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Americas · NetherlandsPeople of the same gender will now be allowed to marry each other in Aruba and Curaçao, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. Till now, gay marriage was prohibited. The ruling was met with loud applause in the hall of the Senate in The Hague. With this judgment, the Supreme Court upholds an earlier ruling of the joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, which ruled on December 6, 2022, that marriag…See the Story
Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage is now permitted in Aruba and Curaçao
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Europe · DortmundA mostly peaceful gathering of roughly 100,000 Dutch football supporters turned nasty for a brief moment in the Dortmund city center. A small group of Netherlands fans who were taunted by England supporters outside of a restaurant reacted violently ahead of a 9 p.m. European Championship semifinal match in the German city.See the Story
Dutch football fans fight with England supporters outside Dortmund restaurant
Viktor Orbán · BrusselsThe PVV is joining Patriots for Europe in the European Parliament, the new political party co-founded by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, party leader Geert Wilders announced on X. The PVV won six seats in last month's European elections."We are PVV-patriots, we love our nation. Strong and sovereign. Resisting illegal immigration," Wilders wrote on X. We defend peace and freedom. He also described himself as a defender of peace and freedom…See the Story
PVV joins new radical right-wing alliance "Patriots for Europe" in Brussels
Netherlands · NetherlandsThe four large Dutch cities will implement their emission-free zones as planned on 1 January 2025, despite the new government’s coalition agreement stating it wants to investigate delaying the implementation. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht confirmed their determination to proceed, NOS reports.See the Story
Dutch cities pushing through with no-emission zones despite new coalition's disapproval
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Europe · AmsterdamThe City of Amsterdam has made it impossible to comment on its posts on X. The municipality will also no longer respond on the platform “due to the large amount of hate speech,” the city said on Wednesday. Utrecht University also said it was exiting the platform over concerns about harassment, fake profiles, and disinformation campaigns.See the Story
Amsterdam blocks replies on X as hate speech issues grow; Utrecht Univ. exits platform
Europe · BratislavaDutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren announced that the Netherlands will supply components for a Patriot air defense system for Ukraine together with another country, Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) reported on June 21.Ollongren did not name the second country or provide details on when the system would be delivered, but said that the Netherlands will supply the system's radar and launchers.Kyiv has been calling on its partners to provide…See the Story
Netherlands to supply Patriot system to Ukraine together with another country
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Europe · GreeceA missing Dutch tourist was found dead early Saturday on the eastern Greek island of Samos, local media reported, the latest in a string of recent cases in which tourists in the Greek islands have died or gone missing. Some, if not all, had set out on hikes in blistering hot temperatures.See the Story
Dutch tourist found dead on Greek island and 4 other foreign tourists are missing on 3 islands
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