Dutch news in English  -  Wednesday, 11 April 2007

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Euronext Target of Animal Activists
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PvdA Fights Cabinet Decision Not to Touch Corporate Remunerations
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - Labour (PvdA) wants the cabinet to be "more ambitious" in combating high remuneration of executives of bourse-listed ...

politics

Pronk: Leadership Crisis in PvdA
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - A leadership crisis prevails within the Labour (PvdA) party, according to former Minister Jan Pronk. He is the first prominent ...

VVD Suggests General Amnesty to Cost Billions
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - The conservatives (VVD) are warning that a general pardon for thousands of illegal immigrants will "cost many times more" than ...

Personal Protection Tripled since Fortuyn Murder
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - The Royal and Diplomatic Protection Service (DKDB) invested 34 million euros last year in the protection of politicians, ...

Civil Servant Numbers Rise despite Cutback Plans
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - The number of civil servants rose strongly last year, despite the previous cabinet's plans for savings on central government. ...

general

Holleeder in Intensive Care, Trial Postponed
AMSTERDAM, Wednesday - The much-discussed trial of alleged top criminal Willem Holleeder has been suspended indefinitely due to the very poor health ...

Job-Refusers Working Hard to Stay Unemployed
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - In recent years, the Netherlands has become stricter towards people who do not want to work. But there are still some people ...

international

Lower House Doubts on Open Borders from 1 May
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - It is not yet clear whether the Lower House will pass the full opening-up of the Dutch borders for employees from the ...

'Online Vacancies in Netherlands Growing Rapidly'
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - The Monster Employment Index, which measures the number of online vacancies, climbed to 185 points in March. This was up 15 ...

economy

Unibail Bids 11.2 Billion Euros for Rodamco Europe
ROTTERDAM, Wednesday - French company Unibail has brought out a bid worth 11.2 billion euros for Dutch property company Rodamco Europe. The French ...

Obligatory Shorter Workweek off the the Hague, Wednesday - the Obligatory Shorter Workweek, the so-Called Collective Working-Hours Reduction (Atv), has been Silently Driven into the Background in the Netherlands. under more and more Collective Labour Accords (Caos), Employees Can Now Exchange Atv Days for Higher Pay.
For years, tinkering with obligatory ATV was taboo for unions. Only a few years ago, they rejected employers proposals for voluntary longer hours in ...

Euronext Target of Animal Activists
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - Radical animal activists attacked the homes of top managers of bourse company Euronext on 8 March. Activists damaged homes and ...

ABN Amro Takeover by Barclays under Pressure
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - The acquisition of ABN Amro Bank by Barclays of the United Kingdom has reportedly come under pressure due to a criminal ...

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