German and Spanish prosecutors meet in the Netherlands about Carles Puigdemont, the former prime minister of Catalonia. According to sources of the Spanish newspaper El País, the meeting would take place at Eurojust, the European Union (EU) legal organization based in The Hague.
The OPCW has rejected a Russian proposal to 'cooperate' in the investigation into the poison gas used in the attack on Skripal double spy. The rejection by Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague is a support in the back of the British, but the Russians are furious.
Great Britain mentions a Russian proposal to jointly investigate the attack on the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal 'perverse.' The British delegation that participated in the Wednesday consultation with the organization against chemical weapons (OPCW) in The Hague twittered that.
Disgusting food remains from the bulging trash cans and an allegedly illegal deal with the embassy of Albania. Opposite of the turret of Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague, the nuisance of an Italian restaurant was spit.
The expulsion of two Russian diplomats through the Netherlands 'will not be without consequences,' says the Russian ambassador in The Hague, Alexander Shulgin, in an interview with EenVandaag. 'We will have to respond in one way or another,' he warns. 'It will be a form of retribution.'
France and the Netherlands should work together to involve East European countries more in the climate issue. 'We always end up in a fixed groove in debates about migration and climate,' said Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Brussels about the contradictions in the EU.
The 28 EU leaders meet on Thursday and Friday in Brussels. Important topics for discussion are the American import levy on steel and the poison attack on the ex-doublespion Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, England. The brexit and the euro zone are also discussed and possibly the Facebook scandal.
The leaked sex video of Samantha de Jong was indeed made at the rehab clinic where she spent some time at the beginning of this year after she attempted suicide. In her own words she made the video because she had nothing to do.
Against the 24-year-old Martijn N., who tried to travel to Syria twice, a three-year prison sentence was demanded on appeal. The Hague man intended to join a jihadist group as a fighter.
The American, British, German and French leaders have expressed their horror at the assassination of the former Russian double-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
The NATO countries are right behind London after the poisoning of a former double spy and his daughter in Salisbury. They are very concerned about the first nerve attack on NATO territory since the alliance began in 1949, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday in parliament. NATO member states call on Moscow to answer questions from the British government about the Russian chemical weapons program.
The Philippines step out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The country reacts to the investigation that the court announced to extrajudicial killings.
In Bulgaria, a shop was closed that bore the striking name Occasion Den Haag. In the shop telephones were brought to the man that had been stolen in the Dutch city of The Hague.
Dutch metal companies such as Tata Steel lobby the cabinet and the American ambassador to limit the damage of the announced steel and aluminum tax by President Trump. 'At the same time, Americans can not do without our high-quality steel,' says Theo Henrar, CEO of Tata Steel Netherlands.
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has called on police officers and soldiers not to cooperate in international investigations into extrajudicial killings in the Philippines.
Four UN soldiers were killed in an explosion in Mali. A landmine or roadside bomb probably exploded near their vehicle. Another four passengers were seriously injured, reports the UN mission in the West African country.
At the end of this week, European leaders started the first discussions on the new multi-annual budget of the EU. At the same time, there is already informal consultation about the future of Europe, with Germany and France taking the lead. These countries want more European cooperation, at the expense of the current powers that EU countries still have. This mainly concerns more Brussels in the financial-economic field and more money for the EU.
Soldiers and defense equipment must be able to move more smoothly through Europe in the future. A Dutch proposal to speed up the now often syrupy procedures by obtaining diplomatic consent within five days can count on broad support from NATO countries.
The Russian embassy in The Hague speaks in a press statement about constant propaganda of misinterpretations about Russia's 'aggressive intentions' in Dutch public opinion.
The Spanish police have rolled up a large gang of drug smugglers. Certainly 43 people have been arrested and about 5000 kilos of drugs have been intercepted. Detectives have seized 15 million euros worth of stuff. At least 139 bank accounts have been frozen. It is called 'one of the most powerful drug organizations in the world'.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has decided to investigate whether there should be a serious investigation into extrajudicial killings in the Philippines and excessive violence against demonstrators in Venezuela. Both countries have once joined the ICC and are therefore eligible to be assessed by the ICC.
The Belgian lawsuit against terror suspect Salah Abdeslam starts Monday. The court in Brussels has set aside a week for the trial of a shooting in the Brussels municipality of Vorst.
The UN mission in Libya alarmed after reports of summary executions Wednesday in the city of Benghazi shortly after a double bomb attack at a mosque that caused at least 35 deaths. The UN reacts to images that show how at least nine people are executed who were captured after the attacks.
The approaching premiere of a controversial Bollywood film leads to riots in India. The police have acted against rioters in several places.
The ex-premier of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, told the Catalan broadcaster that it is best possible to lead the regional government from Belgium. It is much easier to hold that function in Brussels than in a Spanish cell, according to Puigdemont. The Spanish judicial authorities are looking for him because of a series of offenses committed when he, as the regional prime minister, wanted to separate Catalonia from Spain in October with an illegal referendum.
The Netherlands supports the European Commission's proposal to use the toughest EU procedure against Poland. 'You must always take a threat to the rule of law seriously,' says Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra.
Saif Gaddafi wants to participate in the presidential elections in Libya next year. Saif is the son of the Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed in 2011.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has awarded compensation of nearly 8.5 million euros to former child soldiers who were recruited by the Congolese military ruler Thomas Lubanga.
The Prime Ministers of Poland and Hungary are combating the debate with their EU counterparts on compulsory refugee quotas. The heads of government will discuss how they can break the stalemate on this sensitive issue on Thursday evening.
King Mihai, the last king of Romania, has died. The 96-year-old Mihai, who sat on the Romanian throne until the end of 1947, died in Switzerland, the Romanian court has announced.
