The Netherlands News

January 23, 2019

UK plays down concerns over Brexit as Sony quits HQ

The British government on Wednesday played down concerns that Brexit is scaring away businesses after Sony said it was moving its European headquarters to the Netherlands amid a bitter political stalemate in London. With just over two months to go…

January 23, 2019

Tech bellwether ASML warns of weak start to 2019

The Dutch microchip-making machines giant ASML warned Wednesday of a slow start to 2019, largely due to a fire at a key supplier, despite posting record sales last year. Sales rose to 10.9 billion ($12.3 billion) in 2018, up by…

January 23, 2019

Dutch say 250 firms interested in Brexit move

Dutch officials are in contact with more than 250 companies about a possible post-Brexit move, the government said Wednesday, after Sony revealed it would shift its base to the Netherlands. The Dutch government will announce a final figure in February…

January 23, 2019

France sends top African football official to war crimes court

France on Wednesday extradited a member of Africa’s top footballing body to the International Criminal Court in The Hague where he faces war crimes charges, the ICC said. Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, who sits on the board of the Confederation of African…

January 21, 2019

VFS Global launches exclusive Netherlands Passport and ID Application Centre in the United Kingdom

The centre in London will manage processing of Dutch passport and ID card applications. The Netherlands is the first Schengen government for which VFS Global offers passport and ID card services and there will be similar centre launched in the…

January 18, 2019

Dutch PM says ‘no tweaks’ to Brexit plan

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned British counterpart Theresa May on Friday that there could be “no tweaks” to the Brexit deal that the parliament in London rejected this week. Rutte, one of several EU leaders who spoke by phone…

January 18, 2019

Dutch top court slaps down Yukos bankruptcy ruling

Top Dutch judges refused Friday to recognise Russia’s 2006 bankruptcy ruling of Yukos, in a case involving the transfer of shares from the defunct oil giant to a Russian state company. Once the face of post-communist Russian capitalism, Yukos was…

January 18, 2019

I.Coast’s Gbagbo detained until at least February

Ivory Coast ex-strongman Laurent Gbagbo will stay behind bars until at least February despite his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal court, the tribunal said Friday. Judges in the Hague cleared Gbagbo and his right-hand…

January 18, 2019

I.Coast’s Gbagbo to stay detained until February

Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo will stay behind bars at least until a fresh appeal hearing on February 1, despite his acquittal this week by the International Criminal Court, the tribunal said Friday. Judges cleared 73-year-old Gbagbo on Tuesday on…