More people died than were born in the Netherlands for the first time since 1900, national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. The total growth last year – taking the population up to 17.8 million – was therefore entirely down to migration, the CBS said. The figures, which include estimates for December, are an update on an earlier forecast published in October. In total, 168,000 babies were…

Monday’s television and radio marathon to bring money for the victims of the war in Ukraine had raised €106m by the end of broadcasting. The money will go to the 11 organisations behind the Giro555 appeal to supply accommodation, medical care and clean water to people fleeing the war. The radio broadcast began at 6am and continued until 9pm, while the joint television programming- involving…

Officials in the Netherlands are looking at what can be done to help Ukrainian refugees both closer to Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe now that hundreds of thousands of people are on the move following the Russian invasion. Ukrainian nationals are free to travel within the EU for a maximum of 90 days a year without a visa but that will be extended in the Netherlands, asylum minister Erik van der…

Security at the Dutch parliament complex is being put under the spotlight in the wake of the storming of the US Capitol by pro-Trump supporters earlier this week, broadcaster NOS has reported. Parliamentary chairwoman Khadija Arib says she wants to know if there are vulnerabilities in the Dutch security system and to make sure that everything is working properly. Events in the US ‘make you…