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/u201cWe test it behind the scenes\u2026 what works for these <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//26//a-blessing-wounded-soldiers-help-us-scientists-to-save-coral-reefs/">corals. In that way, we know where to place them and how to keep them,\u201d says zookeeper Pascal Kik.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8395180,8398146\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//04//28//portugals-cork-forests-are-major-carbon-sinks-but-they-face-threats-from-climate-change/">Portugal/u2019s cork forests are major carbon sinks - but they face threats from climate change<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//04//26//red-flag-bug-splats-on-cars-reveal-a-staggering-drop-in-insect-numbers-over-last-20-years/">/u2018Red flag\u2019: Bug splats on cars reveal a staggering drop in insect numbers over last 20 years<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Each diver held up a coral to be photographed by reporters before placing them on a ledge near the centre of the eight-million-litre tank.<\/p>\n<p>Few of the other corals at the zoo come from the wild. They are either shared by other zoos or turned over by Dutch customs officers after being confiscated. Coral poaching is a major threat to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//06//09//meet-the-ex-poachers-restoring-the-indonesian-coral-reefs-they-destroyed/">coral reefs<\/strong><\/a> in parts of Asia.<\/p>\n<p>That would make it difficult to return the corals to the wild. But the team knows exactly where their 14 corals came from, making it more likely they could be successfully reintroduced if needed. <\/p>\n<h2>Around a quarter of marine animals are dependent on coral reefs<\/h2><p>Corals are a keystone marine species, according to Mark Eakin, executive secretary for the International Coral Reef Society. Eakin, retired coral monitoring chief at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//13//turning-green-earths-oceans-are-changing-colour-due-to-climate-change/">NOAA), says that around 25 per cent of marine animals spend some part of their lives dependent on coral reefs.<\/p>\n<p>That makes projects such as the one in Arnhem all the more important to pursue, he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in a situation where we really need to be taking any possible action we can,\u201d emphasises Eakin.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in April, scientists from the NOAA and International Coral Reef Initiative said that coral reefs around the world are experiencing <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//04//16//climate-change-forces-worlds-coral-reefs-to-undergo-fourth-global-mass-bleaching-event/">global bleaching<\/strong><\/a> for the fourth time.<\/p>\n<p>Bleaching occurs when coral under stress expels the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//01//31//researchers-in-europe-turn-to-microscopic-algae-for-answers-to-our-environmental-problems/">algae that gives them their vibrant colours. The algae is also a coral\u2019s food source, and if the bleaching lasts for too long or is too severe, the coral could die.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//40//52//84//808x454_cmsv2_9ab38eee-fbeb-5ab1-9cf1-c0b906d31f6c-8405284.jpg/" alt=\"A fish swims in a coral reef at the Burgers&apos; Zoo in Arnhem, eastern Netherlands, 22 April 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/40\/52\/84\/384x216_cmsv2_9ab38eee-fbeb-5ab1-9cf1-c0b906d31f6c-8405284.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/40\/52\/84\/640x360_cmsv2_9ab38eee-fbeb-5ab1-9cf1-c0b906d31f6c-8405284.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/40\/52\/84\/750x422_cmsv2_9ab38eee-fbeb-5ab1-9cf1-c0b906d31f6c-8405284.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/40\/52\/84\/828x466_cmsv2_9ab38eee-fbeb-5ab1-9cf1-c0b906d31f6c-8405284.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/40\/52\/84\/1080x608_cmsv2_9ab38eee-fbeb-5ab1-9cf1-c0b906d31f6c-8405284.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/40\/52\/84\/1200x675_cmsv2_9ab38eee-fbeb-5ab1-9cf1-c0b906d31f6c-8405284.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/40\/52\/84\/1920x1080_cmsv2_9ab38eee-fbeb-5ab1-9cf1-c0b906d31f6c-8405284.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A fish swims in a coral reef at the Burgers&apos; Zoo in Arnhem, eastern Netherlands, 22 April 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Peter Dejong<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the world\u2019s largest coral reef ecosystem, Australia\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//03//08//australias-great-barrier-reef-hit-by-fifth-mass-bleaching-event-in-eight-years/">Great Barrier Reef<\/strong><\/a>, bleaching affected 90 per cent of the coral assessed in 2022. The Florida Coral Reef, the third-largest, experienced significant bleaching last year.<\/p>\n<p>Terry Hughes of Australia\u2019s James Cook University, an expert on the Great Barrier Reef, argues that the world needs faster, bolder efforts to stop the damage from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//07//13//turning-green-earths-oceans-are-changing-colour-due-to-climate-change/">climate change<\/strong><\/a>, instead of small-scale restoration projects like this one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t replace a magnificent ecosystem with an aquarium,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Others argue that every little bit helps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoral reefs would be one of the first <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//27//revolutionary-eu-criminalises-the-most-serious-cases-of-ecosystem-destruction/">systems to totally collapse due to climate change,\u2019\u2019 says Ronald Osinga, a marine biologist who specialises in corals at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sad that it has to be like this,\u201d says Osinga, who is not involved in the Dutch zoo initiative. 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CVC listing","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Private equity giant CVC set to launch \u20ac1.6 billion Amsterdam IPO","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Private equity giant CVC set to launch \u20ac1.6 billion Amsterdam IPO","titleListing2":"Private equity giant CVC, which holds stakes in the Six Nations rugby, prepares to sell over 100 million shares after years of planning.","leadin":"CVC, which holds stakes in the Six Nations rugby and Lipton Teas, prepares to sell over 100 million shares after years of planning.","summary":"CVC, which holds stakes in the Six Nations rugby and Lipton Teas, prepares to sell over 100 million shares after years of planning.","keySentence":"","url":"private-equity-giant-cvc-set-to-launch-16-billion-amsterdam-ipo","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2024\/04\/23\/private-equity-giant-cvc-set-to-launch-16-billion-amsterdam-ipo","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"CVC Capital Partners is seeking a valuation of \u20ac13 billion to \u20ac15 billion as it readies itself to go public on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. \n\nThis means that 114 million shares, priced at \u20ac13 to \u20ac15 each, will become available to public investors, rather than being reserved for private buyers. \n\nCVC is issuing 18 million new shares, whilst the remaining 96 million are being sold by existing stakeholders. \n\nSellers include Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, the Kuwait Investment Authority, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. \n\nDonald Mackenzie, one of the co-founders of CVC, is also expected to sell up to 10 million shares, which amounts to 1% of his 7% stake. \n\nThis could earn the Scottish financier up to \u20ac150 million. \n\nTrading will begin this week, on the 26th April, after years of postponement. \n\nThe IPO has already been pushed back because of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and Israel's offensive in Gaza, as CVC feared these events could hamper 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Bridgepoint, Blue Owl, and EQT. \n\nEQT, which listed in Stockholm in 2019, has notably increased its fee-earning assets to approximately \u20ac130 billion, from about \u20ac40 billion at the time of its listing. \n\nThe IPO market as a whole is also picking up this year, after a slow 2023. \n\nAccording to Ernest & Young, a majority of key IPO markets saw several newly-listed companies' current stock prices surpassing their offer prices in the first three months of this year. \n\nThis reflects growing confidence amongst both issuers and investors. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>CVC Capital Partners is seeking a valuation of \u20ac13 billion to \u20ac15 billion as it readies itself to go public on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n<p>This means that 114 million shares, priced at \u20ac13 to \u20ac15 each, will become available to public investors, rather than being reserved for private buyers.<\/p>\n<p>CVC is issuing 18 million new shares, whilst the remaining 96 million are being sold by 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Netherlands' data watchdog recommended that the government not use Facebook to communicate with the public if it is unclear what happens to users' personal data. \n\nAleid Wolfsen, chairman of the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens or Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), said in a statement released last week that people rely on the government and use social media platforms like Facebook to communicate with it. \n\nHe said that government organisations should not use such platforms for communication if they do not know what is happening with people's data. \n\nIn a letter dated March 24, the data watchdog told the government that citizens should be able to trust that their data is handled carefully. \n\nThe advice followed a demand from the Netherlands' Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in October 2023 about whether the government should use Facebook Pages. \n\nState Secretary Alexandra Van Huffelen, in charge of digitalisation, said in a statement provided to Euronews Next that she thinks \"it is important that the Dutch government deals with the protection of personal data and citizens' rights in a lawful and careful manner\". \n\nShe added that she wanted clarity from Meta \"as soon as possible, at the latest before the summer recess, on how they are addressing our concerns\". \n\n\"Otherwise, in line with the advice of the DPA, we will be forced to stop our activities on Facebook pages,\" she said. \n\n\"We fundamentally disagree with the assessment that underpins this advice, which is wrong on the facts and demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding as to how our products work,\" said a spokesperson from Facebook's parent company Meta. \n\n\"We review all Meta products to ensure they comply with laws in the regions in which we offer our services, and will continue to engage with the Government to ensure they can use social media to communicate with people,\" the spokesperson added. \n\nPrevious recommendation to stop using Facebook \n\nThe Dutch interior ministry had previously investigated possible privacy risks and concluded that it did not have a good idea of how Facebook used the data of people visiting Dutch government pages. \n\nA Data protection impact assessment from 2022 recommended that \"government organisations should stop using Facebook Pages\u00a0if Facebook does not take measures to mitigate the high data protection risks\". \n\nThe ministry asked for additional advice from the data protection authority as Meta had criticised the assessment. \n\nThe Netherlands' government website says people can ask questions of its public information service via WhatsApp, X, Facebook, or email. \n\nDutch\u00a0 broadcaster RTL , meanwhile, reported that the government would likely remain on the platform for the time being with some ministries criticising potentially leaving it. \n\nA ministry spokesperson confirmed that government ministers discussed the issue last Friday and said that Facebook was an important tool to communicate with Dutch citizens. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Netherlands&#039; data watchdog recommended that the government not use Facebook to communicate with the public if it is unclear what happens to users&#039; personal data.<\/p>\n<p>Aleid Wolfsen, chairman of the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens or Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), said in a statement released last week that people rely on the government and use social media platforms like Facebook to communicate with it.