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VVD: Speaking Dutch Required for Welfare BenefitTHE HAGUE, 16/05/12 - People receiving basic social benefit should be required to speak adequate Dutch, the conservatives (VVD) have pro...
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Prominent Christian Democrats Support Outsider Mona Keijzer
AMSTERDAM, 16/05/12 - Prominent Christian democrat (CDA) Herman Wijffels would be pleased if Mona Keijzer were elected CDA frontrunner. ...CDA Wants ‘Local Interest’ in Asylum Procedure
AMSTERDAM, 16/05/12 - If illegal immigrants who still want to stay in the Netherlands play a positive role in their municipality, the Im...Fraudsters to Get Stiffer Sentences
THE HAGUE, 16/05/12 - Money-laundering, bribery and fraud are to be more severely punished. The prison sentences for this sort of offenc...general
Dutch Economy Shrinks by 1.1 Percent
THE HAGUE, 16/05/12 - The Dutch economy shrank by 1.1 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same period last year. Inve...Municipality Puts Illegal Gypsy Family in Hotels
THE HAGUE, 16/05/12 - The notorious Roma family Nicolich stayed for six months in hotels and on holiday parks at the expense of Utrecht ...international
Netherlands: Greeks have No Choice
BRUSSELS, 16/05/12 - Greece has no alternative for the far-reaching austerity measures and reforms agreed in the past one and a half yea...'More Defence Cutbacks Would Make Netherlands Unreliable’
THE HAGUE, 16/05/12 - Defence Minister Hans Hillen has warned the Lower House that supplementary cutbacks on his department will give NA...economy
Philips Sells Speech Recognition Division
THE HAGUE, 16/05/12 - Electronics concern Philips plans to sell its Speech Processing unit to an Austrian private equity player. Speech...Slightly Fewer Job Vacancies
THE HAGUE, 16/05/12 - There were 118,000 job vacancies at the end of March 2012, after correction for seasonal effects. This is 5,000 fe...Checks for New Medicines Temporarily Relaxed
THE HAGUE, 16/05/12 - The health ministry announced yesterday that the check-up for admission of medicines to the Dutch market will temp...Temps Sector Turnover Stable
BADHOEVEDORP, 16/05/12 - Turnover in the Dutch temps sector was unchanged from 26 March through 22 April compared with the same period l...Dockwise Launches Bid for Fairstar
BREDA, 16/05/12 - Maritime services company Dockwise launched its obligatory bit for competitor Fairstar yesterday. Last week, Dockwise...in the spotlight
Man Found Dead in Sm BrothelAMSTERDAM, 28/01/12 - The home in The Hague where a dead man was found this week has turned out to be a SM brothel. A transsex...
Dutch Tech Sector Threatened by Rising Staff Shortages
THE HAGUE, 28/01/12 - The shortage of technical personnel in the Netherlands will rise to 155,000 by 2016 despite all the gove...
Poll: Socialist Party Level with VVD
THE HAGUE, 24/01/12 - The Socialist Party (SP) would become the biggest party in the Lower House, along with the conservatives...
Non-Members Can Vote for PvdA Leader
DEN BOSCH –- Labour (PvdA) wants non-members to be able to vote as well when the front-runner for the next parliamentary elec...
Lukewarm Reactions to SP Plan to Cut Politicians' Pay
THE HAGUE, 23/01/12 - A proposal by the Socialist Party (SP) to cut the salaries of politicians has elicited cautious reaction...
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