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Researchers: Flight Tax Not Effective for Clean Air
THE HAGUE, Thursday - A car tax per kilometre driven is an effective means of improving air quality. But a fuel tax on airline tickets will yield ...
politics
SP Puts Pressure on PvdA via Iraq Motion
THE HAGUE, Thursday - The Socialist Party (SP) will try to expose the mixed emotions within Labour (PvdA) about the war in Iraq. In today's debate on ...
Public Prosecutors Chief: Judges Mild on Human Traffickers
THE HAGUE, Thursday - Human trafficking is not very severely punished in the Netherlands, the Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) considers. OM chief ...
Opposition Threatens to Block Pension Plan in Senate
THE HAGUE, Thursday - If the conservatives (VVD) and Socialist Party (SP) win a majority in the Upper House, they want to torpedo the cabinet's plans ...
Salary Ceiling for Public Servants Raised to 171,000 Euros
THE HAGUE, Thursday - The home affairs ministry has raised the gross salary ceiling for public servants to 171,000 euros a year. Last year, the ...
Immigrants to Fill 80 Pct of Ageing Workforce Shortage
DIEMEN, Thursday - In 2050, 80 percent of labour shortages in the Netherlands due to the ageing population are expected to be filled by immigration ...
general
Dissatisfaction with Netherlands Boosts Emigration
AMSTERDAM, Thursday - A growing number of the Dutch are considering emigration. Dissatisfaction with Dutch society is increasingly a factor in this, ...
Welfare at Lowest Level in 25 Years
THE HAGUE, Thursday - The number of welfare recipients (under 65 years of age) fell by 27,000 in 2006 to 302,000. This is the lowest level for 25 ...
international
Dutch Queen Tells Turkey "First Steps Taken" on EU Membership Road
ANKARA, Thursday - Queen Beatrix has said on her state visit to Turkey that the first steps towards Turkish membership of the EU have been taken. She ...
Netherlands: European Treaty Must be Based on Nice
LUXEMBOURG, Thursday - Affairs State Secretary Frans Timmermans wants the European Constitution to be replaced by a new treaty. This should be based ...
economy
Advertising Spend up 3 Percent in 2006
AMSTERDAM, Thursday - The gross advertising spend on products and services in the Netherlands totalled nearly 5.7 billion euros in 2006, up 3 percent ...
Aalberts Books Strongest Growth in 15 Years
THE HAGUE, Thursday - Aalberts Industries, producer of taps and fittings, saw its sales climb by 37 percent in 2006 to 1.44 billion euros. Organic ...
Factory Gate Prices up 0.7 Percent in January
THE HAGUE, Thursday - Factory gate prices in the Dutch manufacturing industry were 0.7 percent higher in January than twelve months previously. This ...
Hotels, Bars, Restaurants Sales up 5 Pct
THE HAGUE, Thursday - Turnover in the hotels, restaurants and catering ('horeca') sector increased in 2006 by 5 percent. Sales volume grew by nearly ...
Csm Results in Line with Analysts' Forecasts
DIEMEN, Thursday - Food company CSM posted 2006 sales up 1.2 percent at 2.42 billion euros. Net profit was 105 million euros. In 2005, CSM's net ...
Afm Launches Investigation of Getronics
AMSTERDAM, Thursday - The Financial Markets Authority (AFM) is investigating whether IT company Getronics failed to publish price-sensitive ...
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