<\/p>\n<p>He said that government organisations should not use such platforms for communication if they do not know what is happening with people&#039;s data.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8299560\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a 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Meta \"as soon as possible, at the latest before the summer recess, on how they are addressing our concerns\".<\/p>\n<p>\"Otherwise, in line with the advice of the DPA, we will be forced to stop our activities on Facebook pages,\" she said.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8384360\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//04//19//meta-teases-llama-3-as-the-most-intelligent-ai-assistant-that-you-can-freely-use/">Meta teases Llama 3 as 'the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use'<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"We fundamentally disagree with the assessment that underpins this advice, which is wrong on the facts and demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding as to how our products work,\" said a spokesperson from Facebook&#039;s parent company Meta.<\/p>\n<p>\"We review all Meta products to ensure they comply with laws in the regions in which we offer our services, and will continue to engage with the Government to ensure they can use social media to communicate with people,\" the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<h2>Previous recommendation to stop using Facebook<\/h2><p>The Dutch interior ministry had previously investigated possible privacy risks and concluded that it did not have a good idea of how Facebook used the data of people visiting Dutch government pages.<\/p>\n<p>A Data protection impact assessment from 2022 recommended that \"government organisations should stop using Facebook Pages\u00a0if Facebook does not take measures to mitigate the high data protection risks\".<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8379962\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget 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GAS DRILLING STOPPED","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Netherlands officially stops drilling at Groningen's giant gas field","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":null,"titleListing2":"Netherlands officially stops drilling at Groningen's giant gas field","leadin":"A symbolic ceremony was held on Friday to mark the end of drilling which has increased the seismic risk in the region since it started in the 1960s.","summary":"A symbolic ceremony was held on Friday to mark the end of drilling which has increased the seismic risk in the region since it started in the 1960s.","keySentence":"","url":"netherlands-officially-stops-drilling-at-groningens-giant-gas-field","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/20\/netherlands-officially-stops-drilling-at-groningens-giant-gas-field","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Netherlands has officially stopped drilling at the Europe's largest gas field in Groningen, marking the 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Since the early 1960s, the field has been a major contributor to the country's economy and it still has huge reserves of gas. \n\nBut over the years it has become clear the drilling has caused a spike in seismic activity . The problem became acute in the 2010s. In 2012, Groningen was hit with a 3.6 magnitude earthquake: the strongest in the history of the region. \n\nIn 2018, authorities decided to gradually shut off the pumps. Drilling effectively stopped in October 2023, though several wells remained open in case of \"severe winter weather\" and \"due to the uncertain international situation\" caused by the Russian full-scale invasion in Ukraine. \n\nSince 1986, around 1600 earthquakes of varying strengths have been recorded, significantly damage to thousands of homes and other buildings. It is not clear whether stopping drilling will be enough to prevent more quakes, as empty cavities remain underground. \n\nMajor oil companies Shell and ExxonMobil, who run the Groningen field, are seeking compensation from the Dutch authorities for the vast gas reserves left unextracted. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Netherlands has officially stopped drilling at the Europe&#039;s largest gas field in Groningen, marking the occasion with a symbolic ceremony on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The occasion took place at the same spot where the deposit was reportedly discovered in 1959. Since the early 1960s, the field has been a major contributor to the country&#039;s economy and it still has huge reserves of gas.<\/p>\n<p>But over the years it has become clear the drilling has caused a spike in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//10//02//groningen-gas-field-a-dangerous-place-to-live/">seismic activity<\/strong><\/a>. The problem became <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//10//09//netherlands-quake-gas-groningen/">acute in the 2010s. In 2012, Groningen was hit with a 3.6 magnitude earthquake: the strongest in the history of the region.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, authorities decided to gradually shut off the pumps. Drilling effectively stopped in October 2023, though several wells remained open in case of \"severe winter weather\" and \"due to the uncertain international situation\" caused by the Russian full-scale invasion in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1986, around 1600 earthquakes of varying strengths have been recorded, significantly damage to thousands of homes and other buildings. It is not clear whether stopping drilling will be enough to prevent more quakes, as empty cavities remain underground.<\/p>\n<p>Major oil companies Shell and ExxonMobil, who run the Groningen field, are seeking compensation from the Dutch authorities for the vast gas reserves left unextracted.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1713562358,"updatedAt":1713604327,"publishedAt":1713595102,"firstPublishedAt":1713595105,"lastPublishedAt":1713595105,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/93\/53\/80\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a3ea70b1-50f2-5659-abd2-cd5742d37804-7935380.jpg","altText":"Gas extraction in Slochteren, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.","caption":"Gas extraction in Slochteren, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Associated 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bans new hotels","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"\u2018We can\u2019t put a fence around Amsterdam\u2019: Dutch capital bans new hotels to curb mass tourism","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Amsterdam bans new hotels in latest measure to curb mass tourism","titleListing2":"\u2018We can\u2019t put a fence around Amsterdam\u2019: Dutch capital bans new hotels to curb mass tourism","leadin":"The Dutch city is also limiting the number of overnight stays by tourists.","summary":"The Dutch city is also limiting the number of overnight stays by tourists.","keySentence":"","url":"we-cant-put-a-fence-around-amsterdam-dutch-capital-bans-new-hotels-to-curb-mass-tourism","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2024\/04\/19\/we-cant-put-a-fence-around-amsterdam-dutch-capital-bans-new-hotels-to-curb-mass-tourism","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Amsterdam is banning the construction of new hotel buildings in its latest move to curb overtourism. \n\nThe Dutch city is also limiting the number of overnight stays by tourists. \n\n\"We want to make and keep the city liveable for residents and visitors,\u201d the local government said in a statement. \n\n\u201cThis means: no over-tourism, no new hotels, and no more than 20 million hotel overnight stays by tourists per year.\" \n\nAuthorities also announced a limit on river cruises as part of the bid to reduce visitor numbers. \n\nAmsterdam bans construction of new hotels \n\nUnder the local council\u2019s new rules, construction of a new hotel in Amsterdam will only be permitted if another structure closes. \n\nThe new property cannot increase the number of sleeping places and must prove it will be more beneficial to the city - such as being more sustainable. \n\nNew hotels that have already secured permits are exempt from the ban. \n\nAmsterdam limits number of river cruises \n\nAmsterdam \u2019s authorities have also cut the number of riverboat cruises that enter the capital. \n\nIn 2023, around 2,300 vessels docked in the city. By 2028, the local government wants that figure reduced to 1,150. \n\nThis restriction would slash the number of tourists visiting Amsterdam by about 271,000, according to national news site Dutch News. \n\nCruises are particularly disruptive during the spring bulb season when some 1,000 of them anchor in Amsterdam, city finance chief Hester van Buren told Dutch News. \n\n\u201cI am not saying this is going to solve the problem of too many tourists,\u201d Van Buren said during a presentation of the plan this week. \n\n\u201cBut we are not going to divide tourists up into good and bad. This is one of a string of measures to reduce the number of tourists in total. It is about the overcrowding and the coaches parked all over the pavements.\u201d \n\nThe measure expects to cut journeys by coach by 64,400 kilometres. \n\nThe new limits are part of an ongoing drive against overtourism in Amsterdam which has also seen its tourist tax hiked, marijuana banned in the red light district and tours of sex workers\u2019 windows prohibited. \n\n\u201c Overtourism is a worldwide problem, and tourists don\u2019t like it when places are so full either,\u201d said Van Buren. \u201cBut we can\u2019t simply put a fence around Amsterdam.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Amsterdam is banning the construction of new hotel buildings in its latest move to curb overtourism.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch city is also limiting the number of overnight stays by tourists.<\/p>\n<p>\"We want to make and keep the city liveable for residents and visitors,\u201d the local government said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means: no over-tourism, no new hotels, and no more than 20 million hotel overnight stays by tourists per year.\"<\/p>\n<p>Authorities also announced a limit on river cruises as part of the bid to reduce visitor numbers.<\/p>\n<h2>Amsterdam bans construction of new hotels<\/h2><p>Under the local council\u2019s new rules, construction of a new hotel in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//29//see-amsterdams-newest-campaign-urging-drunken-british-tourists-to-stay-away/">Amsterdam will only be permitted if another structure closes.<\/p>\n<p>The new property cannot increase the number of sleeping places and must prove it will be more beneficial to the city - such as being more sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>New hotels that have already secured permits are exempt from the ban.<\/p>\n<h2>Amsterdam limits number of river cruises<\/h2><p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//02//06//flight-free-travel-the-ultimate-one-month-itinerary-from-amsterdam-to-venice/">Amsterdam/u2019s authorities have also cut the number of riverboat cruises that enter the capital.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, around 2,300 vessels docked in the city. By 2028, the local government wants that figure reduced to 1,150.<\/p>\n<p>This restriction would slash the number of tourists visiting Amsterdam by about 271,000, according to national news site Dutch News.<\/p>\n<p>Cruises are particularly disruptive during the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//03//21//tulips-from-just-outside-amsterdam-add-keukenhof-to-your-spring-travel-bucket-list/">spring bulb season<\/strong><\/a> when some 1,000 of them anchor in Amsterdam, city finance chief Hester van Buren told Dutch News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not saying this is going to solve the problem of too many tourists,\u201d Van Buren said during a presentation of the plan this week.