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 Cabinet Amends Rules for Journalists' Protection of Sources
THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - Journalists will be given the right to protect their sources. But it will not always apply, the cabinet decided ...

politics

PvdA Wants to Oblige Homeowners to Reduce CO2 Emissions

THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - Labour (PvdA) wants home-owners to be required to insulate their home. If they do not do so, they must not be ...

CDA Backs Purchase of Logistics Frigate

THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - The Christian democrats (CDA) will after all vote in favour of the purchase of a joint logistics support ship (JSS) ...

Police Chiefs Want Higher Salaries

THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - Police corps chiefs want higher salaries. If they were earning more, they would have less need to raise their ...

SER Member Grapperhaus to Write CDA Manifesto

THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - Ferdinand Grapperhaus is to chair the committee that will write the Christian democrats' (CDA) programme for the ...

general

Commission: AIVD Allowed to Eavesdrop De Telegraaf

THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - The AIVD intelligence service correctly eavesdropped on two journalists from De Telegraaf, after the newspaper ...

international

PvdA Leader Stresses Party Position on Leaving Uruzgan

THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - Vice-Premier and Labour (PvdA) leader Wouter Bos has suggested that he will throw up an obstacle within the cabinet ...

ICTY Prosecutor's Assessment on Serbia Pivotal for Netherlands

THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - "The positive assessment given by the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former ...

economy

Minister against Pensioners in Pension Fund Management

THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - Social Affairs Minister Piet Hein Donner does not want the management boards of pension funds to be routinely ...

Bos Agrees to Ban Bonuses for Intermediaries

THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - Finance Minister Wouter Bos has agreed to a complete ban on bonuses and recompense in kind for intermediaries of ...

TNT Jettisons Pan-European Postal Ambitions

THE HAGUE, 05/12/09 - Postal and express concern TNT has jettisoned its ambitions of becoming a pan-European postal company. Instead, it ...

AFM Criticises Accountants

AMSTERDAM, 05/12/09 - The four biggest accountancy firms have shown failures in checking the accounts of Dutch financial institutions hit ...




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Indian Arrest Warrant for Dutch Nationals Withdrawn
THE HAGUE, 30/01/08 - An Indian warrant for the arrest of eight Dutch nationals has been withdrawn. The diplomatic tension ...

Former CDA MP Linked with Terrorist Organisation
THE HAGUE, 29/04/08 - Former Christian democratic (CDA) MP Henk de Haan works for a terrorist organisation. He is chairman of the ...

Minister: Employers Contribution for Childcare Not Going Up
THE HAGUE, 15/05/08 - Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven disputes that employers are not contributing enough to ...

Dutch Brothers Develop 'Magic Textile'
AMSTERDAM, 25/08/09 - Two Dutch brothers have developed a heat resistant textile which they say will start a revolution in sport, ...

Defence Minister: "NATO Warning US on Departure from Uruzgan"
BRATISLAVA, 24/10/09 - NATO partners would regard a departure of the Netherlands from the Afghan province of Uruzgan as a ...



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