The Netherlands has one of the most productive economies in the world, balancing high wages, work-life balance, and sustainability better than most nations. With a history of trade dominance, ...

The Netherlands' name reflects its low-lying topography, with more than a quarter of its total area under sea level. Now a constitutional monarchy, the country began its independent life as a ...

When King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands commemorates the 160th anniversary of the country’s abolition of slavery on Saturday (July 1), he is widely expected to apologize for the Dutch ...

When King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands commemorates the 160th anniversary of the country’s abolition of slavery on Saturday (July 1), he is widely expected to apologize for the Dutch ...

Nonetheless, historical ignorance in the Netherlands helps explain why so many Dutch view Islam as foreign even though the religion is deeply tied to their country’s history. “People have no ...

The Dutch Empire began in the 16th century and parts of it remained until the period of decolonisation after World War Two. It traded some 550,000 - 600,000 people from Africa as slaves ...

Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday made a formal apology for the Netherlands’ 250-year-long involvement in the slave trade and the way the country massively ... The Netherlands had a sweeping ...