espionage

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Aleida Maria Anderske Kaspersma, known as Leidy. A Dutch woman who disappeared in Ireland on 2 July 1978, when she was 26 years old
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Dutch woman missing since 1978 may have been kidnapped, trained as a spy in North Korea
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The AIVD building in Zoetermeer
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Russia and China: Netherlands at highest threat level in 80 years, AIVD warns
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Court sketch of former NCTV employee Abderrahim El M. On 11 March 2026, the Rotterdam court acquitted him of espionage for Morocco, but convicted him of mishandling trade secrets.
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Counter-terror worker convicted of mishandling State secrets; Acquitted of espionage
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The Russian research vessel Yantar, escorted out of the North Sea by the Dutch Navy on 4 November 2025
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Europe could stop over a third of oil smuggling, espionage ships: report
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The Maastoren, Wilhelminatoren, and the Rotterdam courthouse in August 2016
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Former national security worker accused of espionage strongly denies allegation
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A gavel rests on the desktop of a judge's bench.
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Former counterterrorism analyst faces 12 years in prison over alleged leaks to Morocco
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Confidential files
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Former analyst denies sharing state secrets, calls allegations “misunderstanding”
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Confidential files
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Espionage scandal: NCTV worker in court for leaking state secrets to Morocco
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Eemshaven power station
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Six Dutch port cities to work together to tackle drug trafficking, people smuggling
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An offshore windfarm
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Two large Dutch offshore windfarms funded by Chinese banks
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A container for ASML extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machinery is loaded into an airplane. May 2021
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ASML offered to spy for U.S. after breaking export ban to China in 2023, book claims
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The Russian research vessel Yantar, escorted out of the North Sea by the Dutch Navy on 4 November 2025
Politics
Dutch Navy escorts Russian spy ship out of North Sea
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Dutch Air Force soldiers at Gilze-Rijen air base
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"Potential espionage": Drone spotted above control tower at Gilze-Rijen air base
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No evidence that Russia pressured Dutch teens suspected of espionage, Prosecutor says
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A police detention cell
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Two Dutch teens arrested in rare Russian espionage case
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The Zr.Ms. Den Helder escorts the Russian frigate Neustrashimy out of Dutch waters in the North Sea, 20 September 2025
Politics
Netherlands must start hitting back in Russia's hybrid war, intelligence services say
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The Scanlark cargo ship in Fowey, Cornwall (UK), 25 July 2013
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Alleged Russian espionage ship moored in Rotterdam days before raid by German police
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Unauthorized LEGO copies of ASML’s chip machines are being sold by the Chinese online shop Taobao.
Business
Unauthorized LEGO copies of ASML’s chip machines sold in China despite export bans
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Platform P18-A was expected to be used to inject captured carbon dioxide into an empty gas field in the North Sea as part of Porthos. 23 June 2018
Politics
Threat or Russian sabotage rising; Direct attack on NL unlikely: Intelligence services
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof answers questions from reporters ahead of a European Council meeting. 17 October 2024
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Dutch PM to be questioned in espionage case against counter-terror office staffer
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ASML
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Dutch prosecutors seek 4-year prison term for Russian ex-ASML worker in espionage case
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Zr. Ms. Van Amstel
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More Russian ships escorted off North Sea; NATO calls Russia a threat to alliance
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Heineken sign in Amsterdam
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Heineken and Shell linked to massive espionage scandal in Italy
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The HAV Dolphin in Hamburg, Germany, 26 January 2025
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Freighters with Russian crew deployed drones in European airspace: report