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Brazil Not Launching UN Case against Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Friday - Brazil will not submit a complaint to the United Nations against the Netherlands, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said ...
politics
Suspect to Get more Rights in Criminal Proceedings
THE HAGUE, Friday - A large majority in the Lower House is backing a proposed bill by Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin giving suspects a stronger ...
House Wants to Block Biggest-Ever Healthcare Merger
THE HAGUE, Friday - The biggest-ever merger in the Dutch healthcare sector must be blocked, in the view of the Lower House. The three institutions ...
Electronic Patients Dossier in September 2009
THE HAGUE, Friday - All GPs, pharmacies and hospitals in the Netherlands must be connected to the 'electronic patients dossier' from 1 September ...
general
One in Seven Children Aged below 12 Commit Crime
THE HAGUE, Friday - There are over 130,000 criminal children in the Netherlands, says professor of youth crime Peter van der Laan. He has worked on a ...
Dutch Housing Market Stagnating
NIEUWEGEIN, Friday - The average selling price of a home in the Netherlands rose 3.2 percent on average in the first quarter from a year earlier to ...
international
Netherlands: more Weight for Benelux in EU
THE HAGUE - The Benelux countries are going to work together more intensively in the area of foreign policy, Foreign Minister Verhagen has stated. He ...
Randstad Fourth Largest Regional Economy in Europe
THE HAGUE, Friday - The Randstad region is the fourth largest economic urban region in the European Union. Paris, London and Milan are bigger, the ...
economy
Heineken Bids for Eichhof Drinks Division
THE HAGUE, Friday - Heineken has brought out a bid for the drinks division of Eichhof Holding. The Dutch brewer is offering 278.5 million Swiss ...
Campina, Friesland Foods Agree on Merger
THE HAGUE, Friday - Dairy cooperatives Campina and Friesland Foods yesterday reached agreement on a proposal for their merger. The merger will create ...
ECB Forced to Rescue Investment Bank Nibc
THE HAGUE, Friday - Dutch investment bank NIBC is borrowing some 4 billion euros from the European central bank (ECB). This is needed to allow it to ...
Private Companies in Public Transport Launch Lobby Organisation
THE HAGUE, Friday - Private companies in public transport yesterday launched their own lobby organisation: The Federation of Netherlands Mobility ...
Insurers Allowed to Reimburse Only the Cheapest Medicines
THE HAGUE, Friday - The appeal court in Den Bosch has allowed health insurers to reimburse only the cheapest variant of medicines. The Union of ...
Disposable Income up 4 Percent in 2007
THE HAGUE, Friday - The real disposable income of Dutch consumers rose by nearly 4 percent in 2007. The increase was marginally higher than in 2006 ...
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