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Europe · NetherlandsNetherlands residents see value in EU and don’t want a Nexit, but few feel “European” https://nltimes.nl/2024/04/11/netherlands-residents-see-value-eu-dont-want-nexit-feel-european by McFlyTheThirdSee the Story
Netherlands residents see value in EU and don't want a Nexit, but few feel 'European'
Offbeat · NetherlandsThe police are currently investigating multiple cops for anti-institutional extremism, a spokesperson confirmed to NU.nl. The employees believe the conspiracy theory that the world is ruled by a secret “evil elite.”See the Story
Several cops investigated for anti-institutional extremism
International · UtrechtTwo men, both 20 years old, have been arrested on suspicion of making the first bangalijst about Utrecht students that was found circulating online last month. A bangalijst is a list used to rate women on their looks and a review of past sexual encounters. This list also included personal information of women who were described in detail.See the Story
Two men aged 20 arrested for publishing slut shaming list about Utrecht students
Amsterdam, Netherlands · AmsterdamAmsterdam is at the top of HousingAnywhere's European ranking of the most expensive medium-term rental homes. Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht are also in the top ten of the apartment category in the International Rent Index, AD reports.See the Story
Amsterdam apartments the most expensive in Europe; Rotterdam & The Hague in top five
Climate Activists · The HagueCimate activist Greta Thunberg was among dozens of people detained Saturday by police in The Hague as they removed protesters who were partially blocking a road in the Dutch city. Thunberg was seen flashing a victory sign as she sat in a bus used by police to take detained demonstrators from the scene of a protest against Dutch subsidies and tax breaks to companies linked to fossil fuel industries.See the Story
Dutch police have detained activist Greta Thunberg at a climate demonstration in The Hague
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European Union · NetherlandsGeert Wilders and his far-right PVV party wants to work on “putting the Netherlands first” in the European Parliament, and will not include its position to leave the European Union in its election manifesto. The party pleaded for a so-called Nexit in its campaign for the last European elections in 2019, and even had a section about it in its manifesto released ahead of the Dutch parliamentary election last November.“We will work very hard to cha…See the Story
Wilders to stop pushing for Nexit: Wants "Netherlands first" agenda in EU Parliament
NATO · NetherlandsBoth Lithuania and Estonia indicated their support on Tuesday for caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the next NATO secretary-general. Sources within NATO said that Rutte now has the backing of 28 of the 32 allied nations.Lithuania said it will support the Dutch leader's candidacy during Rutte's visit with President Gitanas Nauseda. The Lithuanian head of state said Rutte is "one of those politicians who recognised the Russian threat q…See the Story
With Lithuania & Estonia, Rutte now backed by 28 of 32 NATO states to be next leader
Vladimir Putin · CzechiaCzech intelligence has busted a Moscow-financed network that spread Russian propaganda and wielded influence across Europe, including in the European Parliament, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Wednesday.
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Czechs Bust Major Russian Propaganda Network
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