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8085418,8316960\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//04//08//flowery-bikes-eco-living-and-diversity-amsterdam-paints-a-new-vision-of-the-city-for-touri/">Flowery bikes, eco-living and a rules quiz: Amsterdam paints a new vision of the city for tourists<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//03//21//tulips-from-just-outside-amsterdam-add-keukenhof-to-your-spring-travel-bucket-list/">Tulips from (just outside) Amsterdam: Add Keukenhof to your spring travel bucket list <\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut we are not going to divide tourists up into good and bad. This is one of a string of measures to reduce the number of tourists in total. It is about the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//03//15//go-fcking-home-the-european-cities-where-locals-are-fighting-back-against-overtourism/">overcrowding and the coaches parked all over the pavements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The measure expects to cut journeys by coach by 64,400 kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>The new limits are part of an ongoing drive against overtourism in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//05//sex-drugs-and-drink-amsterdam-tourism-campaign-wants-to-discourage-nuisance-british-touris/">Amsterdam which has also seen its tourist tax hiked, marijuana banned in the red light district and tours of sex workers\u2019 windows prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//02//16//tourist-taxes-bus-bans-and-tiktok-how-europes-popular-cities-are-tackling-overcrowding/">Overtourism is a worldwide problem, and tourists don\u2019t like it when places are so full either,\u201d said Van Buren. \u201cBut we can\u2019t simply put a fence around Amsterdam.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1713526343,"updatedAt":1713535237,"publishedAt":1713535234,"firstPublishedAt":1713526664,"lastPublishedAt":1713535237,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Catalina Fedorova","altText":"The Dutch city is also limiting the number of overnight stays by tourists.","callToActionText":null,"width":5472,"caption":"The Dutch city is also limiting the number of overnight stays by tourists.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/46\/60\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_55da51ee-99ca-5556-81fb-3ec5816d0219-8384660.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":3648}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"hughes","twitter":null,"title":"Rebecca Ann Hughes"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"amsterdam","titleRaw":"Amsterdam","id":1699,"title":"Amsterdam","slug":"amsterdam"},{"urlSafeValue":"over-tourism","titleRaw":"overtourism","id":25684,"title":"overtourism","slug":"over-tourism"},{"urlSafeValue":"hotel","titleRaw":"HOTEL","id":13618,"title":"HOTEL","slug":"hotel"},{"urlSafeValue":"sustainable-hotel","titleRaw":"Sustainable hotel","id":20478,"title":"Sustainable hotel","slug":"sustainable-hotel"},{"urlSafeValue":"cruise","titleRaw":"cruise","id":20366,"title":"cruise","slug":"cruise"},{"urlSafeValue":"sustainable-tourism","titleRaw":"Sustainable tourism","id":13868,"title":"Sustainable tourism","slug":"sustainable-tourism"}],"widgets":[{"count":1,"slug":"related"}],"related":[{"id":2525768}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"travel-news","urlSafeValue":"travel-news","title":"Travel News","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-news\/travel-news"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"travel","id":7,"title":"Travel","slug":"travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"travel-news","id":"travel-news","title":"Travel News","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":21,"urlSafeValue":"travel-news","title":"Travel News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":208,"urlSafeValue":"netherlands","title":"Netherlands","url":"\/news\/europe\/netherlands"},"town":{"id":1699,"urlSafeValue":"amsterdam","title":"Amsterdam"},"grapeshot":"'gb_safe','gb_safe_from_high','gb_safe_from_high_med','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_travel','gs_travel_type','gs_travel_holidays','gs_travel_type_hotelmotel','gs_realestate','gs_realestate_hotel','neg_bucherer','gs_science','gs_travel_cruise','gv_adult'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/travel\/2024\/04\/19\/we-cant-put-a-fence-around-amsterdam-dutch-capital-bans-new-hotels-to-curb-mass-tourism","lastModified":1713535237},{"id":2524252,"cid":8381926,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"240418_C2SU_55330174","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"CULTURE - WORLD PRESS PHOTO AWARD","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":" Poignant shot from Gaza wins World Press Photo of the Year 2024","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":" Poignant shot from Gaza wins World Press Photo of the Year 2024","titleListing2":" Poignant shot from Gaza wins World Press Photo of the Year 2024","leadin":"The heartrending winning photo of this year's World Press Photo of the Year depicts a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece. \nWARNING: This article contains images which some readers may find distressing.","summary":"The heartrending winning photo of this year's World Press Photo of the Year depicts a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece. \nWARNING: This article contains images which some readers may find distressing.","keySentence":"","url":"poignant-shot-from-gaza-wins-world-press-photo-of-the-year-2024","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2024\/04\/18\/poignant-shot-from-gaza-wins-world-press-photo-of-the-year-2024","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem has won this year\u2019s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award with a depiction of loss in Gaza. \n\nThe heartrending photo depicts a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece. \n\nThe photograph, taken on 17 October 2023 at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, shows 36-year-old Inas Abu Maamar holding five-year-old Saly, who was killed along with her mother and sister when an Israeli missile struck their home. \n\nSalem, 39, who is Palestinian, described this photo filed on 2 November last year, as a \u201cpowerful and sad moment that sums up the broader sense of what was happening in the Gaza Strip.\u201d \n\n\"I felt the picture sums up the broader sense of what was happening in the Gaza Strip,\" Salem said when the image was first published in November. \n\n\"People were confused, running from one place to another, anxious to know the fate of their loved ones, and this woman caught my eye as she was holding the body of the little girl and refused to let go.\" \n\nThe jury said Salem's 2024 winning image was \"composed with care and respect, offering at once a metaphorical and literal glimpse into unimaginable loss.\" \n\n\nThis is not the first time Salem has been recognized for his work on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; he received a World Press Photo award more than a decade ago for another depiction of the human toll of conflict in the Gaza strip. \n\nIn the three other global categories announced today (Thursday 18 April), South Africa\u2019s Lee-Ann Olwage won Photo Story of the Year for her touching series \u201cValim-babena,\u201d featured in GEO magazine. \n\nThe project focused on the stigmatization of dementia in Madagascar, a topic she explored through intimate portraits of \u201cDada Paul\u201d and his family. Lack of public awareness surrounding dementia means that people displaying symptoms of memory loss are often stigmatized. \n\nIn the series, \u201cDada Paul,\u201d who has lived with dementia for 11 years, is tenderly cared for by his daughter Fara. One of the standout images in the series shows him preparing for church with his granddaughter Odliatemix, capturing moments of normalcy and warmth amidst the challenges of dementia. \n\nPhotographer Alejandro Cegarra, a Venezuelan native who migrated to Mexico in 2017, won the Long-Term Project award for \u201cThe Two Walls,\u201d published by The New York Times and Bloomberg. \n\nCegarra\u2019s project, initiated in 2018, examines a shift in Mexico\u2019s immigration policies, which have moved from being historically open to enforcing strict regulations at its southern border. \n\nThe jury said the photographer's perspective as a migrant gave it a \u201csensitive,\" human-centered perspective, according to a press release. \n\nJulia Kochetova of Ukraine won the Open Format award for \u201cWar Is Personal.\u201d \n\nThe project stood out from coverage of the ongoing conflict by offering a personal look at the harsh realities of war. On a dedicated website, she merged traditional photojournalism with a diary-like documentary style, incorporating photography, poetry, audio clips and music. \n\nThe Associated Press won the Open Format award in the regional Africa category with the multimedia story \u201cAdrift,\u201d created by journalists Renata Brito and Felipe Dana. \n\nThe story investigates the fate of West African migrants who attempted to reach Europe via a treacherous Atlantic route but ended up on a ghost ship discovered off Tobago. \n\nThe Associated Press' Ebrahim Noroozi won the Asia Stories award for his series \u201cAfghanistan on the Edge,\u201d which documents the country since the Taliban took over in August 2021. \n\nWorld Press Photo is an independent, nonprofit organization based in the Netherlands, founded in 1955. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem has won this year\u2019s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award with a depiction of loss in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The heartrending photo depicts a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece.<\/p>\n<p>The photograph, taken on 17 October 2023 at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, shows 36-year-old Inas Abu Maamar holding five-year-old Saly, who was killed along with her mother and sister when an Israeli missile struck their home.<\/p>\n<p>Salem, 39, who is Palestinian, described this photo filed on 2 November last year, as a \u201cpowerful and sad moment that sums up the broader sense of what was happening in the Gaza Strip.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.499801508535133\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//38//17//26//808x1206_cmsv2_e76e320e-eb65-52b1-952a-ec3aa72e5b5f-8381726.jpg/" alt=\"Mohammed Salem won the World Press Photo Award of the Year\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/17\/26\/384x576_cmsv2_e76e320e-eb65-52b1-952a-ec3aa72e5b5f-8381726.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/17\/26\/640x960_cmsv2_e76e320e-eb65-52b1-952a-ec3aa72e5b5f-8381726.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/17\/26\/750x1125_cmsv2_e76e320e-eb65-52b1-952a-ec3aa72e5b5f-8381726.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/17\/26\/828x1242_cmsv2_e76e320e-eb65-52b1-952a-ec3aa72e5b5f-8381726.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/17\/26\/1080x1620_cmsv2_e76e320e-eb65-52b1-952a-ec3aa72e5b5f-8381726.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/17\/26\/1200x1800_cmsv2_e76e320e-eb65-52b1-952a-ec3aa72e5b5f-8381726.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/17\/26\/1920x2880_cmsv2_e76e320e-eb65-52b1-952a-ec3aa72e5b5f-8381726.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Mohammed Salem won the World Press Photo Award of the Year<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Mohammed Salem\/World Press Photo via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"I felt the picture sums up the broader sense of what was happening in the Gaza Strip,\" Salem said when the image was first published in November.<\/p>\n<p>\"People were confused, running from one place to another, anxious to know the fate of their loved ones, and this woman caught my eye as she was holding the body of the little girl and refused to let go.\"<\/p>\n<p>The jury said Salem&#039;s 2024 winning image was \"composed with care and respect, offering at once a metaphorical and literal glimpse into unimaginable loss.\" <\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Salem has been recognized for his work on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; he received a World Press Photo award more than a decade ago for another depiction of the human toll of conflict in the Gaza strip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//38//19//26//808x539_cmsv2_3b73246f-bdf4-547a-929d-921fc85da964-8381926.jpg/" alt=\"Lee-Ann Olwage for GEO is part of a series titled Valim-babena which won the World Press Photo Story of the Year Award\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/384x256_cmsv2_3b73246f-bdf4-547a-929d-921fc85da964-8381926.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/640x427_cmsv2_3b73246f-bdf4-547a-929d-921fc85da964-8381926.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/750x500_cmsv2_3b73246f-bdf4-547a-929d-921fc85da964-8381926.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/828x552_cmsv2_3b73246f-bdf4-547a-929d-921fc85da964-8381926.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/1080x720_cmsv2_3b73246f-bdf4-547a-929d-921fc85da964-8381926.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/1200x800_cmsv2_3b73246f-bdf4-547a-929d-921fc85da964-8381926.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/1920x1280_cmsv2_3b73246f-bdf4-547a-929d-921fc85da964-8381926.