Dutch News in English - Expat Guide to the Netherlands

August 2, 2021

Heineken swings back to profit as Covid restrictions ease

Heineken returned to profit in the first half of the year as countries lifted Covid restrictions, but the pandemic continues to affect the Dutch brewer in key markets, the company said Monday. Net profit rose to one billion euros ($1.2…

August 2, 2021

Heineken net profits surge as Covid restrictions ease

Heineken posted on Monday strong earnings in the first half of the year as countries lifted Covid restrictions, but the pandemic continues to affect the Dutch brewer in key markets. Net profit rose to one billion euros ($1.2 billion) in…

July 30, 2021

Dutch police uncover major synthetic drugs lab

Dutch police said Friday they had uncovered a huge lab for synthetic drugs which local media reported could make more than 100 kilos of the illegal substances every day. “This could be the biggest and most professional site for the…

July 30, 2021

EU to get 40 mn more Moderna jabs in Q3: medicines agency

The EU’s medicines watchdog said on Friday that the bloc was likely to get 40 million more Moderna vaccine doses by October, after an output boost at two new US sites. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) in June gave the…

July 30, 2021

Isabel dos Santos ordered to return Galp shares to Angola

Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president and Africa’s onetime richest woman, must return to Angola her shares in Portugal’s Galp energy firm worth 422 million euros ($500 million), an international arbitration court has ruled. Dos Santos is accused…

July 30, 2021

Isabel dos Santos must return Galp shares to Angola: court

Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president and Africa’s onetime richest woman, must return to Angola her shares in Portugal’s Galp energy firm worth 422 million euros ($500 million), an international arbitration court has ruled. The transaction under which…

July 30, 2021

Air France-KLM sees ‘first signs of recovery’

Air France-KLM said Friday that it narrowed its loss in the second quarter and saw the “first signs of recovery” in the aviation sector as countries ease coronavirus restrictions and vaccination campaigns continue apace. The French-Dutch airline said in a…

July 29, 2021

Ever Given finally arrives in Rotterdam after Suez block

The giant container ship MV Ever Given steamed into Rotterdam port early Thursday, more than four months after it got stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal, blocking shipping in one of the world’s busiest waterways. The ship, almost as long as…

July 28, 2021

Dutch unearth Roman canal, road near UNESCO heritage sites

Dutch archaeologists said on Wednesday they have unearthed a Roman canal and road near ancient military camps that were this week listed on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites. The canal — more than 10 metres (33 feet) wide —…