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# The Netherlands


## The Netherlands


* ![red-light-district-amsterdam](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c76e098942eb839/698a0504db298726b9264608/red-light-district-amsterdam.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 30, 2019  
## [Amsterdam's Red Light District Is in Crisis](https://time.com/5712420/amsterdam-red-light-district-change/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ciara Nugent
* ![Walid Khalil Murad in the foyer of his German course school in Sankt Wendel on Thursday, July 25, 2019.Photograph by Mustafah Abdulaziz](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2aac78a68369a400/698a00fe22fb859a86e29a5b/med-migrant-family-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 12, 2019  
## [DNA Tests Could Help a Father Find Out What Happened to His Wife and Kids. But Politics Stand in the Way](https://time.com/5644434/missing-migrants/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
* ![Klaver, photographed in the Hague in March 2017, helped push the Dutch parliament to adopt one of the world’s toughest climate bills in 2018.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e3ab6b349a0f952/69894a347cdbac3bdfd5f8f2/jesse-klaver-holland-green-crusader.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 22, 2019  
## [Dutch Progressive Jesse Klaver Is Fighting for Europe's Soul](https://time.com/5593462/jesse-klaver-netherlands-interview/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
* ![NETHERLANDS-EMERGENCY](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a931b082dd59579/698946d597cdfff3d56b780f/utrecht-shooting.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 18, 2019  
## [3 Killed, Others Injured in Netherlands Shooting](https://time.com/5553426/utrecht-shooting/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Billy Perrigo and Madeline Roache
* ![Sarah Papenheim](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9110c819a4fb908/69894182e76ad238da633c84/Sarah-Papenheim.jpeg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 14, 2018  
## [American Student Stabbed to Death While Studying in the Netherlands](https://time.com/5479764/american-student-sarah-papenheim-stabbed-netherlands/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by George Steer  
* ![Shoppers in Cheese Shop in Gouda, Holland](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15b57734a746707a/69893f0de76ad24f086337f8/gettyimages-598748430.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 14, 2018  
## [The Taste of Cheese Cannot Be Copyrighted, E.U. Says](https://time.com/5453945/european-union-cheese-taste-copyright/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Casey Quackenbush
* ![NETHERLANDS-JUSTICE-AGE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5530864eb72f9fd4/69893e92fb4eac16f989826e/gettyimages-1059064454.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 9, 2018  
## [Dutch Man, 69, Launches Legal Battle to Lower His Age 20 Years So He Can Get a Date on Tinder](https://time.com/5449067/dutchman-change-age-twenty-years/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by George Steer
* ![Sir John Major at 2018 One Young World Summit](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt604be9d341ed1ae2/69893cea7cdbacdc1fd5e34d/major.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 19, 2018  
## [Former U.K. Prime Minister Says Electing Women Could Help Combat Wave of Populism](https://time.com/5428363/john-major-electing-women-combat-populism/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Precious Adesina
* ![NETHERLANDS-POLITICS-ISLAM-RIGHTS-RELIGION](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltceab64c89950d1e6/698933f997cdffe9516b599b/gettyimages-474382660.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 27, 2018  
## [Dutch Lawmakers Pass Partial 'Burqa Ban'](https://time.com/5323164/netherlands-niqab-burqa-ban/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Casey Quackenbush
* ![Queen Maxima Of The Netherlands Attends Award Ceremony Appeltjes Van Oranje](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcc3f1c05a809109/69893371bc6cfc87f33e6409/gettyimages-968555062.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 20, 2018  
## ['She Has at Last Found Peace.' Dutch Queen Maxima Opens Up About Sister's Suicide](https://time.com/5316794/queen-maxima-netherlands-sisters-suicide/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by People  
* ![Pete Hoekstra](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt896489aabc008f91/6988f678bc6cfc543b3e47f4/pete-hoekstra.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 23, 2017  
## [Netherlands Ambassador Sorry for 'Fake News' Comment](https://time.com/5078452/pete-hoekstra-fake-news/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Jamie Ducharme
* ![King Willem-Alexander And Queen Maxima Of The Netherlands Visit New Zealand](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1bf158eff8c63dc0/6988cdcfa988caa6af6bc476/gettyimages-621684700.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 18, 2017  
## [King of the Netherlands Reveals Secret Life As A Co-Pilot](https://time.com/4783688/dutch-king-willem-alexander-klm-pilot/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Kevin Lui
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
May 15, 2017  
## [Dutch Fertility Doctor Accused of Using His Own Sperm Instead of Donors'](https://time.com/4779895/dutch-fertility-center-doctor-lawsuit/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Katie Reilly
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Mar 16, 2017  
## [The Internet Is Declaring This Politician the Justin Trudeau Lookalike of the Netherlands](https://time.com/4704610/jesse-klaver-dutch-justin-trudeau/)  
by Cady Lang
* ![APTOPIX Netherlands Election Wilders](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e586ebd28d13d66/6988be22a988ca808d6bb556/netherlands.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 13, 2017  
## [The Netherlands Warily Takes Center Stage as Election Nears](https://time.com/4699731/the-netherlands-election-geert-wilders/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson

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