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Lee-Ann Olwage for GEO is part of a series titled Valim-babena which won the World Press Photo Story of the Year Award<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Lee-Ann Olwage\/Geo\/World Press Photo via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the three other global categories announced today (Thursday 18 April), South Africa\u2019s Lee-Ann Olwage won Photo Story of the Year for her touching series \u201cValim-babena,\u201d featured in GEO magazine.<\/p>\n<p>The project focused on the stigmatization of dementia in Madagascar, a topic she explored through intimate portraits of \u201cDada Paul\u201d and his family. Lack of public awareness surrounding dementia means that people displaying symptoms of memory loss are often stigmatized.<\/p>\n<p>In the series, \u201cDada Paul,\u201d who has lived with dementia for 11 years, is tenderly cared for by his daughter Fara. One of the standout images in the series shows him preparing for church with his granddaughter Odliatemix, capturing moments of normalcy and warmth amidst the challenges of dementia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//38//19//26//808x539_cmsv2_2d448cdc-8a17-5827-b837-ed090e29d68f-8381926.jpg/" alt=\"Alejandro Cegarra for The New Times\/Bloomberg - part of a series titled The Two Walls which won the World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/384x256_cmsv2_2d448cdc-8a17-5827-b837-ed090e29d68f-8381926.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/640x427_cmsv2_2d448cdc-8a17-5827-b837-ed090e29d68f-8381926.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/750x500_cmsv2_2d448cdc-8a17-5827-b837-ed090e29d68f-8381926.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/828x552_cmsv2_2d448cdc-8a17-5827-b837-ed090e29d68f-8381926.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/1080x720_cmsv2_2d448cdc-8a17-5827-b837-ed090e29d68f-8381926.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/1200x800_cmsv2_2d448cdc-8a17-5827-b837-ed090e29d68f-8381926.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/1920x1280_cmsv2_2d448cdc-8a17-5827-b837-ed090e29d68f-8381926.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Alejandro Cegarra for The New Times\/Bloomberg - part of a series titled The Two Walls which won the World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Alejandro Cegarra\/The New York Times\/Bloomberg\/World Press Photo via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Photographer Alejandro Cegarra, a Venezuelan native who migrated to Mexico in 2017, won the Long-Term Project award for \u201cThe Two Walls,\u201d published by The New York Times and Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p>Cegarra\u2019s project, initiated in 2018, examines a shift in Mexico\u2019s immigration policies, which have moved from being historically open to enforcing strict regulations at its southern border.<\/p>\n<p>The jury said the photographer&#039;s perspective as a migrant gave it a \u201csensitive,\" human-centered perspective, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6675531914893617\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//38//19//26//808x539_cmsv2_ed0bf96c-c71a-5dae-b5fa-6d063813dd71-8381926.jpg/" alt=\"Julia Kochetova - part of a series titled War is Personal which won the World Press Photo Open Format Award\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/384x256_cmsv2_ed0bf96c-c71a-5dae-b5fa-6d063813dd71-8381926.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/640x427_cmsv2_ed0bf96c-c71a-5dae-b5fa-6d063813dd71-8381926.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/750x501_cmsv2_ed0bf96c-c71a-5dae-b5fa-6d063813dd71-8381926.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/828x553_cmsv2_ed0bf96c-c71a-5dae-b5fa-6d063813dd71-8381926.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/1080x721_cmsv2_ed0bf96c-c71a-5dae-b5fa-6d063813dd71-8381926.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/1200x801_cmsv2_ed0bf96c-c71a-5dae-b5fa-6d063813dd71-8381926.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/1920x1282_cmsv2_ed0bf96c-c71a-5dae-b5fa-6d063813dd71-8381926.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Julia Kochetova - part of a series titled War is Personal which won the World Press Photo Open Format Award<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Julia Kochetova\/Der Spiegel\/World Press Photo via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Julia Kochetova of Ukraine won the Open Format award for \u201cWar Is Personal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project stood out from coverage of the ongoing conflict by offering a personal look at the harsh realities of war. On a dedicated website, she merged traditional photojournalism with a diary-like documentary style, incorporating photography, poetry, audio clips and music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//38//19//26//808x539_cmsv2_3015849c-8dea-514b-9326-368d8b4dec8c-8381926.jpg/" alt=\"Associated Press&apos; Renata Brito and Felipe Dana titled Adrift, won the World Press Photo Africa Regional Winner Open Format category\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/38\/19\/26\/384x256_cmsv2_3015849c-8dea-514b-9326-368d8b4dec8c-8381926.jpg 384w, 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police accused of breaking activist\u2019s elbow at protest where Greta Thunberg was twice arrested","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Dutch woman whose elbow was \u2018broken\u2019 by police at climate protest says she will not give up","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"The Hague police accused of breaking climate activist\u2019s elbow","titleListing2":"Dutch woman whose elbow was \u2018broken\u2019 by police at climate protest says she will not give up","leadin":"Police say climate activists were warned that violence could be used against them if they blocked a highway again.","summary":"Police say climate activists were warned that violence could be used against them if they blocked a highway again.","keySentence":"","url":"dutch-woman-whose-elbow-was-broken-by-police-at-climate-protest-says-she-will-not-give-up","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/04\/10\/dutch-woman-whose-elbow-was-broken-by-police-at-climate-protest-says-she-will-not-give-up","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A woman who claims her elbow was broken by police during a climate protest at The Hague has described the painful physical and mental impact of the incident. \n\nThe Dutch resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, was one of more than 400 people including Greta Thunberg arrested for taking part in the peaceful protest on Saturday. \n\nIn a video posted to X by organisers Extinction Rebellion Nederland, she is seen lying in the back of a bus while being detained by The Hague police. A male police officer twists her arm forward at an unnatural angle, and she yells out in pain. \n\n\u201cThis violence is no exception, I have only been \u2018lucky\u2019 that it was filmed,\u201d she says in a statement shared with Euronews Green. \n\n\u201cI try not to let anxiety get the better of me but this morning [8 April] I found myself sobbing away a hyperventilation attack when I got into a setting that reminded me of Saturday.\u201d \n\nA photo of Greta being roughly handled by police at the protest also caught people\u2019s attention online, sparking a fresh conversation about the policing of demonstrations in the Netherlands and Europe. \n\nWhy were activists protesting at The Hague? \n\nExtinction Rebellion gave advance warning of their plan to block the A12 highway last week for the 37th time. In response, XR says, they were met with an \u201cabsurdly large\u201d and heavy-handed police presence. \n\nThe ongoing blockades have a specific aim: to stop the billions of euros spent on fossil fuel subsidies in the Netherlands every year. \n\nGlobally, governments spent more than \u20ac900 billion on fossil fuel subsidies in 2022. These take various forms including petrol price caps, whereby authorities limit the price that companies can charge for fuel - and pay them the difference. \n\nWhile these measures are intended to protect consumers, analysts say that fossil fuel giants are the real winners, as their competitiveness is artificially maintained versus clean alternatives. \n\nThe Hague protests are designed to put pressure on the Dutch government, ahead of a planned debate about fossil subsidies in June. Similar protests were also organised on Saturday in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK . \n\nXR says about 1,000 protesters took part in The Hague action, and 437 people were arrested. Greta Thunberg was in fact arrested twice; returning to block a different road in the evening after she was detained for several hours. \n\n\u201cWe are in a planetary emergency and we are not going to stand by and let people lose their lives and livelihood and be forced to become climate refugees when we can do something,\u201d she told reporters. \n\nPolice are \u2018cracking down\u2019 on climate protests in Europe \n\nClimate campaigners say that the forceful policing on display at The Hague on Saturday is part of a wider crackdown on protests across Europe. \n\nThe UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, Michael Forst, has repeatedly expressed his alarm about the way climate activists are being treated by police, governments and media . \n\n\u201cSince my appointment [in June 2022] I have been travelling to many countries in Europe and there is a clear trend,\u201d Forst told the UK\u2019s Guardian newspaper last year. \u201cWe can see an increasing number of cases by which these climate activists are brought to court more and more often, and more and more severe laws being passed to facilitate these attacks on defenders.\u201d \n\nHe believes there is \u201cEuropean cooperation among the police forces\u201d where climate activists are concerned. \n\n\u201cThis has a so-called \u2018chilling effect\u2019 on protest in a time where climate action can't be any more urgent,\u201d a spokesperson for XR Nederland told Euronews Green. \n\n\u201cIt is an absolute disgrace that in the self proclaimed \u2018international city of peace and justice\u2019 the police used violence towards peaceful [protesters], including pain grips on wrists and noses.\u201d \n\nIn response, a spokesperson for The Hague police force said that, \u201cPeople have been warned multiple times that if they wanted to get on the highway, they would be stopped. And that violence could be used against them. \n\n\u201cDespite the many warnings that these hundreds of people had, they still wanted to block the A12 and tried to break the barrier or blocked other roads which caused traffic disruption.\u201d \n\nWhat happened to the protester who had her elbow broken? \n\nThe woman shown in the video has detailed the physical and psychological impact of her injury in a statement shared with Euronews Green. \n\nWith the use of only one arm, she currently struggles to dress herself, open jars and bottles, drive or cycle - meaning she is dependent on public transport. The medicine she takes is unable to cloak the pain for more than a couple of hours. \n\n\u201cMentally, the impact is also great,\u201d she says. \u201cAt night, falling asleep goes well but after a few hours I wake up and hear the policeman say to me again \u2018how many more bruises do you want?\u2019 \n\n\u201cI see the video in front of me in which he breaks my elbow and feel the helplessness again from when I was lying there. I lie in bed crying and can't get back to sleep. I feel fear, powerlessness and am so bothered by the fact that a human being does this to another human being without hesitation.\u201d \n\n\u201cPolice brutality is something that should not be tolerated, our right to demonstrate is under pressure,\u201d she adds. \u201cMy elbow they broke, my mental being took a hit but I will heal and not give up. The Earth needs us, the climate crisis is now and I am not giving up.\u201d \n\nXR Nederland says it was confirmed in hospital that the woman\u2019s elbow was broken. \n\nThe Hague Police spokesperson adds, \u201cWe don\u2019t recognise ourselves in the story. The lady may file a complaint if she does not agree with the course of action.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A woman who claims her elbow was broken by police during a climate protest at The Hague has described the painful physical and mental impact of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, was one of more than 400 people including Greta Thunberg arrested for taking part in the peaceful protest on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted to X by organisers Extinction Rebellion Nederland, she is seen lying in the back of a bus while being detained by The Hague police. A male police officer twists her arm forward at an unnatural angle, and she yells out in pain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis violence is no exception, I have only been \u2018lucky\u2019 that it was filmed,\u201d she says in a statement shared with Euronews Green.