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The fertility rate in the Netherlands continues its long-term downward trend as more couples decide to have no children at all.

Could a new populist-right government rule a major European state? Here’s your complete guide to the how and who of the coming weeks.

One of Europe’s leading globalists will leave office and his hoped-for replacement, a Green-Left veteran Eurocrat has been soundly defeated.

Geert Wilders’ and his anti-migration Party for Freedom swept to a stunning victory in Dutch elections, with exit polls predicting it will become the largest party.

An Antifa cell claimed responsibility for an attack on Dutch populist leader Thierry Baudet during a campaign event on Monday evening.

Forum for Democracy party leader Thierry Baudet was hospitalised on Monday after he was hit in the head with a glass bottle in Groningen.

Greta Thunberg joined thousands of climate activists in a protest in Amsterdam just 10 days before a national election in the Netherlands.

A student with a prior conviction for animal cruelty arrested as suspect in shootings in Rotterdam which killed at least two.

Planting its flag on the populist right, the Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement called for an “opt-out” of EU climate and migrant agreements.

A Pakistani international cricketer was sentenced for placing a bounty on the head of Geert Wilders, but the Netherlands doesn’t have an extradition treaty with Pakistan. 

Several thousand climate activists blocked a Dutch highway on Saturday before police dispersed them with water cannons.

Dutch Driver Max Verstappen secured a Forumla One record 10th straight win with a victory at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.

The Dutch pro-farmer party selected a former minister who was fired for opposing to coronavirus passports as its candidate for prime minister.

Dutch prosecutors demanded a 12-year prison sentence for a former Pakistani cricketer over calls to kill Islam critic Geert Wilders.

A battle over the future of Dutch farming will be waged at the ballot box, with green agenda architecht Frans Timmermans entering the race.

“Extremely important that Ukraine’s other coalition partners make similar decisions” said govt advisor after two countries pledged jets.

First delivery could be as early this year but it comes with a condition of no strikes beyond Ukraine’s internationally recognised borders. 

President Volodymyr Zelenksy claimed the Netherlands will send all its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine after meeting Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

Britain’s Foreign Office warned that terror attacks are “likely” in Denmark over Qur’an burnings as Sweden increased its terror threat level.

The U.S. has given approval for the Netherlands to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch defense minister said Friday, although no timeline was given for delivery or training of the required combat pilots.

Polling puts a left-wing alliance in first place in the upcoming Dutch elections, opening the door to a leftist coalition government.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced he will not seek re-election after threats emerged of a vote of no-confidence to push him out of office.

Rikkie Kolle, a biologically male transgender model was crowned as ‘Miss Netherlands’ and will compete for the title of Miss Universe.

The cases included five people younger than 30 who cited autism as either the only reason or a major contributing factor for euthanasia.

Amsterdam museum severed ties with St. Petersburg’s Hermitage collection after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

A new emergency military aid package for Ukraine was announced late Thursday with the United States, Britain, Denmark and the Netherlands joining together to rush air-defence weaponry to the country.

The Dutch government launched its Great Reset-style farmer buyout scheme, which could see upwards of ten thousand farms shut down forever.

A paralyzed man from the Netherlands is doing the incredible, thanks to modern technology and a lot of hard work.

Advanced Western fighter jets won’t make it to Ukraine in time to be felt in the long-discussed Spring offensive, says the U.S.

China continues its diplomatic push in Europe on Thursday with a high-level visit to the Netherlands by Vice President Han Zheng.

Ukrainian Zelenskyy said on Thursday he was convinced that Russian President Putin would face an international war crimes court.

Plan would see thousands of farms shut down to comply with EU climate goals, and farmers banned from ever working again to get a cash payout.

Driver who crashed his car was apparently drunk enough to think having an obviously fake ID would somehow help.

Denmark and the Netherlands will provide Ukraine with at 14 refurbished battle tanks, but they won’t be delivered until next year.

Dutch Prime Minsiter Mark Rutte backed French President Macron’s as he was mocked by Donald Trump for “kissing Xi Jinping’s ass” in China.

French President Emmanuel Macron was heckled over his inability to govern his own country during an address at The Hague on Tuesday.