THE NETHERLANDS

Government falls

AFTER just 18 months in office, Mark Rutte's coalition government collapsed on Friday, July 7. According to media sources in the Netherlands, the dramatic moment came after the four political parties involved in the coalition failed to reach an agreement on measures to curb the flow of migrants therefore a General Election will need to be held.

Ancient row

IT was in 2013 that museums in Ukraine agreed to lend 535 ancient Scythian artifacts for display to museums in Germany and Amsterdam. Finally, after nearly 10 years of wrangling, a Dutch Court of Appeal has ruled that they belong to Ukraine not Russian Crimea and will be returned eventually.