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Public Prosecutor Rejects All Charges against Wilders
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - The Public Prosecutors' Office (OM) has rejected all charges against MP Geert Wilders. Neither his film Fitna nor statements he ...
politics
Amsterdam Mayor in Plea for Subsidising Radical Mosques
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - Mayor Job Cohen of Amsterdam is prepared to give subsidies to radical mosques. He is thereby adopting a quite remarkable ...
Young D66 Members 'Bury' Freedom of Expression
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - The Young Democrats, the youth branch of centre-left D66, are symbolically burying freedom of speech in The Hague today. They ...
Coalition Parties Criticise CO2 Tax on Cars
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - The introduction of the controversial CO2 levy on new cars is now in doubt. Christian democratic (CDA) MP Ger Koopmans and ...
Govt Earmarks Funds for Km Levy Startup Costs
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - The cabinet has earmarked 167 million euros for the introduction of the kilometre levy system. The money is for starting the ...
general
Green Light for International School in Eindhoven
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - The cabinet will grant a loan of 7 million euros to the International Campus Eindhoven. This completes the financing of the new ...
Court: House Worth Less due to UMTS Mast Proximity
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - A resident of Mantgum village in Friesland has successfully argued that his home has declined in value due to the erection of a ...
Footballer Jailed for Raping 56-Year-Old Woman
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - A court in Assen has sentenced 21-year-old professional footballer Mustafe Ahmed to 30 months in prison for raping a 56-year-old ...
Tax Service Demands 192 Million in Rent Subsidies Back
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - The tax service is to demand back a portion of the rent subsidy of some 300,000 Dutch tenants. In 2006, excess rent subsidy ...
international
'Violence against Dutch in Netherlands Antilles'
AMSTERDAM, Tuesday - A political demonstration on the Netherlands Antilles has turned into a hunt for white Dutch residents. Various people were ...
Netherlands Opens Embassy in Kosovo
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - The cabinet has decided that the Netherlands should have an independent embassy in Pristina. This is a result of the Dutch ...
Dutch Hacker Steals 60 Million Dollars
AMSTERDAM, Tuesday - A 20 year old man from Maastricht has stolen 60 to 80 million dollars from one UK and two US firms. He was arrested last week, ...
economy
Executives See Increase in Mergers & Acquisitions
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - The majority of executives in the Dutch business and consultancy world expect the number of European mergers and acquisitions to ...
Case against Illegal Islamic Banking Dropped
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - The Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) has ended an investigation of underground banking according to Islamic principles. The case ...
Eight Dutch Companies among World's 500 Largest
THE HAGUE, Tuesday - Eight of the world's 500 biggest bourse-listed companies are of Dutch origin. This is shown by the FT 500, the review drawn up ...
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