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Dutch economy to grow 1.5% next year, says government think-tank

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Dutch economy to grow 1.5% next year, says government think-tank
The Dutch economy will grow by 1.5% in 2015, according to the latest prognosis from the government’s macro-economic think-tank CPB. This is up on earlier forecasts and is largely due to increasing exports and family... More >

Court slashes sentence for Baflo killings

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Stormy weather on the way, strong winds expected in coastal areasA rejected asylum seeker who killed his girlfriend and a police officer in a Groningen village two years ago has had his jail sentence slashed from... More >

Stormy weather on the way

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Stormy weather on the way, strong winds expected in coastal areasWeather forecasters are predicting storm force winds in coastal areas on Friday, as blustery weather moves in from the north west. The KNMI weather... More >



Four MH17 victims still unidentified

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Stormy weather on the way, strong winds expected in coastal areasJust four of the 298 people on board Malaysian Airways flight MH17, brought down by a missile over eastern Ukraine in July, remain unidentified, the... More >

Trijntje sings 'Walk Along' at Eurovision

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Dutch Eurovision song revealed: Trijntje to sing Walk AlongNext year's Dutch entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna was presented on Thursday, with critics describing it as a 'catchy pop... More >


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  • Court slashes sentence for failed asylum seeker who killed girlfriend, policeman 
  • Dutch Eurovision song revealed: Trijntje to sing Walk Along 
  • Dutch economy to grow 1.5% next year, says government think-tank 
  • Police seize automatic weapons, hand grenades in Loosdrecht 
  • U2 Dutch show tickets for charity, but how much will go to a good cause? 
  • MPs oppose decision to cut maximum mortgages, call for debate 
  • Banks should take on more staff to deal with tax-free mortgage gifts: minister 
  • Maastricht mayor to quit after private life allegations 
  • Fines scrapped to stop freedom of information scams 
  • Ajax move into Europa League with convincing win over Apoel Nicosia 
  • Dutch adventurer reaches South Pole by tractor 
  • Ajax: Frank de Boer blasted by player's agent 
  • Dutch online drugs baron to hear sentence today 

Politics

  • Maastricht mayor to quit after private life allegations 
  • Fines scrapped to stop freedom of information scams 
  • The Netherlands near bottom of climate change ranking 

Society

  • Stormy weather on the way, strong winds expected in coastal areas 
  • Four MH17 victims still unidentified, all are Dutch 
  • Court slashes sentence for failed asylum seeker who killed girlfriend, policeman 

Business

  • Dutch economy to grow 1.5% next year, says government think-tank 
  • U2 Dutch show tickets for charity, but how much will go to a good cause? 
  • Banks make 'extra profits' over low mortgage interest rates: home owners 

Sport

  • Ajax: Frank de Boer blasted by player's agent 
  • Football round-up: Easy pickings for top three, ‘derby of the North’ all square 
  • Dutch women swimmers win five golds at short course world swimming event in Doha 

Education

  • Young women outstrip men as Phd researchers 
  • University research? Let the people decide 
  • National dialogue launched on the future of the Dutch education system 

Health

  • One in 10 young Dutch adults is a heavy smoker 
  • Freedom of hospital choice already eroded, senate urged to reject minister's plan 
  • Nigerian UN soldier with ebola due in the Netherlands this weekend 

Tech & Media

  • Dutch Eurovision song revealed: Trijntje to sing Walk Along 
  • Microchip implants in humans grow in popularity, some 50 Dutch people are 'chipped' 
  • Lawyers, journalists take Dutch state to court over internet privacy 

Housing

  • MPs oppose decision to cut maximum mortgages, call for debate 
  • Banks should take on more staff to deal with tax-free mortgage gifts: minister 
  • Councils too slow in housing asylum seekers, backlog of cases mounts 

Jobs

  • Heineken starting salaries are too high, says HR boss 
  • Dutch wages set to rise 2.3% next year: research 
  • 'Staffing agencies are ripping off their foreign workers over health insurance' 
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