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1776892576311783521\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI try not to let anxiety get the better of me but this morning [8 April] I found myself sobbing away a hyperventilation attack when I got into a setting that reminded me of Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A photo of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//04//07//greta-thunberg-detained-at-climate-change-protest-in-the-hague/">Greta being roughly handled by police at the protest also caught people\u2019s attention online, sparking a fresh conversation about the policing of demonstrations in the Netherlands and Europe.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8361334,8359922\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//04//09//top-european-human-rights-court-could-rule-that-governments-have-to-protect-people-from-cl/">/u2018Historic/u2019 European Court of Human Rights ruling backs Swiss women in climate change case<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//04//09//march-breaks-global-temperature-record-for-tenth-month-in-a-row-how-does-europe-compare/">March breaks global temperature record for tenth month in a row. How does Europe compare?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Why were activists protesting at The Hague?<\/h2><p>Extinction Rebellion gave advance warning of their plan to block the A12 highway last week for the 37th time. In response, XR says, they were met with an \u201cabsurdly large\u201d and heavy-handed police presence.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing blockades have a specific aim: to stop the billions of euros spent on fossil fuel subsidies in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//04//27//how-the-netherlands-plans-to-spend-28bn-on-slashing-emissions-by-2030/">the Netherlands<\/strong><\/a> every year.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, governments spent more than \u20ac900 billion on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//20//energy-crisis-governments-spent-more-than-900-billion-on-fossil-fuel-subsidies-in-2022/">fossil fuel subsidies<\/strong><\/a> in 2022. These take various forms including petrol price caps, whereby authorities limit the price that companies can charge for fuel - and pay them the difference.<\/p>\n<p>While these measures are intended to protect consumers, analysts say that fossil fuel giants are the real winners, as their competitiveness is artificially maintained versus clean alternatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//36//25//14//808x454_cmsv2_57464929-bfc3-54c4-800f-94815c106b2f-8362514.jpg/" alt=\"XR says Saturday\u2019s heavy police presence was unnecessary for its peaceful protest against the \u20ac39 to 46 billion that goes towards yearly fossil subsidies in the Netherlands.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/25\/14\/384x216_cmsv2_57464929-bfc3-54c4-800f-94815c106b2f-8362514.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/25\/14\/640x360_cmsv2_57464929-bfc3-54c4-800f-94815c106b2f-8362514.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/25\/14\/750x422_cmsv2_57464929-bfc3-54c4-800f-94815c106b2f-8362514.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/25\/14\/828x466_cmsv2_57464929-bfc3-54c4-800f-94815c106b2f-8362514.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/25\/14\/1080x608_cmsv2_57464929-bfc3-54c4-800f-94815c106b2f-8362514.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/25\/14\/1200x675_cmsv2_57464929-bfc3-54c4-800f-94815c106b2f-8362514.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/25\/14\/1920x1080_cmsv2_57464929-bfc3-54c4-800f-94815c106b2f-8362514.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">XR says Saturday\u2019s heavy police presence was unnecessary for its peaceful protest against the \u20ac39 to 46 billion that goes towards yearly fossil subsidies in the Netherlands.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Maarten Photomic<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Hague protests are designed to put pressure on the Dutch government, ahead of a planned debate about fossil subsidies in June. Similar protests were also organised on Saturday in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//21//in-emergency-break-glass-are-uk-climate-activists-being-stripped-of-their-last-legal-defen/">the UK<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>XR says about 1,000 protesters took part in The Hague action, and 437 people were arrested. <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//01//greta-thunberg-to-appear-in-uk-court-after-arrest-at-london-fossil-fuel-conference/">Greta Thunberg<\/strong><\/a> was in fact arrested twice; returning to block a different road in the evening after she was detained for several hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in a planetary emergency and we are not going to stand by and let people lose their lives and livelihood and be forced to become <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//12//19//extreme-weather-is-turning-many-into-climate-migrants-how-does-it-feel-to-face-leaving-hom/">climate refugees<\/strong><\/a> when we can do something,\u201d she told reporters.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8266978\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//02//26//watch-angry-farmers-block-streets-dump-manure-and-clash-with-police-in-brussels/">Watch: Angry farmers block streets, dump manure and clash with police in Brussels<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Police are \u2018cracking down\u2019 on climate protests in Europe<\/h2><p>Climate campaigners say that the forceful policing on display at The Hague on Saturday is part of a wider <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//08//10//surveillance-raids-and-arrests-europe-cracks-down-on-direct-action-climate-protests/">crackdown on protests<\/strong><\/a> across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, Michael Forst, has repeatedly expressed his alarm about the way climate activists are being treated by police, governments and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//23//climate-hysterics-terrorists-and-elites-how-are-sensationalist-headlines-delaying-action/">media./n

/u201cSince my appointment [in June 2022] I have been travelling to many countries in Europe and there is a clear trend,\u201d Forst told the UK\u2019s Guardian newspaper last year. \u201cWe can see an increasing number of cases by which these climate activists are brought to court more and more often, and more and more <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//21//uk-pm-says-tough-sentences-for-climate-protesters-are-entirely-right-after-un-criticism/">severe laws<\/strong><\/a> being passed to facilitate these attacks on defenders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He believes there is \u201cEuropean cooperation among the police forces\u201d where climate activists are concerned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1776974686007562680\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis has a so-called \u2018chilling effect\u2019 on protest in a time where climate action can&#039;t be any more urgent,\u201d a spokesperson for XR Nederland told Euronews Green.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an absolute disgrace that in the self proclaimed \u2018international city of peace and justice\u2019 the police used violence towards peaceful [protesters], including pain grips on wrists and noses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, a spokesperson for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//05//26//shell-ordered-to-cut-co2-emissions-by-45-in-landmark-climate-case/">The Hague<\/strong><\/a> police force said that, \u201cPeople have been warned multiple times that if they wanted to get on the highway, they would be stopped. And that violence could be used against them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the many warnings that these hundreds of people had, they still wanted to block the A12 and tried to break the barrier or blocked other roads which caused traffic disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7655478,8046894\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//11//18//floods-droughts-and-panic-attacks-climate-change-is-taking-its-toll-on-europes-farmers/">Floods, droughts and panic attacks: Climate change is taking its toll on Europe's farmers<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//06//06//german-climate-activists-claim-crackdown-on-protests-has-led-to-a-huge-outcry-of-solidarit/">German climate activists claim crackdown on protests has led to a \u2018huge outcry of solidarity\u2019<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What happened to the protester who had her elbow broken?<\/h2><p>The woman shown in the video has detailed the physical and psychological impact of her injury in a statement shared with Euronews Green.<\/p>\n<p>With the use of only one arm, she currently struggles to dress herself, open jars and bottles, drive or cycle - meaning she is dependent on public transport. The medicine she takes is unable to cloak the pain for more than a couple of hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMentally, the impact is also great,\u201d she says. \u201cAt night, falling asleep goes well but after a few hours I wake up and hear the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//09//23//thousands-gather-across-france-to-denounce-police-brutality-and-racism/">policeman say to me again \u2018how many more bruises do you want?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see the video in front of me in which he breaks my elbow and feel the helplessness again from when I was lying there. I lie in bed crying and can&#039;t get back to sleep. I feel fear, powerlessness and am so bothered by the fact that a human being does this to another human being without hesitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Police brutality is something that should not be tolerated, our right to demonstrate is under pressure.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cPolice brutality is something that should not be tolerated, our right to demonstrate is under pressure,\u201d she adds. \u201cMy elbow they broke, my mental being took a hit but I will heal and not give up. The Earth needs us, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//03//19//ocean-heat-sea-level-rise-and-glacier-loss-wmo-report-reveals-how-2023-smashed-climate-rec/">the climate crisis<\/strong><\/a> is now and I am not giving up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>XR Nederland says it was confirmed in hospital that the woman\u2019s elbow was broken.<\/p>\n<p>The Hague Police spokesperson adds, \u201cWe don\u2019t recognise ourselves in the story. 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bikes, eco-living and a rules quiz: Amsterdam paints a new vision of the city for tourists","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"'Amsterdam Rules': Pre-trip quiz aims to deter unwanted tourism","titleListing2":"Flowery bikes, eco-living and diversity: Amsterdam paints a new vision of the city for tourists","leadin":"Amsterdam is softening its \u2018stay away\u2019 messaging - but it still wants to deter rowdy visitors.","summary":"Amsterdam is softening its \u2018stay away\u2019 messaging - but it still wants to deter rowdy visitors.","keySentence":"","url":"flowery-bikes-eco-living-and-diversity-amsterdam-paints-a-new-vision-of-the-city-for-touri","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2024\/04\/08\/flowery-bikes-eco-living-and-diversity-amsterdam-paints-a-new-vision-of-the-city-for-touri","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Amsterdam has desperately been trying to shake off its \u2018party capital\u2019 image - with limited success. \n\nAfter its 2023 campaign urging drunken British tourists to \u2018stay away\u2019 failed, the city is trialling a softer approach. \n\nHoping to attract \u201ca different type of visitor\u201d, according to a press release from the local authority, the new \u2018Renew Your View\u2019 campaign encourages tourists to see the city through a local\u2019s eyes. \n\nTaking aim at those who \u201cseek sensation and vulgar entertainment\u201d at the city\u2019s Red Light District and \u2018coffee shops\u2019, it promotes a different side of the city , free from transgressive behaviour and rowdy bachelor parties. \n\nThe Dutch capital has also launched a pre-trip quiz for visitors including drug-related questions which hopes to deter reveller tourists.