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Justice Minister Responsible for Fighting Terrorism
THE HAGUE, Friday - The Justice Minister is to have chief responsibility for the National Anti-terrorism Coordinator (NCTb). Justice Minister Ernst ...
politics
Towns in Right-Wing Youth 'Deradicalisation' Project
THE HAGUE, Friday - A number of municipalities are launching de-radicalisation programmes. These aim to prevent youngsters from sliding into the ...
Minister Opens Id Fraud Centre
SCHIPHOL, Friday - Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin has opened the Identity Fraud and Documents Expertise Centre (ECID) at Schiphol airport. ECID ...
Unemployed Frightened off by Work Requirement
AMSTERDAM, Friday - One-third of jobless welfare applicants immediately withdraw their application when they are offered work. They then do not ...
Media Silence on Van Gogh Killer's Islam Views
THE HAGUE, Friday - The murderer of Theo van Gogh has made a extensive statement on his views of Islam in public for the first time. But the Dutch ...
Many Recidivist Prison Cells Unused
THE HAGUE, Friday - Courts are much less often than was expected imposing the maximum two-year jail sentence on people who repeatedly steal and break ...
Minister Admits Health Premium Defaulters Receive Subsidy
THE HAGUE, Friday - Health Minister Ab Klink has acknowledged that people who do not pay their health insurance premiums do receive subsidies. They ...
general
Public Broadcaster Gives Bike Theft Course
THE HAGUE, Friday - In a new TV programme, Kassa 3, public broadcaster VARA has given youngsters tips on how to steal bicycles. VARA went in search ...
Retail Chain Offers Dildo as Mothers Day Gift
THE HAGUE, Friday - Retail chain Kijkshop has distributed 5 million advertising folders house-to-house for Mothers Day this Sunday in which sex ...
international
Netherlands Opens Montesquieu Institute
THE HAGUE, Friday - Science Minister Ronald Plasterk has opened the Montesquieu Institute in The Hague. It focuses on the parliamentary history and ...
Netherlands Strong Gainer on Competitive Countries List
AMSTERDAM, Friday - The Netherlands comes eighth in the annual ranking order of the most competitive economies in the world presented yesterday by ...
Verhagen Pessimistic on Turkey's EU Prospects
MAASTRICHT, Friday - Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen is pessimistic on Turkey's position vis-a-vis the EU. "A country where the army uses ...
Dutch Aid Goods Used in Taliban Bombs
THE HAGUE, Friday - Handsaws, batteries and radio equipment distributed in Afghanistan by Dutch troops have been used by terrorists to make ...
economy
Home Shopping Sales up at 3.69 Billion Last Year
THE HAGUE, Friday - Dutch consumers spent 3.69 billion euros in 2006 on products and services bought via the Internet, catalogues, telephone or mail. ...
Dutch Inflation Exceeds Euro Area Average
THE HAGUE, Friday - Dutch inflation remained unchanged in April. As in March, consumer prices were on average 1.8 percent higher than twelve months ...
Pay Accord for Transport Sector
THE HAGUE, Friday - Employers organisations TLN and KNV have agreed a pay accord (CAO) with unions for the road transport sector. For the period ...
VNO-NCW Seeks Govt Strategy to Keep Multinationals
THE HAGUE, Friday - The cabinet must develop a strategy to prevent multinationals and their head offices from leaving the Netherlands, says employers ...
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