Europe Netherlands A 17th-century Dutch ‘fluit’ trading ship discovered by a Finnish diver last year at the bottom of the Baltic Sea has been surely dated 1636 and probably identified as famous De Zwaan (the Swan)
Europe Netherlands Resident Netherlands citizens - now around 18 million - will be 19 million in 2037 and 20 million in 2058, according to new Statistics Netherlands forecasts
Europe Netherlands Sifan Hassan, Olympic marathon champion, was chosen as the World's Best Athlete for 2024 during the World Athletics Association awards gala in Munich, the first Dutch athlete to receive this honour
Europe Netherlands More than 1.100 religious leaders in the Netherlands have signed a petition against the 'strictest refugee policy ever' of the Dutch government
Europe Netherlands The Dutch government is pushing ahead with its plan to introduce free childcare - or almost so - for working parents in 2027, despite the growing shortage of staff in the sector