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In the Netherlands, the Schoof cabinet is installed with Dick Schoof taking office as the new prime minister.
2024-07-2

The U.S. approves the transfer of F-16 Fighting Falcons to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands after training for Ukrainian Air Force pilots is completed.
2023-08-17

The Netherlands imposes strict lockdown measures that restrict visitors to two people, closes all non-essential shops, bars, and restaurants until January 14, and closes schools until January 9, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
2021-12-19

The number of daily new cases in the Netherlands hits a record 2,995 cases in the past 24 hours, according to data from health ministry.
2020-09-27

The Dutch Health Ministry reports 545 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 34 more deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 4,749 and 213 deaths.
2020-03-23

The Dutch Coast Guard says 270 containers fell off "MSC Zoe" in heavy seas near the German island of Borkum and floated towards the Netherlands. Treasure hunters revel on the West Frisian islands of Terschelling and Vlieland. Three containers containing hazardous materials are still missing and ships are warned for floating containers.
2019-01-3

The Eurogroup selects Mário Centeno, Portugal's Minister of Finance, to succeed Jeroen Dijsselbloem as their next president.
2017-12-4

The Parliament of Burundi votes overwhelmingly to withdraw Burundi from the Dutch-based International Criminal Court.
2016-10-12

The new Greek government, represented by finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, meets with Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the Eurogroup, and declares that Greece now rejects any further cooperation with its main international lenders known as the troika (the Eurogroup, the IMF, and the ECB); instead, it wants to negotiate directly with other European countries.
2015-01-30

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Minister of Finance of the Netherlands, succeeds Jean-Claude Juncker, the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, as the President of the Euro Group.
2013-01-21