\u00a0 \n\nAmsterdam launches pre-trip rules quiz for tourists\u00a0 \n\nAmsterdam has launched a website where those planning a holiday to the city can take a quiz about the purpose of their visit.\u00a0 \n\nCalled Amsterdam Rules , it hopes to encourage party-focused visitors to reconsider their planned activities in the city.\u00a0 \n\nIf you agree to answers such as wanting a guided tour of sex workers' windows or pub crawls , the website responds that these activities are now forbidden and suggests the city is not the best destination for you.\u00a0 \n\nAnother question asks \u201cWhat famous Dutch products would you like to try?\u201d and offers the options of stroopwafels, poffertjes (mini pancakes) tulips, molly (slang for ecstasy) and cocaine. \n\nIf you pick one of the last two options, a message appears stating: \u201cBuying drugs from street dealers is illegal. 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Buying drugs on the street can lead to getting fined.\u201d \n\nIf, however, your answers show your intended activities follow Amsterdam's rules, you are directed to the official tourism portal of the city \u2013 Iamsterdam. \n\nGet to know real Amsterdammers \n\nPainting the city as a place for \u201cideas, initiatives and inspiration\u201d, Amsterdam \u2019s \u2018Renew Your View\u2019 campaign - which will run until the end of 2025 - features flower bikes, LGBTQ+ culture and green living. \n\nIt emphasises the city\u2019s diversity of people and viewpoints, saying \u201cAmsterdam makes you see\u2026 how you can be just you, while giving room to others too.\u201d \n\nBut if being you means chugging 10 beers, getting high out of your mind and trawling the Red Light District, you\u2019re still not welcome. \n\nStay Away campaign expanded to other European countries \n\nAmsterdam\u2019s headline-grabbing Stay Away campaign initially took aim at young British men when it was released in March this year. \n\nThe city is carrying the message into 2024 - and expanding it to men aged 18 to 35 from EU countries as well as the Netherlands . \n\nSince its launch, the campaign has been coupled with measures to curb nuisance behaviour in the city centre. 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The Council of Europe expects between 300,000 and 600,000 claims. \n\nThe Hague-based Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, also known as RD4U,\u00a0aims to allow further claims soon, including those related to damage or destruction of Ukrainian critical infrastructure . \n\nThe register will not pay out any claims, but it is a stepping stone toward an international compensation mechanism that is yet to be established. \n\nUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used a video message to urge delegates at the conference to continue efforts to\u00a0tackle impunity for war crimes in order to \u201cprovide real strength to common security - security from aggressions and terror.\u201d \n\n\"We are creating very concrete systematic tools to compensate for the damages caused by this war. Together with many countries and leaders, we cooperate on confiscating Russian assets and profits from them. All this should work for the people whom Putin tried to destroy with this war.\" he added. \n\nDutch Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot said the devastating toll of Russian attacks underscored the need to support Ukraine. \n\n\"Because if we don\u2019t, the country\u2019s justice system will eventually collapse under the weight of these atrocities,\u201d she said. \n\nIn a closing declaration, 44 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and France, pledged to work toward establishing a special tribunal for the investigation and prosecution of the crime of aggression against Ukraine where Russian leaders could be prosecuted. \n\n\u201cWe welcome the significant progress made in this regard, and we encourage interested states and international organisations to strengthen their efforts to secure a sound legal basis and broad international support for the completion of this process,\u201d the declaration said. \n\nThe International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country\u2019s commissioner for children\u2019s rights, charging them with personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine. \n\nThe court also issued warrants for two senior Russian military officers for alleged responsibility for attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Ministers and officials from dozens of countries gathered in the Netherlands on Tuesday for a conference on restoring justice in Ukraine, as the war sparked by Russia&#039;s invasion drags on in its third devastating year.<\/p>\n<p>A register for Ukrainians to seek compensation for damage to their homes as a result of Russia\u2019s invasion received more than 100 claims on its first day of opening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a sign of how high the demand is, but it\u2019s also a sign of how thirsty people are for justice,\u201d Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.<\/p>\n<p>The applications filed Tuesday are the tip of the iceberg. The Council of Europe expects between 300,000 and 600,000 claims.<\/p>\n<p>The Hague-based Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, also known as RD4U,\u00a0aims to allow further claims soon, including those related to damage or destruction of Ukrainian critical <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//01//moscow-continues-to-target-ukraines-civilian-infrastructure/">infrastructure./n

The register will not pay out any claims, but it is a stepping stone toward an international compensation mechanism that is yet to be established.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1775112716744589762\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used a video message to urge delegates at the conference to continue efforts to\u00a0tackle impunity for war crimes in order to \u201cprovide real strength to common security - security from aggressions and terror.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\"We are creating very concrete systematic tools to compensate for the damages caused by this war. Together with many countries and leaders, we cooperate on confiscating Russian assets and profits from them. All this should work for the people whom Putin tried to destroy with this war.\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot said the devastating toll of Russian attacks underscored the need to support Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8345974\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//02//russia-planning-major-new-offensive-in-donetsk-region-in-coming-months-isw-says/">Russia planning major new offensive in Donetsk region in coming months, ISW says<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"Because if we don\u2019t, the country\u2019s justice system will eventually collapse under the weight of these atrocities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In a closing declaration, 44 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and France, pledged to work toward establishing a special tribunal for the investigation and prosecution of the crime of aggression against Ukraine where Russian leaders could be prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome the significant progress made in this regard, and we encourage interested states and international organisations to strengthen their efforts to secure a sound legal basis and broad international support for the completion of this process,\u201d the declaration said.<\/p>\n<p>The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country\u2019s commissioner for children\u2019s rights, charging them with personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The court also issued warrants for two senior Russian military officers for alleged responsibility for attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712065361,"updatedAt":1712085484,"publishedAt":1712085139,"firstPublishedAt":1712085142,"lastPublishedAt":1712085403,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Vadim Ghirda","altText":"Relatives of those killed during the Russian occupation attend a commemoration of the victims at a cemetery in Bucha, Ukraine, Sunday, March 31, 2024.","callToActionText":null,"width":4088,"caption":"Relatives of those killed during the Russian occupation attend a commemoration of the victims at a cemetery in Bucha, Ukraine, Sunday, March 31, 2024.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/34\/64\/02\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_18b163b5-adf1-52a9-b888-5b00bc4e4f45-8346402.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":2299},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Enric Marti\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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emissions","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Shell appeals Dutch court\u2019s landmark climate ruling","titleListing2":"Shell is appealing a landmark climate ruling ordering the oil and gas giant to cut emissions by 45%","leadin":"The oil and gas giant claims the historic climate ruling \u2018obstructs\u2019 climate action but environmental groups say the scientific basis of the case has only got stronger since 2021.","summary":"The oil and gas giant claims the historic climate ruling \u2018obstructs\u2019 climate action but environmental groups say the scientific basis of the case has only got stronger since 2021.","keySentence":"","url":"shell-is-appealing-a-landmark-climate-ruling-ordering-the-oil-and-gas-giant-to-cut-emissio","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/04\/02\/shell-is-appealing-a-landmark-climate-ruling-ordering-the-oil-and-gas-giant-to-cut-emissio","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"This week, Shell will try to convince Dutch courts to repeal a historic climate ruling that ordered the fossil fuel giant to slash its greenhouse gas emissions. \n\nIn 2021, a landmark climate case saw The Hague order Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 compared to 2019, aiming to make the company align its business plans with Paris Agreement goals. \n\nThe ruling included both Shell\u2019s own emissions and so-called Scope 3 emissions produced by consumers using its products - like those from people driving with Shell petrol in their cars. \n\nThe first-of-its-kind victory sparked a wave of other climate cases against other fossil fuel companies. At COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, the team behind the case even published a 70-page DIY manual titled \u2018How We Defeated Shell\u2019 encouraging others to follow in their footsteps. \n\nWhy is Shell appealing the landmark ruling? \n\nWhile the oil and gas giant has stressed that it isn\u2019t ignoring the court order - highlighting billions in investments for the development of low-carbon energy and commitments to reduce emissions - it argues that the ruling goes too far. \n\n\u201cThis case has no legal basis\", Shell's lawyer Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer told the court on the first day of hearings, adding that the order \u201cobstructs\u201d the role the company wants to play in the energy transition. \n\nThe company claims implementing the ruling would force it to shrink its business and shift customers to other fuel suppliers. Lunsingh Scheurleer emphasised how the energy crisis triggered by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine had shown the importance of oil and gas in energy security and affordability during the transition. \n\nShell says it agrees that the world needs urgent climate action but has a different view on how that goal should be achieved. \n\nEarlier this month, the oil and gas company weakened some of its climate targets. \n\nDespite reaffirming its goal to reach net zero by 2050, it scrapped an objective to cut emissions by 2035 citing strong demand for gas and uncertainty during the energy transition .\u00a0 \n\nShell is also aiming for a less ambitious 15 to 20 per cent reduction in the carbon intensity of its energy products by 2030. \n\nEnvironmental groups are confident in their claims \n\nMilieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) and the six other organisations that brought the original case against the fossil fuel giant, however, are confident heading into the appeal. \n\n\u201cThe scientific basis on which we\u2019ve founded our claims against Shell has only solidified,\u201d says Roger Cox, lawyer for the group. \n\nExtreme weather, crop failures and record-breaking temperatures around the world since the ruling could help to strengthen the case. The legal team plans to draw on new evidence from international bodies too. Findings from the latest IPCC report, for example, highlight that the risks posed by climate change have increased in the years since 2021. \n\n\u201cIn court, it\u2019s fact that matters which is why I am confident that we can once again convince the judges that Shell needs to act in line with international climate agreements,\u201d Cox adds. \n\nMilieudefensie also points out that Shell\u2019s annual emissions are several times those of the Netherlands which it says means the multinational company also shares the responsibility of curbing greenhouse gases. \n\n\u201cShell is constantly trying to run away from its responsibility to stop dangerous climate change, but they can't bolt from the courtroom,\u201d says Donald Pols, director of Milieudefensie. \n\n\u201cClimate scientists warn that we need to act even faster than originally thought. Shell may keep putting up smokescreens, but the facts are crystal clear. Their emissions need to be drastically cut.