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Minister Seeking Ban on Alcohol Sales in Supermarkets
ZWOLLE, Wednesday - Home Affairs Minister Guusje ter Horst wants to ban the sale of all alcoholic drinks in supermarkets. She also wants to raise the ...
politics
Free Travel for Pensioners Trials in Four Regions
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - The cabinet is holding four trials of free public transport for the over 65s, Transport State Secretary Tineke Huizinga ...
Top Military Want Extendible Tours Abroad
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - A number of top Dutch military want the option of extending their participation in a mission abroad. Currently, a mission ...
PvdA Writes Schoolbook on Importance of EU
BRUSSELS, Wednesday - Labour (PvdA) has written lesson material on the EU for Dutch schoolchildren. Education Minister Ronald Plasterk will be ...
SP Refuses Seat in Socio-Economic Council
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - The FNV union federation would be pleased if the Socialist Party (SP) sent a member to the Socio-Economic Council (SER). The ...
All Provincial Administrations Completed
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - Friesland has formed a coalition, the last province to do so. All 12 provinces now have a new administration. The provincial ...
general
Arbitrary Allocation of Subsidies for Immigrant Pupils
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - Classy schools are receiving special government funds for pupils with learning arrears. An Amsterdam gymnasium school is ...
Hardly Any Lectures at Dutch Universities
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - On average, students at colleges and universities in the Netherlands only receive 13 hours of lectures from a teacher per ...
Eight Years in Prison for Stabbing Man to Death
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - A court in Assen sentenced a 22-year-old suspect to an eight-year prison sentence for stabbing to death a 25-year-old man in ...
Appointment of Controversial Ex-Politician Angers School
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - The disputed ex-politician Rob Oudkerk has been appointed as a lecturer at The Hague college, which calls itself The Hague ...
international
No Dutch Language Exams in Iraq and Afghanistan
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - The obligatory language and culture exam that potential immigrants must take before they can travel to the Netherlands is not ...
Verhagen to Visit Palestinian Territories
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen is visiting the Middle East in June. He plans a trip to Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian ...
Netherlands to Contribute to Kosovo Police Mission
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - The Netherlands is considering supplying 40 to 60 people for an European reconstruction mission in Kosovo. A resolution to be ...
economy
UK Venture Capital Firm Mecom Bids for Wegener
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - UK investment company Mecom plans to acquire publisher Wegener. A bid announced by the two companies yesterday values Wegener ...
Court Finds NS Liable for Staff Member's Trauma
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - Netherlands Rail (NS) is liable for the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSS) that a staff member suffered due to systematic ...
KPN Posts Bigger-than-Expected Q1 Net Profit Drop
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - KPN reported first-quarter net profit down at 313 million euros from 384 million a year earlier. Analysts had forecast a ...
Kendrion Net Profit up 30 Percent
THE HAGUE, Wednesday - Kendrion booked first-quarter net profit up 30 percent from the same year-earlier period at 4.3 million euros. The ...
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