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Sunday 16 November 2014

Sixty arrested in anti-Piet protests as Sinterklaas arrives in Gouda

Society
Sixty arrested in anti-Piet protests as Sinterklaas arrives in Gouda
Sixty people were arrested in Gouda on Saturday after clashes between pro and anti Zwarte Piet demonstrators at the welcoming ceremony for Sinterklaas, news agency ANP reported.   City mayor Milo Schoenmaker told a news... More >

Brussels slams Dutch Starbucks tax deal

Business
European Commission says Dutch Starbucks tax deal is illegal state support The European Commission said on Friday the Netherlands has given coffee company giant Starbucks unfair tax breaks which amount to an... More >

Russia is aggressive: defence minister

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Russia is increasingly ‘assertive and aggressive’, says Dutch defence minister Russia is acting in an increasingly ‘assertive and aggressive way’ which is starting to become irritating, defence minster Jeanine Hennis said on... More >


ABN Amro to cut up to 1,000 jobs

Business
ABN Amro to cut up to 1,000 jobs as customers bank increasingly online State owned ABN Amro is scrapping between 650 and 1,000 jobs over the next few years, saying customers are increasingly dealing with their... More >

Dutch economy grows marginally in Q3

Business
Dutch economy grows marginally in third quarter, early figures show The Dutch economy grew by 0.2% in the third quarter of the year, the national statistics office said on Friday in a preliminary assessment. The... More >


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  • Sixty arrested in anti-Piet protests as Sinterklaas arrives in Gouda
  • Oldest Dutch polar bear is put to sleep at the age of 32
  • Student demonstrate against scrapping of grants, boo education minister
  • Man in court over bullet threats to politicians
  • European Commission says Dutch Starbucks tax deal is illegal state support
  • Russia is increasingly ‘assertive and aggressive’, says Dutch defence minister
  • Over half the Dutch think there are too many immigrants in the Netherlands
  • Dutch economy grows marginally in third quarter, early figures show
  • Labour ousts two Dutch Turkish MPs in row over integration policy
  • ABN Amro to cut up to 1,000 jobs as customers bank increasingly online
  • The Netherlands agrees to pay Brussels’ €642m surcharge
  • Hema is the ‘most unmissable Dutch brand’, seven years in a row
  • Ahold books increase in sales and profit in third quarter
  • Public prosecutor presses foreign countries to prosecute SBM Offshore staff
  • More people in the Netherlands have diabetes

politics

  • Labour ousts two Dutch Turkish MPs in row over integration policy
  • Former Dutch army chief in court as Srebrenica mothers call for prosecution
  • Labour party politicians may face compulsory time with the ‘man in the street’

society

  • Sixty arrested in anti-Piet protests as Sinterklaas arrives in Gouda
  • Oldest Dutch polar bear is put to sleep at the age of 32
  • Man in court over bullet threats to politicians

business

  • European Commission says Dutch Starbucks tax deal is illegal state support
  • Dutch economy grows marginally in third quarter, early figures show
  • ABN Amro to cut up to 1,000 jobs as customers bank increasingly online

sport

  • Dutch lose 2-3 to Mexico in pre-European Cup friendly
  • Big Dutch football clubs lament the rise of artifical turf pitches
  • Feyenoord, PSV move closer to Europa League knock out stage

education

  • Universities and Reed Elsevier in dispute over academic publications
  • School fruit programme in trouble, suppliers in dispute over subsidies
  • Banks will ‘worry less’ about student debts in mortgage requests

health

  • More people in the Netherlands have diabetes
  • Sharp rise in healthcare premiums at VGZ
  • Family doctors may stop fitting IUD contraceptives after fees are slashed

Tech & Media

  • Trijntje Oosterhuis to represent the Netherlands at next Eurovision
  • DutchNews.nl launches updated website, stronger focus on news and features
  • Dutch short animation film on Oscar short list

housing

  • Tenants run real risk of eviction if they rent out their homes to tourist
  • Coalition parties devise plan to turn offices into affordable homes and luxury studios
  • Slight rise in non-rent-controlled property prices, Amsterdam leads the way

jobs

  • Staffing agency holds lottery with free farm workers as the prize
  • Defence ministry to privatise catering, despite cabinet pledge on jobs
  • Most working Dutch don’t know when they will be able to claim a state pension
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