17: In
Groningen, the minister of Economic Affairs
Henk Kamp presents the gas accord that was struck by the government, the province and NAM. The
natural gas extraction in
Loppersum will be reduced by 80% to decrease the chance of earthquakes. Groningen will be compensated for damages caused by the gas extraction.
February
10: Former minister
Els Borst is found dead in her house in
Bilthoven. The autopsy proves that she was murdered.
March
10: Passports and ID cards are from now on valid for 10 years. Also, ID cards no longer require fingerprints.
19: Remarks of the
Party for Freedom leader
Geert Wilders about too many Moroccans in
The Hague and the rest of the country are broadly condemned. In the following days, politicians
Roland van Vliet and
Joram van Klaveren, amongst others, decide to leave the party. Many people also file reports against his remarks at police offices.
25: The
University Medical Center Utrecht announces that on November 19, 2013 a 22-year-old woman got a complete plastic skull implanted. The artificial skull was created with the help of a 3D printer.
21: Pro-Russian rebels allowed Dutch investigators to examine the bodies of MH17. By this time, according to Ukrainian officials, 272 bodies had been recovered.[1] Remains left
Torez on a train on the evening of 21 July, en route to Kharkiv to be flown to the Netherlands for identification.[2][3]
23: A day of national mourning for the victims of the
Malaysia Airlines Flight
MH17.
In agreement with the Ukrainian government, the Netherlands are leading this investigation.[4][5]
All remains were to be moved to the Netherlands with Dutch air force
C-130 and Australian
C-17 transport planes.[6][7] The first remains were flown to Eindhoven on 23 July.[8]
On 28 September 2014, a
monster truck crashed into the attending crowd in
Haaksbergen.[9] Three visitors were reported dead, amongst them a child.[10][11] According to Hans Gerritsen, the mayor of Haaksbergen, twelve people were injured.[11]
On 25 November, two British tourists (aged 20 and 21) died in a hotel room in
Amsterdam, after snorting white heroin that was sold as cocaine by a street dealer.[12] The bodies were found less than a month after another British tourist died in similar circumstances. At least 17 other people have had medical treatment after taking the white heroin.[13]