2024 in the Netherlands

Events from the year 2024 in the Netherlands.

2024
in
the Netherlands

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Incumbents

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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  • 11 April – The Netherlands increases its military budget to two percent of its GDP for the first time since 1994.[11]

June

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July

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August

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  • 23 August – Prime Minister Schoof announces a ban on the usage of cell phones and other mobile devices during cabinet meetings as part of efforts to reduce infiltration by spies.[24]
  • 26 August – The Dutch Data Protection Authority fines Uber 290 million (US$324 million) for allegedly breaching the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation in order to collect information on its European drivers.[25]
  • 28 August –
    • A nationwide IT outage is recorded following a network failure at the Defence Ministry.[26]
    • The Dinner train, a company that offered luxury dinners on a moving train departing from a different city every week, declares bankruptcy.[27]

September

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  • 9 September – Two Pakistani nationals, including Saad Hussain Rizvi, the leader of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, are convicted in absentia by a Dutch court for making death threats against Geert Wilders.[28]
  • 10 September – The Netherlands lifts all its weapon restrictions on military equipment it granted to Ukraine, allowing its army to target Russia with deep strikes while urging other nations to lift their weapon restrictions as well.[29]
  • 19 September – One person is killed and another is injured in a knife attack in Rotterdam. A suspect is arrested.[30]
  • 27 September – Authorities announce that a cyberattack on a police account likely done by a "state actor" led to the perpetrators gaining access to the work-related contact details of all members of the National Police Corps.[31]

October

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November

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December

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  • 7 December – Six people are killed after an explosion causes the collapse of a three-storey building in The Hague.[40]
  • 11 December – A woman who was repatriated from Syria after travelling there and marrying an Islamic State militant is convicted of enslaving a Yazidi woman who was taken to Syria after being abducted by Islamic State in Iraq and is sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.[41]

Art and entertainment

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Holidays

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Deaths

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ AlLawati, Abbas (9 January 2024). "Israel is facing a genocide case in international court. Could it halt the war in Gaza?". CNN. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship". All Sports Db. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Duo euthanasia: former Dutch prime minister dies hand in hand with his wife". The Guardian. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Yandex: Owner of 'Russia's Google' pulls out of home country". BBC News. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ^ "2 workers die after part of a bridge being built over a Dutch canal collapses". AP News. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Levenslang voor Ridouan Taghi en twee anderen in Marengo-proces". nos.nl (in Dutch). 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Source: Fromer Netherlands Player Quincy Promes Detained At Dubai Airport". www.telecomasia.net. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Militairen Brits vliegdekschip aangehouden voor mishandeling en dronkenschap". nos.nl (in Dutch). 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Dartsters stappen uit Oranje-selectie omdat teamgenoot trans vrouw is". nos.nl (in Dutch). 24 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Man arrested as hostage situation in Dutch nightclub ends". BBC News. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Kabinet trekt miljarden extra uit voor Oekraïne en stelt Navo-norm van 2 procent veilig". Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Joost Klein: Dutch contestant disqualified from Eurovision Song Contest". BBC. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  13. ^ "The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders". Associated Press. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Dutch ex-spy chief Dick Schoof named as PM-candidate". BBC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Person killed after falling into jet engine at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport". Al Jazeera. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  16. ^ "EU elections start with tight Dutch race – exit poll". BBC. 7 June 2024.
  17. ^ "GroenLinks-PvdA top Dutch EU vote, far-right PVV wins six seats". Dutch News. 9 June 2024.
  18. ^ "4 Dutch parties say they've reached agreement on ministers in a new right-wing government". Associated Press. 11 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Dutch court convicts 3 men for murder of crime reporter Peter R de Vries". Al Jazeera. 12 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Mark Rutte will be NATO's next secretary-general". POLITICO. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Dutch king swears in a new government 7 months after far-right party won elections". Associated Press. 2 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Hoge Raad: huwelijk mensen van gelijk geslacht mag per direct op Aruba en Curaçao". 12 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Police in St. Maarten detain suspect in shooting of politician whose wife was killed in the attack". Associated Press. 23 July 2024.
  24. ^ "New Dutch leader bans phones in Cabinet meetings to dial back espionage threat". Associated Press. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Dutch watchdog fines Uber over driver data protection". dw.com. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Defense ministry network disruption causes widespread outages in the Netherlands". Associated Press. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  27. ^ "Dinner Train failliet verklaard, klanten wachtten wekenlang op hun geld". nos.nl (in Dutch). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  28. ^ "A Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders". Associated Press. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  29. ^ "Netherlands Greenlights Kyiv to Hit Russia, Calls for All to Lift Weapon Restrictions". Kyiv Post. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Dutch police seek witnesses to Rotterdam stabbing that left 1 dead and another seriously wounded". Associated Press. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Dutch government blames a 'state actor' for hacking a police network". Associated Press. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  32. ^ "NATO's new chief makes Ukraine support a top priority and says he will work with any US president". Associated Press. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Dutch asylum agency is fined 50,000 euros daily for an overcrowded center". Associated Press. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  34. ^ "Dutch junior finance minister quits after questions over his personal investments". Associated Press. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  35. ^ "Andy Warhol artworks stolen in Dutch gallery heist". BBC. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  36. ^ "Dutch police arrest a suspect in a botched art heist of Andy Warhol screenprints". Associated Press. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  37. ^ "Leaders of Israel, Netherlands condemn 'antisemitic' attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam". Associated Press. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  38. ^ "Shell wins landmark climate case against green groups in Dutch appeal". BBC. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  39. ^ "Minister resigns but Dutch coalition remains in place". France 24. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  40. ^ "Search for The Hague explosion victims ends with six confirmed dead". Euronews. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  41. ^ "A Dutch woman who kept a Yazidi woman as a slave in Syria is imprisoned for 10 years". Associated Press. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  42. ^ "Netherlands Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  43. ^ "Official holidays in the Netherlands in 2023 and 2024". Ministry of General Affairs. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  44. ^ Defensie:Veteraan André Hissink op 104-jarige leeftijd overleden (in Dutch)
  45. ^ Hans Sleeswijk
  46. ^ Formule Ford-held Gerrit van Kouwen (60) overleden
  47. ^ 'Beer' van Parijs-Dakar Jan de Rooy (80) overleden (in Dutch)
  48. ^ Oud-burgemeester van ’s-Graveland Wim Kozijn (83) overleden. ’Hij had een groot hart en steunde mensen in de knel’ (in Dutch)
  49. ^ Jeudgdboekenschrijfster Tonke Dragt (93) overleden (in Dutch)
  50. ^ Oud-voetballer Johan Neeskens (73) overleden(in Dutch)
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