Netherlands
Fathoming the power of right-wing populist Geert Wilders in Europe
If the freedom party leader is successful in the June parliamentary elections, Dutch politics will be destabilised and Europe will be forced to deal seriously with the man once nicknamed 'Mozart', write the Dutch, Swiss, Spanish and Slovakian press
netherlands, vote, eurotopics, geert wilders, press review, amsterdam, euweek
How to make Polish potato pancakes
It’s cheap and available, warm and nourishing, omnipresent in most traditional European cuisines – but the starchy crop only hit the continent from South America as late as the 16th century
netherlands, poland, potato, yum nyam, cooking, italy, united kingdom
Dutch government fails over Afghanistan
The grand coalition government in the Netherlands collapsed on the weekend after it was unable to reach a consensus on prolonging the operations in Afghanistan. The Spanish, Dutch and Belgian press write that although this won't prompt other states to withdraw their troops from the country, it may give the right-wing populists a boost in new Dutch elections
More highs, fewer lies in Prague - the new Amsterdam?
15 grams of marijuana, five grams of hashish or even 1.5 grams of heroin. Thanks to a new law that came into effect on 1 January 2010, Czechs can stock up on drugs without fear of prosecution. The Czech Republic now has the most liberal drug laws in the whole of Europe, though its preventive measures still leave something to be desired
Copenhagen climate: what the EU is being asked to commit billions for
Confused by talk of CO2 concentration and parts per million? In the run up to Copenhagen, what is all the fuss about climate change?
netherlands, united nations, environmental protection, copenhagen, environment, global europe, barack obama
EU election results: France, Holland poor socialist performance
The EU elections between 4 and 7 June 2009 have revealed the high price of political opportunism in 2005, when they opposed the European constitution
netherlands, european elections 2009, pes, geert wilders, eudebate2009, euroscepticism, martine aubry
Europe has voted: so what's the trend?
From 4 - 7 June 2009 the citizens of the 27 EU member states cast their votes for a new European parliament. The voter turnout was relatively low, but the trends are clear to see. In many countries right-wing parties gained a larger share of the vote while national governments were punished. The press in Holland, Poland, Italy, Finland, Austria and Hungary speak
netherlands, european elections 2009, hungary, jobbik, poland, geert wilders, austria
Speed-skating in Holland: Elfstedentocht threatened by climate change
The ‘Journey of Eleven Cities’ is 200 kilometres of speed skating over the frozen canals and lakes in Friesland, a province in the north of the Netherlands. Up to 15, 000 lucky (amateur) souls take the challenge on - if it happens. 2009 marks its centenary - so bring a warm jumper and a bottle of booze (+40%) to keep you warm
Media faces are candidates for Sakharov prize
The EU parliament is preparing its annual human rights prize with a list of media faces – this and more from the latest in Brussels. Weekly edition
netherlands, ingrid betancourt, sakharov-preis, srebrenica, radovan karadzic, ukraine, euweek
Tecktonik - arm-splaying, mullet hair dance craze
TCK. Three letters that stand for a phenomenon: tecktonik. Similar in style to electro, it has been a sensation amongst teenagers in France, Belgium and Holland over the last six months - and is also a registered trademark
netherlands, underground, music, lifestyle, youth, cities, fashion
Velib: bicycle + freedom on city streets
The French capital has been enjoying the success of the Vélib’ adventure since summer 2007, and the urban rent-a-bicycle-for-next-to-nothing fever has caught the rest of Europe
netherlands, biking, mulhouse, paris, france, western eu, society
European TV formats: kidneys and neighbours
Between live kidney donors in Holland, Model Mosque 2007 in the UK and racism over German garden fences, the precipices of European reality TV formats
netherlands, video gallery, european media, germany, united kingdom, western eu, society
Reality TV: so bad it's good?
More Brits (14.2 million votes, 2002) dialled a premium-rate phone number to voice their opinion in a 'Big Brother' series than voted for the governing Labour Party at the 2005 general election (9.5 million labour voters). The vox populi asserts that reality TV is here to stay
netherlands, denmark, germany, united kingdom, western eu, society
Hairy politicians
Whilst Dutch 'Party for Animals' may have seen its first representative enter parliament last June, other European politicians resist making animals their leitmotif
Trust me, I'm Microsoft
On 17 September the European Union's second highest court slaps Microsoft with a 500 million euro fine for violating antitrust regulations and abusing its monopoly of the market - they have two months to appeal
netherlands, international trade, america, european union, united states, politics, brussels
French adoption: ‘intercity babies’
Restrictive adoption law drives French lesbian couples across Belgian and Dutch borders to be artificially inseminated
netherlands, feminism, amsterdam, tourism, travel, belgium, paris
Inflation: 'the convergence of eastern and western prices will have to wait 20 years'
What do you Europeans really think of rising prices and inflation in the Eurozone?
netherlands, italy, economy, european central bank, competition, spain, belgium
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