Lawyers negotiate return of Crimean gold collection from AmsterdamThe retrieval of the of Crimean gold collection after an exhibition at a Dutch museum is being discussed by legal advisors of the University of Amsterdam that the museum is part of.15:46 27.03.2014
Telecoms giant VimpelCom faces US, Dutch investigationsTelecommunications giant VimpelCom is presently facing investigations by the US and Dutch authorities, apparently in connection with its operations in Uzbekistan.15:29 12.03.2014
Dutch court confirms Russia’s rights to vodka brandsThe Dutch Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Yuri Shefler’s SPI Group against a lower courts’ decision that SPI is not the rightful owner of the Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya trademarks.11:28 19.02.2014
International tribunal orders Russia to free Greenpeace ship, crew on bondThe International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg ordered Friday the immediate release of the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise vessel and all persons detained along with it, upon the posting of a bond or other such financial security by the Netherlands.18:55 22.11.2013
The Netherlands hopes for diplomatic solution in Arctic Sunrise rowDutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said in an interview with RIA Novosti that he hopes the Arctic Sunrise case will be resolved by diplomatic means.09:29 11.11.2013
Netherlands mulls offering asylum to Russian homosexualsForeign Minister of Netherlands Frans Timmermans proposed offering asylum to Russians claiming discrimination under the now infamous “gay propaganda” ban.10:47 06.11.2013
Arctic Sunrise hearing in Hamburg scheduled for November 6 - reportThe International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg on November 6 will begin hearings in a case involving the Greenpeace activists detained in Murmansk over the Gazprom drilling platform raid in the Pechora Sea.15:55 25.10.2013
Dutch police detain suspect in Russian diplomat burglaryHague police have detained a man suspected of burglarizing the apartment of a Russian consulate employee.13:50 24.10.2013
Russia abstains from Arctic Sunrise litigation in HamburgRussia will not take part in the Greenpeace piracy case proceedings at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told RIA Novosti Wednesday.10:24 23.10.2013
Russian diplomats' apartment in Netherlands burglarized - reportAn apartment of Russian diplomats in the Hague has been allegedly forced open, local media reported Friday.11:20 18.10.2013
Dutch diplomat beaten in MoscowUnknown assailants have beaten a Dutch diplomat working at the Netherlands Embassy in Moscow.11:07 16.10.2013
Russia will react to assault on diplomat in Hague – PutinThe Kremlin is waiting for an explanation and the prosecution of those responsible for an assault carried out against a Russian diplomat in the Netherlands, and will react accordingly to Amsterdam’s position on the incident, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.12:08 08.10.2013
Netherlands initiates legal action over Greenpeace ship seized in RussiaThe Netherlands has initiated an international inquiry into Russia’s actions in the Greenpeace ship incident in the Pechora Sea, Reuters reports citing the Dutch authorities.16:58 04.10.2013
Dutch Supreme Court holds state responsible for three Srebrenica Massacre deathsThe Supreme Court of the Netherlands held Friday that the Dutch State bears responsibility for the deaths of three men who lost their lives during 1995’s Srebrenica Massacre, according to a statement released by the court.16:48 06.09.2013
Rosneft to pay back $77 million debt to Glendale Group LtdThe District court of Amsterdam has ruled that Rosneft, Russia's largest state oil company, must pay 2,53 billion rubles ($76,6 million) to Glendale Group Ltd.13:49 14.08.2013
Suspected art thief offers to trade masterpieces for Dutch trial - reportShortly before the start of proceedings against six Romanians in the case of a massive art heist involving the theft of works by Monet, Picasso, Gaugin, and others from a Dutch gallery, it was revealed that one of the defendants had offered to return five of the works in exchange for prosecution in the Netherlands.19:14 13.08.2013
Monet, Picasso art heist trial to begin Tuesday in BucharestTrial is set to begin in Bucharest Tuesday in a case involving six Romanians accused of having carried out the theft of several masterpieces by Monet, Picasso, and Gauguin, among others, which may have been burned and destroyed by the main suspect's mother.12:42 12.08.2013
Dutch government to compensate coffee shops for losses from tourist laws - reportThe Hague District Court has ruled that the owners of coffee shops in the Netherlands selling hashish and marijuana must be compensated for losses after marijuana sales were restricted last year.16:08 06.06.2013
Netherlands-Russia drug ring members indicted for traffickingDeputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin has endorsed the indictment in a case of a large shipment of drugs and psychotropic substances to Russia from the Netherlands.12:03 31.05.2013
No connection between activist's suicide and prison conditionsThe Dutch authorities have found no connection between activist Alexander Dolmatov's suicide and the conditions in the deportation center, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said on Friday while quoting a report from the Dutch Safety and Justice Inspection.14:42 19.04.2013