
Netherlands' Queen Beatrix gives farewell speech
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix thanked her people Monday and urged them to support her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, in a final address before ...
Dutch unemployment rises to 6.4 percent
The Netherlands' Central Bureau for Statistics says the country's unemployment is rising sharply, hitting 6.4 percent at the end of March up from 6.
Dutch government puts austerity plans on hold
The Dutch government has temporarily abandoned austerity measures it previously said were needed to bring the country's budget deficit within European ...

Putin faces protest furor in Germany, Netherlands
Vladimir Putin faced hundreds of protesters ranging from gay rights activists to a topless feminist group during his visit to Germany and the ...

EU leaders fail to agree on arming Syrian rebels
On the second anniversary of the uprising that evolved into Syria's brutal civil war, leaders at a European Union summit Friday found themselves ...

Hungary rejects criticism of constitution changes
Rejecting criticism from the EU, the U.S. and human rights groups, Hungary's prime minister insisted Thursday that recent constitutional changes ...

EU leaders agree to $1.28 trillion 7-year budget
European Union leaders agreed Friday to a significantly reduced 7-year budget worth €960 billion ($1.28 trillion) — the first cut in spending in the ...

The Dutch monarchy - some facts and quirks
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix says she will abdicate her throne in April to make way for her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. Here are some ...

Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicating, son will be king
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she is ending her reign after 33 years and passing the crown to her eldest son, who has long been ...

Compromise helps Dutch stay afloat in crisis
In the U.S., tax hikes have been the subject of partisan warfare that brought the country to the very edge of a "fiscal cliff." In southern Europe, ...

Dutchman gets backing to be next Eurogroup chief
The outgoing chairman of the Eurogroup, the regular meetings of the 17 eurozone finance ministers, endorsed Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem ...
Dutch government's think-tank in recession call
The Dutch government's financial think-tank has joined the central bank in forecasting a recession in 2013 as a result of waning global trade ...

Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey
The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from ...
Dutch to send Turkey 2 Patriot systems
The Dutch government approved a NATO request Friday to send two batteries of Patriot missile defense systems to Turkey, following in Germany's ...

EU summit ends without budget deal
A summit of the European Union's 27 national leaders, charged with agreeing on a long-term budget for the bloc, broke up Friday afternoon without ...