The Netherlands
The Netherlands has Europe's highest population density outside the city-states, yet it is also the world's second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products. From Vermeer to Van Gogh, some of the world's greatest painters have been Dutch. And it remains an enviable place to live. With a generous welfare state, the country of windmills and tulips has the world's best work-life balance, according to the OECD.
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Butterfly Effect: Let’s Go Dutch
The Netherlands has demonstrated a smart, new political way to deal with the coronavirus — while neutralizing opponents. Will Donald Trump attempt it?
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The Dutch Government Stole Millions From Moms of Color. She’s Getting It Back
Attorney Eva González Pérez helped recoup millions of euros for parents who had been improperly targeted as tax cheats.
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How Solar Roads Could Make Transport Cleaner
Roads with photovoltaic panels instead of asphalt could be the future.
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Santiago Abascal and Spain’s Electric Electoral Slide to the Right
Spain's far-right Vox Party saw its support more than double in Sunday's election, behind its charismatic leader.
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Europe Revives Night Trains — to Fight Climate Change
Europe’s network of night trains collapsed in the face of low-cost airlines. Now it’s making a comeback.
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Golf’s Big-Hitting Rookie Will Outhit the LPGA — But Can She Win?
Netherlands-born Anne van Dam knows only one way to play: Bombs away.
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When Sex Workers Were Hookers
A decision to publicly proclaim herself a prostitute had Xaviera Hollander telling some fierce truths about sex and cash.
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Which City Is Winning the Race to Be Europe’s Next Finance Hub? None
Brexit is sparking a race between several European cities to grab a growing number of financial institutions fleeing London.
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Where Is the World’s Next Meal Coming From? The Netherlands
The U.S. is still the world’s biggest agricultural exporter. But in second place is the little country that could.
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National Banks Are Turning Green … With Worry
Central banks and the finance sector are increasingly convinced they need to address climate change concerns. But they’re divided about how to do so.
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