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Nearly half of Dutch believe in Euro 2012 win

The study also indicates that 83 percent of respondents will watch at least one of the matches on tv. The vast majority of them say they will watch the matches at home.

The Dutch are optimistic that their football squad will win the 201...

Growing drug problems in Maastricht

The introduction of the weed pass in Maastricht on 1 May has led to a fourfold increase in street disturbances related to illegal sales of cannabis. However, the Maastricht council says this is mainly because people are less reluctant to file a...

No ICC warrant for Congolese rebel leader

The judges of the International Criminal Court on Thursday refused to issue a warrant for the arrest of DRC rebel leader Sylvestre Mudacumura

They ruled that chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo failed to introduce sufficient concrete ev...

Amsterdam child molester files appeal

Convicted child molester Robert Mikelsons has filed an appeal against his sentence of 18 years in prison plus indefinite psychiatric confinement.

On 21 May the Amsterdam court found Mikelsons guilty of abusing 67 very young children a...

Maastricht University makes top 20 list

The University of Maastricht is one of the world's top 20 universities that were founded less than 50 years ago.

Maastricht is number 19 on a ranking list compiled by the Times Higher Education magazine. Each year, the magazine ranks th...

More Greek students come to the Netherlands

The number of Greek students at Dutch universities has grown significantly this school year.

In total, 1400 Greeks came to the Netherlands to study this school year. That's an increase of 33 percent from the year before. According to th...

Christian Democrats want to raise drinking age

The Christian Democrats would like raise the legal drinking age in the Netherlands from 16 to 18, as a means of combating the increasing number of youngsters who drink themselves into a coma.

In an interview with the Dutch daily ...

Dutch support for UN Syria observer mission

Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal and Defence Minister Hans Hillen have announced the Dutch government will provide support to the UN observer mission to Syria.

In a letter to parliament, the two ministers write that the cabinet has agre...

Netherlands facing long period of weak growth

The central bank of the Netherlands (DNB) fears the Dutch economy will show no signs of recovery this year and, from a historical perspective, only limited growth in the next.

In a report published on Wednesday, DNB writes that a prolo...

Dutch diplomat kicked out of Syria

The Syrian government has given a Dutch diplomat 72 hour to leave the war-torn country, according to Syrian state television. The Dutch Foreign Minister says the move is no surprise.

On Tuesday, Dutch foreign ministry declared th...