Senay Boztas

Who wants Amsterdam’s mega brothel on their doorstep?

23 December 2023 4:38 pm

Amsterdam’s red light district is an uncomfortable place for a woman to walk at night. Drunk tourists from all around…

Why Geert Wilders won

23 November 2023 11:07 pm

Far right, anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has won a historic victory for his Freedom party (PVV) in shock Dutch elections…

Has the time come for the Dutch farmers’ party?

8 July 2023 11:20 pm

There are 17.9 million residents in the Netherlands, and this year the country expects 45,000 requests for asylum. Barges, tents and sports…

The wheels are coming off the Dutch green revolution

4 November 2022 5:00 pm

Another day, another success in the courts for Dutch environmentalists. This week, the country’s highest court, the Council of State, decided that building is no…

The Netherlands is growing tired of lockdown restrictions

16 January 2022 12:58 am

On Wednesday at De Kleine Komedie, the oldest theatre in Amsterdam, the sound of comics on stage will be interspersed…

The shooting of a journalist – and the dark world of Dutch organised crime

8 July 2021 1:05 am

In an attack that has rocked the Netherlands, a leading Dutch crime reporter is fighting for his life in hospital…

The manhunt dividing Belgium

12 June 2021 4:01 pm

Belgium’s leading virologist is in hiding, holed up with his family in a government safe house. The reason? A right-wing…

Dutch descend into curfew chaos

17 February 2021 8:47 pm

Police were ready and supermarkets closed their doors, but on Tuesday evening it was unclear if a controversial curfew in…

Inside the Dutch anti-lockdown riots

27 January 2021 8:11 pm

Images of Dutch rioters throwing stones and fireworks at police, looting shops and facing water cannon have been published all…

The rise of Dutch Euroscepticism

31 July 2020 12:28 am

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has taken on the mantle of ‘Dr No’ across the capitals of Europe after he took a…