Rotterdam

At least seven people were injured in a protest against green certificates in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.

The clashes erupted after protesters pelted police with stones and bottles. In response, security forces fired warning shots. 20 people were arrested.

Due to the situation in the city, trains to Rotterdam have been stopped. Many metro stations are also closed.

Normally museums exhibit only a small proportion of their collections, but the Boijmans Van Beuningen gallery in Rotterdam will this week become the first in the world to show off the lot.

Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest said they were focused for now on holding the event planned for Rotterdam in May while weighing possible disruptions from the coronavirus crisis.

Dutch public broadcaster NPO said it was in consultations with the European Broadcasting Union, the co-producer of the hugely popular televised event, to review how the virus may impact the contest.

The representatives of several nations due to attend a delegations' meeting in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Monday ahead of this year's Eurovision Song Contest are canceling their trips due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, it emerged on Saturday.

Erasmus Smartport Rotterdam BV will be making its Posidonia debut this year.
The event will take place at the Metropolitan Expo Center next to Athens International Airport on June 1-5.

Dutch-Greek singer Stefania Liberakakis poses for portraits in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Thursday. The 17-year-old will represent Greece in the upcoming 65th annual Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The ESC 2020 will take place at the Rotterdam Ahoy and consist of two semi-finals, to be held on May 12 and 14, and a grand final on May 16.

Sofia is ranked 18th among 150 cities in the world with the fastest rise in prices of housing, according to an international report by the consulting company Knight Frank.

Dutch prosecutors said on April 16 they had detained four men suspected of planning an attack on the Turkish Consulate in Rotterdam.

Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods multinational whose vast stable of brands includes Dove, Knorr and Ben & Jerry’s, is basing its headquarters in the Netherlands, ending its longstanding structure of having head offices in both Rotterdam and London, the company announced on March 15.

Dutch police on Aug. 24 stepped up a probe into a planned terror attack against a Rotterdam concert by a U.S. rock band, having received a "concrete" tip-off from Spanish authorities.