\u201d \n\nBoth sides will make their arguments this week and a verdict is expected in the second half of this year. Regardless of the outcome, an appeal is expected at the Dutch Supreme Court in the future. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>This week, Shell will try to convince Dutch courts to repeal a historic climate ruling that ordered the fossil fuel giant to slash its greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, a landmark climate case saw The Hague order Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 compared to 2019, aiming to make the company align its business plans with Paris Agreement goals.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling included both Shell\u2019s own emissions and so-called Scope 3 emissions produced by consumers using its products - like those from people driving with Shell petrol in their cars.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8343172,8337572\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//04//01//new-study-climate-change-has-made-heat-waves-last-longer-spike-hotter-hurt-more-people/">New study: Climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//03//30//po-valley-air-pollution-is-causing-serious-health-risks-for-more-than-16-million-italians/">Po Valley: Air pollution is causing serious health risks for more than 16 million Italians<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The first-of-its-kind victory sparked a wave of other climate cases against other fossil fuel companies. At COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, the team behind the case even published <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//11//10//meet-the-dutch-climate-group-who-want-to-show-you-how-they-sued-shell/">a 70-page DIY manual titled \u2018How We Defeated Shell\u2019<\/strong><\/a> encouraging others to follow in their footsteps.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is Shell appealing the landmark ruling?<\/h2><p>While the oil and gas giant has stressed that it isn\u2019t ignoring the court order - highlighting billions in investments for the development of low-carbon energy and commitments to reduce emissions - it argues that the ruling goes too far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case has no legal basis\", Shell&#039;s lawyer Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer told the court on the first day of hearings, adding that the order \u201cobstructs\u201d the role the company wants to play in the energy transition.<\/p>\n<p>The company claims implementing the ruling would force it to shrink its business and shift customers to other fuel suppliers. Lunsingh Scheurleer emphasised how the energy crisis triggered by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine had shown the importance of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//10//24//10-times-as-many-evs-and-50-renewables-heres-how-world-energy-could-look-by-2030/">oil and gas<\/strong><\/a> in energy security and affordability during the transition.<\/p>\n<p>Shell says it agrees that the world needs urgent climate action but has a different view on how that goal should be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the oil and gas company weakened some of its climate targets.<\/p>\n<p>Despite reaffirming its goal to reach net zero by 2050, it scrapped an objective to cut emissions by 2035 citing strong demand for gas and uncertainty during <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//07//unprecedented-collapse-in-eu-coal-and-gas-electricity-generation-last-year-report-reveals/">the energy transition<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shell is also aiming for a less ambitious 15 to 20 per cent reduction in the carbon intensity of its energy products by 2030.<\/p>\n<h2>Environmental groups are confident in their claims<\/h2><p>Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) and the six other organisations that brought the original case against the fossil fuel giant, however, are confident heading into the appeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe scientific basis on which we\u2019ve founded our claims against Shell has only solidified,\u201d says Roger Cox, lawyer for the group.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The scientific basis on which we\u2019ve founded our claims against Shell has only solidified.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Roger Cox\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Milieudefensie lawyer\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Extreme weather, crop failures and record-breaking temperatures around the world since the ruling could help to strengthen the case. The legal team plans to draw on new evidence from international bodies too. Findings from the latest IPCC report, for example, highlight that the risks posed by climate change have increased in the years since 2021.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8318446,8337128\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//03//20//problem-child-transport-on-track-to-produce-nearly-half-of-europes-emissions-by-2030/"> \u2018Problem child\u2019: Transport on track to produce nearly half of Europe\u2019s emissions by 2030<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//03//28//slovakia-plans-to-be-coal-free-by-2024-6-years-earlier-than-originally-planned/">Slovakia plans to be coal-free by 2024, 6 years earlier than originally planned<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn court, it\u2019s fact that matters which is why I am confident that we can once again convince the judges that Shell needs to act in line with international climate agreements,\u201d Cox adds.<\/p>\n<p>Milieudefensie also points out that Shell\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//01//18//some-big-businesses-emit-more-than-entire-countries-so-why-are-they-failing-to-act/">annual emissions are several times those of the Netherlands<\/strong><\/a> which it says means the multinational company also shares the responsibility of curbing greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShell is constantly trying to run away from its responsibility to stop dangerous climate change, but they can&#039;t bolt from the courtroom,\u201d says Donald Pols, director of Milieudefensie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate scientists warn that we need to act even faster than originally thought. Shell may keep putting up smokescreens, but the facts are crystal clear. Their emissions need to be drastically cut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both sides will make their arguments this week and a verdict is expected in the second half of this year. Regardless of the outcome, an appeal is expected at the Dutch Supreme Court in the future.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712064160,"updatedAt":1712132623,"publishedAt":1712066407,"firstPublishedAt":1712065282,"lastPublishedAt":1712132623,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File","altText":"Shell is appealing a landmark climate ruling made by Dutch courts.","callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"caption":"Shell is appealing a landmark climate ruling made by Dutch courts.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/34\/63\/18\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_4a8a1618-b0bb-59b0-9afe-88e5441b14ef-8346318.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"frost","twitter":"@RosiecoFrost","title":"Rosie 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economy sees slight uptick in 2023 as disposable income rises","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Dutch economy sees slight uptick in 2023 as disposable income rises","titleListing2":"Dutch economy sees slight uptick in 2023 as disposable income rises","leadin":"The Netherlands' GDP outgrew analysts' expectations in the final quarter of last year.","summary":"The Netherlands' GDP outgrew analysts' expectations in the final quarter of last year.","keySentence":"","url":"dutch-economy-sees-slight-uptick-in-2023-as-disposable-income-rises","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2024\/03\/25\/dutch-economy-sees-slight-uptick-in-2023-as-disposable-income-rises","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Netherlands' economy grew by 0.4% in the three months to December 2023, reversing a three-quarter period of contraction. \n\nNew figures published by Statistics Netherlands on Monday said that the growth in GDP surpassed the 0.3% market predictions and was buoyed by a strong rebound in household consumption (1.9% against -0.2% in Q3), further government spending (0.7% against 1.3%). \n\nThe news will be welcome to the government and Dutch households alike, as it follows a three-quarter period of economic contraction since the start of the last year. \n\nNevertheless, the statistical office noted that\u00a0GDP was down 0.4% compared to 2022, due to the recession that hit the Netherlands during the first nine months of the year. This was, however, revised down from an initial estimate of 0.5%. \n\nIt also fell from\u00a0a 0.8% pace of contraction in the previous three-month period. \n\nStatistics Netherlands said on Monday that, in 2023, real household disposable income rose by 1.4% compared with the previous year, mainly driven by higher wages resulting from increased collective bargaining.\u00a0 \n\nThe office explained that both employees and self-employed individuals saw an increase in income compared with 2022. Total employee compensation grew by 7.7%, with a 1.3% increase in the number of employee jobs and a 6.0% rise in collective pay.\u00a0 \n\nSelf-employment income, particularly in industries like hospitality, specialised business services, real estate rental, trade, and agriculture, experienced an 8.7% increase. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Netherlands&#039; economy grew by 0.4% in the three months to December 2023, reversing a three-quarter period of contraction.<\/p>\n<p>New figures published by Statistics Netherlands on Monday said that the growth in GDP surpassed the 0.3% market predictions and was buoyed by a strong rebound in household consumption (1.9% against -0.2% in Q3), further government spending (0.7% against 1.3%).<\/p>\n<p>The news will be welcome to the government and Dutch households alike, as it follows a three-quarter period of economic contraction since the start of the last year.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8303920,8293772\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//03//08//as-europes-economy-slumps-when-will-the-ecb-cut-interest-rates/">As Europe's economy languishes, when will the ECB cut interest rates?<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//03//13//modest-growth-for-uk-economy-after-dip-into-recession/">Modest growth for UK economy after dip into recession<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, the statistical office noted that\u00a0GDP was down 0.4% compared to 2022, due to the recession that hit the Netherlands during the first nine months of the year. This was, however, revised down from an initial estimate of 0.5%.<\/p>\n<p>It also fell from\u00a0a 0.8% pace of contraction in the previous three-month period.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics Netherlands said on Monday that, in 2023, real household disposable income rose by 1.4% compared with the previous year, mainly driven by higher wages resulting from increased collective bargaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The office explained that both employees and self-employed individuals saw an increase in income compared with 2022. Total employee compensation grew by 7.7%, with a 1.3% increase in the number of employee jobs and a 6.0% rise in collective pay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Self-employment income, particularly in industries like hospitality, specialised business services, real estate rental, trade, and agriculture, experienced an 8.7% increase.