Netherlands

Netherlands

Dutch PM warns Macron, Merkel against dictating EU reforms

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday cautioned Berlin and Paris not to try to push through their ambitious EU reform plans against the will of other member states.

Food and Drink

French second best in world for healthy diet

Think France is the best place in the world to eat? Think again, says a new Oxfam report that looks at quality, availability and price of food. The country that topped the rankings might surprise you.

Film

The woman at the heart of an erotic revolution

Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, who has died aged 60, will be remembered as the heroine of the erotic cult film "Emmanuelle", an incarnation of 1970s sexual freedom that propelled her to the ranks of international stardom at the age of 22.

nuclear

Protests fail to stop nuclear train

<p>A train carrying nuclear waste to France&nbsp;was able to depart on Tuesday despite efforts by Dutch and Belgian&nbsp;anti-nuclear activists &ndash; some who were trying to block it by chaining&nbsp;themselves to the tracks.</p>