Author: Ankita Deshkar
International Court of Justice in The Hague holds fa...
March 9, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarRussian president Vladimir Putin has said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or what he calls a ‘special military operation’, i...
Parents in Netherlands to get 9 weeks parental leave...
March 9, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarFrom August 2, new parents in the Netherlands can get nine weeks of paid parental leave. They’ll get 70 percent of t...
Dutch King & Queen meet with Ukrainians in the N...
March 9, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarKing Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima met with several people from the Ukrainian community in the Netherlands on Tuesday....
Dutch foundation to take in lions from Ukraine
March 7, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarStichting AAP, an Almere-based foundation focused on ensuring safe living conditions for exotic mammals, offered to take i...
Women’s March Amsterdam participants draw atte...
March 7, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarBoth men and women made their voices heard at the Women’s March in Amsterdam. The march is a demonstration for women...
Will Putin be sent to the ICC in The Hague? A look a...
March 5, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarThe Hague-based International Criminal Court, or ICC, is the world’s first permanent court for war crimes and crimes again...
Repression in Russia on the rise: media curbed and s...
March 5, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarRussians who spread “false information” about the war in Ukraine can now face up to 15 years in prison. The Ru...
Petrol price continues to rise: a liter of Euro95 go...
March 4, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarPetrol prices continue to climb due to the increasing oil prices. The average suggested retail price for a liter of petrol...
Ukrainian refugees get special status in the Europea...
March 4, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarUkrainians will be able to stay in the European Union for up to three years without having to apply for asylum. They recei...
Fewer people are victims of crime in NL, but online ...
March 2, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarThe number of people in the Netherlands who are victims of ‘traditional’ crime continues to fall, but there has been a ris...
Dutch railway company NS offers free train tickets t...
March 2, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarDutch railway company NS has joined international train group Thalys and Deutsche Bahn in offering free travel to people f...
Netherlands- Corona figures continue to fall, as doe...
March 2, 2022 | Ankita DeshkarThe impact of the omikron variant in the Netherlands is decreasing further and further. Last week, RIVM reported 245,898 p...