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1711360227,"updatedAt":1711362993,"publishedAt":1711361896,"firstPublishedAt":1711361898,"lastPublishedAt":1711362993,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Canva","altText":"A view of Amsterdam, Netherlands","callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"caption":"A view of Amsterdam, Netherlands","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/77\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_eef05cac-8f82-561d-9f83-e55c7b927eff-8327710.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"thomas-ja","twitter":"@jwjthomas","title":"James Thomas"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"economy","titleRaw":"Economy","id":572,"title":"Economy","slug":"economy"},{"urlSafeValue":"gdp","titleRaw":"GDP","id":18120,"title":"GDP","slug":"gdp"},{"urlSafeValue":"wages","titleRaw":"wages","id":14364,"title":"wages","slug":"wages"}],"widgets":[{"count":1,"slug":"related"}],"related":[{"id":2506776}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"economy","urlSafeValue":"economy","title":"Economy","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/economy\/economy"},"vertical":"business","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"business","id":11,"title":"Business","slug":"business"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"economy","id":"economy","title":"Economy","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/economy"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":72,"urlSafeValue":"economy","title":"Economy"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":208,"urlSafeValue":"netherlands","title":"Netherlands","url":"\/news\/europe\/netherlands"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gb_safe','gb_safe_from_high','gb_safe_from_high_med','pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_busfin','gs_business','gs_economy_misc','gs_economy','gs_busfin_indus','gs_business_misc','gs_busfin_economy','gs_business_careers','neg_bucherer','neg_pmi','neg_pmi_english','shadow9hu7_pos_pmi'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"daletEventName":"BUSINESS NETHERLANDS GDP","path":"\/business\/2024\/03\/25\/dutch-economy-sees-slight-uptick-in-2023-as-disposable-income-rises","lastModified":1711362993},{"id":2504874,"cid":8322562,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"240322_EISU_55110286","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"\u2018It\u2019s fantastic\u2019: Dutch farmers rely on this \u20ac185,000 robot to keep their tulips in bloom","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"AI robots are patrolling Dutch tulip fields to root out viruses","titleListing2":"\u2018It\u2019s fantastic\u2019: Dutch farmers rely on this \u20ac185,000 robot to keep their tulips in bloom","leadin":"Tulip fields in the Netherlands were threatened by viruses until this AI robot rolled in to save the day.","summary":"Tulip fields in the Netherlands were threatened by viruses until this AI robot rolled in to save the day.","keySentence":"","url":"its-fantastic-dutch-farmers-rely-on-this-185000-robot-to-keep-their-tulips-in-bloom","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/03\/22\/its-fantastic-dutch-farmers-rely-on-this-185000-robot-to-keep-their-tulips-in-bloom","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Theo works weekdays, weekends and nights checking Dutch tulip fields for sick flowers. \n\nThe boxy robot - named after a retired employee at the WAM Pennings farm near the Dutch North Sea coast - is a new high-tech weapon in the battle to root out disease from the bulb fields as they erupt into a riot of springtime colour. \n\nOn a windy spring morning, the robot trundles along rows of yellow and red 'goudstuk' tulips, checking each plant and, when necessary, killing diseased bulbs to prevent the spread of the tulip-breaking virus. The dead bulbs are removed from healthy ones in a sorting warehouse after they have been harvested. \n\nTulip breaking virus (TBV) stunts growth and development of plants leading to smaller and weaker flowers. It also weakens the bulb itself, eventually leaving them unable to flower. \n\nAs part of efforts to tackle the virus, there are 45 robots patrolling tulip fields across the Netherlands. As the weather warms up, farmers are approaching peak season when their bulbs bloom into giant patchworks of colour that draw tourists from around the world. \n\nIn the past, this was work carried out by human 'sickness spotters', says Allan Visser, a third-generation tulip farmer who is using the robot for the second growing season in Noordwijkerhout. \n\n\u201cYou could also buy a very nice sports car ,\" for the price of the robot, adds Visser - its makers say the robot costs \u20ac185,000. \n\n\u201cBut I prefer to have the robot because a sports car doesn\u2019t take out the sick tulips from our field. Yeah, it is expensive, but there are less and less people who can really see the sick tulips,\u201d he says. \n\nHow does the plant-checking robot work? \n\nIt's a lot slower than a sports car, rolling on caterpillar tracks through fields at one kilometre per hour hunting out the telltale red stripes that form on the leaves of infected flowers. \n\n\u201cIt has cameras in the front, and it makes thousands of pictures of the tulips. Then it will, determine if the tulip is sick or not by its AI model,\u201d Visser explains, calling it \u201cprecision agriculture \u201d. \n\n\u201cThe robot has learned to recognise this and to treat it,\u201d he adds. \n\nErik de Jong of H2L Robotics, the company that makes the robots , says artificial intelligence helps them identify sick flowers and very precise GPS coordinates allows them to pinpoint the flowers that need to be destroyed. \n\n\u201cThe heart of the machine is the knowledge that we put into the AI model. The knowledge comes from tulip farmers. So we we use the knowledge of the tulip farmers, we combine it into an AI model ,\u201d he says. \n\nTheo van der Voort, who gave his name to the robot at WAM Pennings farm, and who retired after 52 years hunting for sick flowers , is impressed. \n\n\u201cIt's fantastic,\u201d he says. \u201cIt sees just as much as I see.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Theo works weekdays, weekends and nights checking Dutch tulip fields for sick flowers.<\/p>\n<p>The boxy robot - named after a retired employee at the WAM Pennings farm near the Dutch North Sea coast - is a new high-tech weapon in the battle to root out disease from the bulb fields as they erupt into a riot of springtime colour.<\/p>\n<p>On a windy spring morning, the robot trundles along rows of yellow and red &#039;goudstuk&#039; tulips, checking each plant and, when necessary, killing diseased bulbs to prevent the spread of the tulip-breaking virus. The dead bulbs are removed from healthy ones in a sorting warehouse after they have been harvested.<\/p>\n<p>Tulip breaking virus (TBV) stunts growth and development of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//16//in-farming-genomic-techniques-cant-afford-a-repeat-of-disastrous-gmo-rejection/">plants leading to smaller and weaker flowers. It also weakens the bulb itself, eventually leaving them unable to flower.<\/p>\n<p>As part of efforts to tackle the virus, there are 45 robots patrolling tulip fields across the Netherlands. As the weather warms up, farmers are approaching peak season when their bulbs bloom into giant patchworks of colour that draw <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//03//21//tulips-from-just-outside-amsterdam-add-keukenhof-to-your-spring-travel-bucket-list/">tourists from around the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//32//25//62//808x454_cmsv2_2c4fdbc0-f325-5eab-b4d1-ca34cc6d6563-8322562.jpg/" alt=\"Allan Visser, a third-generation tulip farmer walks near to Theo the robot, in Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, 19 March 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/384x216_cmsv2_2c4fdbc0-f325-5eab-b4d1-ca34cc6d6563-8322562.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/640x360_cmsv2_2c4fdbc0-f325-5eab-b4d1-ca34cc6d6563-8322562.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/750x422_cmsv2_2c4fdbc0-f325-5eab-b4d1-ca34cc6d6563-8322562.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/828x466_cmsv2_2c4fdbc0-f325-5eab-b4d1-ca34cc6d6563-8322562.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/1080x608_cmsv2_2c4fdbc0-f325-5eab-b4d1-ca34cc6d6563-8322562.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/1200x675_cmsv2_2c4fdbc0-f325-5eab-b4d1-ca34cc6d6563-8322562.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/1920x1080_cmsv2_2c4fdbc0-f325-5eab-b4d1-ca34cc6d6563-8322562.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Allan Visser, a third-generation tulip farmer walks near to Theo the robot, in Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, 19 March 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Peter Dejong<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">It is expensive, but there are less and less people who can really see the sick tulips.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Allan Visser\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Tulip farmer\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the past, this was work carried out by human &#039;sickness spotters&#039;, says Allan Visser, a third-generation tulip <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//02//this-is-why-green-activists-joined-farmers-protests-for-fairer-eu-farming-policies/">farmer who is using the robot for the second growing season in Noordwijkerhout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could also buy a very nice sports <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//26//cars-powered-by-woodchips-biographite-makes-ev-batteries-sustainable/">car,/" for the price of the robot, adds Visser - its makers say the robot costs \u20ac185,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I prefer to have the robot because a sports car doesn\u2019t take out the sick tulips from our field. Yeah, it is expensive, but there are less and less people who can really see the sick tulips,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8319740,8246572\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//03//21//why-are-easter-eggs-so-expensive-this-year-extreme-weather-in-west-africa-devastates-cacao/">Why are Easter eggs so expensive this year? 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Then it will, determine if the tulip is sick or not by its AI model,\u201d Visser explains, calling it \u201cprecision <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//15//with-the-smallest-error-there-are-fines-eu-farmers-frustration-grows-as-paperwork-piles-up/">agriculture/u201d./n

/u201cThe <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//16//shark-in-the-water-this-robot-can-collect-21000-plastic-bottles-in-a-day/">robot has learned to recognise this and to treat it,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//32//25//62//808x454_cmsv2_2728d53d-7f02-55b9-b36a-e2cc4bc77c78-8322562.jpg/" alt=\"Theo van der Voort walks next to his namesake Theo the robot, who performs backbreaking work checking Dutch tulip fields for sick flowers in Noordwijkerhout, 19 March 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/384x216_cmsv2_2728d53d-7f02-55b9-b36a-e2cc4bc77c78-8322562.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/640x360_cmsv2_2728d53d-7f02-55b9-b36a-e2cc4bc77c78-8322562.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/750x422_cmsv2_2728d53d-7f02-55b9-b36a-e2cc4bc77c78-8322562.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/828x466_cmsv2_2728d53d-7f02-55b9-b36a-e2cc4bc77c78-8322562.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/1080x608_cmsv2_2728d53d-7f02-55b9-b36a-e2cc4bc77c78-8322562.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/1200x675_cmsv2_2728d53d-7f02-55b9-b36a-e2cc4bc77c78-8322562.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/32\/25\/62\/1920x1080_cmsv2_2728d53d-7f02-55b9-b36a-e2cc4bc77c78-8322562.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Theo van der Voort walks next to his namesake Theo the robot, who performs backbreaking work checking Dutch tulip fields for sick flowers in Noordwijkerhout, 19 March 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Peter Dejong<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Erik de Jong of H2L Robotics, the company that makes the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2023//12//30//from-gastronomy-to-pop-culture-here-are-some-of-the-most-remarkable-robots-introduced-in-2/">robots, says artificial intelligence helps them identify sick flowers and very precise GPS coordinates allows them to pinpoint the flowers that need to be destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe heart of the machine is the knowledge that we put into the AI model. 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