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One in four community service sentences are never carried out

Society
One in four community service sentences are never carried out
A quarter of community service sentences are never or only partially carried out, according to new figures from the probation service Reclassering Nederland. Thousands of people sentenced to community... More >

Geert Wilders trial must be halted: lawyer

Politics
Wilders’ fewer Moroccan comments should be judged on election day: lawyerThe lawyer representing anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders in his discrimination court case said on Friday that the MP's comments about... More >

Legalised marijuana growing a step nearer'

Business
One in four community service sentences are never carried outA majority of MPs now seem likely to back draft legislation from the Liberal democratic party D66 which would regulate legalised marijuana... More >

Global cover to stay in health insurance

Health
One in four community service sentences are never carried outThe cabinet has dropped plans to remove global emergency healthcare coverage from the basic health insurance package. Health... More >

Many discrimination complaints unanswered

Society
Social media overload: many discrimination complaints go unansweredThe public prosecution department is unable to cope with all the complaints it has received about discrimination, and some 75% of reports never... More >


Latest News

  • One in four community service sentences are never carried out 
  • Cabinet drops plans to scrap global cover from health insurance 
  • Social media overload: many discrimination complaints go unanswered 
  • Wilders' fewer Moroccan comments should be judged on election day: lawyer 
  • Dutch car fleet is less energy efficient, CO2 rises 
  • KNVB Cup: Feyenoord through with difficulty, Utrecht put out Twente 
  • Government told to make up its mind on Ukraine treaty 
  • Sunday could see more weather records being broken 
  • Geert Wilders' lawyer to urge judges to drop discrimination case 
  • The Netherlands comes a step closer to legalised marijuana cultivation 
  • Prime minister under fire for ‘eff off’ comment in tv interview 
  • Mushroom firm boss faces jail for exploiting Polish workers 
  • British tv personality arrested over Amsterdam murder in 1988 
  • Anti-Zwarte Piet activist faces €1,500 fine for attacking police officer 
  • Prime minister and Geert Wilders clash over 'negativity' in budget debate 

Politics

  • Wilders' fewer Moroccan comments should be judged on election day: lawyer 
  • Prime minister under fire for ‘eff off’ comment in tv interview 
  • Prime minister and Geert Wilders clash over 'negativity' in budget debate 

Society

  • One in four community service sentences are never carried out 
  • Social media overload: many discrimination complaints go unanswered 
  • Sunday could see more weather records being broken 

Business

  • Dutch car fleet is less energy efficient, CO2 rises 
  • The Netherlands comes a step closer to legalised marijuana cultivation 
  • Mushroom firm boss faces jail for exploiting Polish workers 

Sport

  • KNVB Cup: Feyenoord through with difficulty, Utrecht put out Twente 
  • Football video referee proves his worth, spots the first red card 
  • Video referee to assist at cup matches, Dutch claim a 'world's first' 

Education

  • All 13 Dutch universities make the Times Ed top 200 list 
  • Court orders parents to stop calling De Roos primary a terrorist school 
  • With grants gone, just 13% of first year students live away from home 

Health

  • Cabinet drops plans to scrap global cover from health insurance 
  • Declining sperm quality and diseases linked to environmental issues 
  • Insurers, councils ask too often for medical records: family doctors 

Tech & Media

  • School does not have to help in revenge porn case, judges say 
  • Amsterdam to get world's first robot boat in €25m project 
  • Facebook appeal leads to Dutch student who lost her camera while swimming 

Housing

  • Four grenades found in Groningen flat 
  • Mortgage market hits eight year high, banks add market share 
  • Millionaire island for auction, with a €4.5m clean up and squatters 

Jobs

  • Dutch unemployment rate drops again to 5.8% 
  • Council of State tears up fines for 'illegal Macedonian workers' 
  • Nearly 300,000 students could lose their jobs to a robot or IT 

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