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'Ajax staff, directors intimidated by hardcore supporters for years'

Ajax football club staff and members of the board have for years been threatened and intimidated by a group of hardcore supporters, the Volkskrant reports on Thursday.

Russian oil tanker arrives in Rotterdam, protest by Greenpeace ships

Rotterdam police have taken action against the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior III during protests about the arrival of a Russian tanker carrying Arctic oil.

Low house prices are leading families to refuse inheritances

Low house prices and the economic crisis mean that many Dutch people are dying in debt and families are increasingly refusing to accept their inheritance, the Volkskrant reports on Thursday.

Cabinet never threatened to quit eurozone, prime minister says
The Dutch cabinet has never considered leaving the eurozone, prime minister Mark Rutte told MPs following claims that he threatened to pull out in a conversation with EU president Herman Van Rompuy.
Failed Guinean asylum seekers deported on fake travel documents
The Netherlands has been deporting failed asylum seekers from Guinea on fake travel documents, produced by a ministry which no longer exists, according researchers for television programme Zembla.
Power failure disrupts Amsterdam-Zuid, trains cancelled
Large parts of Amsterdam-Zuid, Zuidoost and Diemen were disrupted by a power failure on Wednesday afternoon, leading to train cancellations and widespread disruption.
Opposition MPs call on premier to explain 'quit the euro' claims
Opposition MPs have called on prime minister Mark Rutte to answer claims he threatened to pull the Netherlands out of the eurozone in 2012.
The richest 1% of the Dutch earn 6.3% of national income: OECD
While rich people in most developing countries have become proportionately richer over the past 30 years, in the Netherlands the income gap is relatively small and has hardly increased, according to a new OECD report.
Action urged over dirty trains as cleaners strike begins to bite
Dutch railway company NS is considering handing out rubbish bags to passengers in an effort to stop trains becoming too dirty because of the ongoing strike by cleaners, news agency ANP reports.
Yemen does have Dutch fighters, says Yemeni president
The president of Yemen says there are Dutch nationals active for al-Quaida in his country, but did not say how many.
Minister to tackle student funding fraud
Education minister Jet Bussemaker has outlined plans which she says will save €8.6m a year on the student loan budget from 2019.
Syria returnee arrested in the Netherlands
A 20-year-old Amsterdammer who spent a period of time with rebel forces in Syria was arrested in The Hague last week, the public prosecution department has confirmed.
Mathematicians choose business over school
The Netherlands has a shortage of maths teachers because mathematicians are being tempted away from schools by the high salaries and career prospects offered by the business sector.
Suspect arrested for murder of Dutch woman in Cambodia
A Cambodian man has been arrested for the murder of a Dutch woman whose body was found in her house in the capital Phnom Penh on Monday.
Dutch PM threatened to leave euro if Brussels control of budget went ahead
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte threatened to take the Netherlands out of the euro during a meeting with European Council president Herman van Rompuy in 2012, the Volkskrant reported on Wednesday.
Shell profits drop on write-offs on Asian and European refineries
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell beat market expectations in announcing a 3% drop in first quarter profit to $7.3bn on Wednesday, excluding one-offs.
Synthetic drugs makers have upper hand: justice ministry official
Police and the justice ministry cannot cope with the fight against organised drugs-related crime because they do not have enough resources, Nos television reports on Wednesday.
Abuse complaints against children's swimming teacher reach 24
The number of abuse complaints made against a 28-year-old swimming teacher from Soest has risen to 24, with several cases involving children from the same family, news agency ANP reports on Tuesday.
Dutch Waves top British music charts
Dutch rapper-turned-singer Mr Probz has gone straight to number one in the British singles chart with his debut UK release Waves.
Dutch EU vote on May 22 but the results will have to wait until Sunday
The European Commission has told the Netherlands not to publish the results of the May 22 European parliamentary elections before the rest of the EU has voted.  
The Netherlands has expensive prisoners but no overcrowding
The Netherlands has some of the most expensive prisoners in Europe at an average cost of €202.65 per day per prisoner.
AkzoNobel supervisory board chairman could be best paid in NL
A shareholders vote on Tuesday could give AkzoNobel the best paid of all the chairmen of supervisory boards at Dutch-run listed companies.
Ditch Internet Explorer, say Dutch tech crime police
Dutch police have issued a warning against the use of Internet Explorer following the discovery of a major security leak in the system.
One Dutch restaurant in world's 50 best list
Dutch restaurant De Librije is at number 29 in a ranking of the 50 best eating establishments in the world.
Freelance postal workers demand treatment as real freelancers
Freelancers who work for postal delivery firm PostNL are demanding to be treated as if they really are self-employed rather than ‘fake’ employees, the Parool reports on Monday.
Natural camping grows in popularity - with wifi
The Dutch are returning to nature when they go camping, with a 12% increase in the number of people choosing simple camping sites in 2013.

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