Netherlands orders JLTVs for marines

The Dutch MoD ordered 150 DXPVs for the RNLMC from Oshkosh on 25 June. (Oshkosh Defense) The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) ordered 150 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) for the Korps Mariniers (Royal Netherlands Marine Corps: RNLMC) from...

Bitvavo Secures a MiCA License From the Netherlands

Bitvavo is the latest crypto exchange to receive a Markets in Crypto Assets License from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) to operate across the 30 nations in the European Economic Area. Crypto companies have been applying for...

Brentford in 'advanced talks' to sign Netherlands Under-21 international

Brentford are reportedly closing in on making Feyenoord's Antoni Milambo their first signing of Keith Andrews's reign as head coach. Brentford are reportedly in advanced talks to sign Feyenoord midfielder Antoni Milambo. The Bees are in the midst...

DA lifts ban on poultry imports from Netherlands

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, including poultry products, from the Netherlands. Imposed in December 2024, the ban followed a confirmed outbreak of H5 (N untyped)...

Soccer-Dirk Kuyt gets new coaching job in the Netherlands

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Legends of the North - Manchester United Legends v Liverpool Legends - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - May 21, 2022 Liverpool Legends' Dirk Kuyt during the warm up before the match Action Images via Reuters/Ed...

Dirk Kuyt gets new coaching job in the Netherlands

AMSTERDAM :Former Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt was appointed coach of Dutch second-division club FC Dordrecht on Friday, signing a one-season deal, the club said. The former Dutch international striker, who also played at Feyenoord and Fenerbahce,...

Amsterdam food pantry to stay closed another month due to permit issues

Royal Food Pantry in Amsterdam to remain shut down for another month. The Royal Food Pantry in Amsterdam will remain closed for at least another month in a dispute with the city over permitting. The pantry, which serves around 300 to 400 families...

Amsterdam moves ahead with 6,200-home new urban district

The government of the Netherlands has committed to spending €7.5bn on adding 100,000 homes a year to the national stock. Nearly 90,000 were built in 2023 but, on average, the figure has been closer to 75,000.

GA-ASI invests in Netherlands composites maker Arceon

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has invested in Arceon, a Dutch company involved in the development of cost-effective, scalable high-temperature ceramic matrix composites (CMC). Brad Lunn, GA-ASI managing director, confirmed the...

Netherlands contracts Rheinmetall to deliver 20 vehicles to Ukraine

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has engaged Rheinmetall Defence Nederland, a subsidiary based in Ede, to provide the Ukrainian military with 20 Ermine vehicles. The order for crewed/uncrewed ground vehicles (UGV) was placed on behalf of...