Aston Villa agree deal with Chelsea to sign Maatsen

Women in Belgium travel to the Netherlands for later term abortions

In Belgium abortion is legal 12 weeks after conception, with many women travelling across the border to the Netherlands in order to terminate pregnancies later.

Daring but unsuccessful: Operation Market Garden remembered on 80th anniversary

Hundreds of paratroopers dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II's most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions, Operation Market Garden.

Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before, alliance chief says in farewell talk

After a decade at the helm of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg will be replaced by the Netherlands' Mark Rutte from the 1. October. He gave a farewell speech on Thursday where he said "Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before."

Netherlands requests opt-out clause from EU asylum rules, a bold move with low chances of success

The four-party coalition in the Netherlands, led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof, has promised to build up the "strictest asylum regime ever."

European democracy is weakening, report warns

Traditionally stable European countries are seeing the rule of law deteriorate as voter turnout and democratic legitimacy decline worldwide, International IDEA said, highlighting concerns over France, the Netherlands and Spain.