The Dutch government has blocked U.S.-based Kyndryl’s €100 million acquisition of cloud provider Solvinity, citing serious national security and digital sovereignty concerns. Officials feared that under American ownership, sensitive Dutch citizen data linked to DigiD — the country’s digital identity system — could become vulnerable to U.S. intelligence access and legal demands under the CLOUD Act.

Netherlands Blocks U.S. Firm’s €100 Million Cloud Deal Over Security Fears

The US China Chip War is intensifying. The US is pressuring the Netherlands a key ally to restrict maintenance services for ASML equipment sold to Chinese chip makers. The Dutch government is caught in a bind balancing its economic ties with China and its security concerns aligned with the US particularly in light of the war in Ukraine. Watch in for more details!

Dutch government weighs ASML servicing restrictions in China

The Dutch government has initiated discussions with semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML, in a bid to prevent the company from relocating its operations abroad or expanding its footprint outside the Netherlands, amid concerns surrounding anti-immigration policies.

Dutch government in talks with ASML amid concerns over anti-immigration policies

A court in the Netherlands has ordered the government not to deliver parts of F-35 fighter jets to Israel amid allegations of human rights violations in Gaza. A Dutch court on Monday (Feb 12) upheld that supplying the parts to Israel contributed to alleged violations by Israel in its war against Hamas.

Court orders Dutch govt to stop delivery of F-35 jet parts to Israel over human rights

The Dutch government issued a warning to people to ask their pets and children to stop swallowing foam at the seaside after a study revealed that “forever chemicals” were present in concentrated amounts in the spume.

Dutch government asks children to stop swallowing sea foam amid PFAS concerns

The Dutch foreign ministry said Wednesday it was investigating reports that China has set up two illegal police stations in the Netherlands which it uses to harass dissidents.

China accused of operating two illegal police stations in the Netherlands by the Dutch government

The Dutch government has issued an official apology to transgender and intersex persons who were compelled to undergo surgery and sterilise to be formally recognised in their gender under a law.

Dutch government apologises for forced sterilisation of transgender people

The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for people who have the app installed on phones using the Android operating system.

Dutch government pauses COVID-19 app over data leak fears

Cities across the Netherlands were calmer on Tuesday after three nights of rioting against a coronavirus curfew as authorities vowed to crack down on the unrest, blaming "scum" for the looting and arson and deploying a huge police presence on the streets.

Dutch government says will not bow to curfew riot, deploys force to curb looting

The Netherlands has begun its first nationwide curfew since World War 2 and protests against the new curfew have degenerated into clashes with police in some parts of the country.

Dutch police clash with anti-lockdown rioters in two cities

The Netherlands on Saturday began its first nationwide curfew since World War 2. In addition, the country has banned flights from South Africa and Britain, where new variants of the coronavirus had emerged.

Netherlands begins flight ban, first curfew since World War II

The government in The Netherlands has resigned over a scandal in which thousands of parents were falsely accused of benefit fraud. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday admitted the system had gone "terribly wrong".

Dutch govt resigns over childcare subsidies scandal

Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders, and his Cabinet resigned Friday over a report highlighting systemic failure by his government to protect thousands of families from overzealous tax inspectors.

Government in Netherlands resigns after benefit scandal

The Dutch government announced plans this week to allow doctors to end the lives of terminally ill children who are under 13 years old, a decision that is bound to inflame the debate over physician-assisted death.

Netherlands to allow doctors to help end lives of terminally ill children

The government of Russia on Thursday said that it is discontinueing the consultations with Australia and the Netherlands over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 17.

Russia pulls cooperation on MH17 probe, calls it 'meaningless'

The Dutch government on Friday said it would file a suit against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights over the downing of Malaysia Airlines passenger flight MH17, killing nearly 300 people over eastern Ukraine six years ago.

Dutch government takes Russia to European court over downing of MH17

Tens of thousands of people marched through the heavy rain in Amsterdam Sunday, calling on the Dutch government to act to counter the effects of climate change. The organisers, including Greenpeace and a number of Dutch groups, said around 40,000 turned out for the demonstration, the first of its kind in the Netherlands.

40,000 join first national climate march in Amsterdam

The Dutch government has offered lawyer of Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi temporary asylum in the Netherlands, reports Reuters. Asia Bibi's lawyer, Saiful Mulook, left Pakistan on Saturday, due to fear that he could be attacked after Bibi's conviction was overturned by Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday, the Association for Persecuted Christians said.

Dutch government offers temporary asylum to Asia Bibi's lawyer in the Netherlands

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