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Evangelical public broadcaster EO and the Jewish broadcasting company
Joodse Omroep are developing plans to stage an Amsterdam-wide
performance on Rembrance Day to commemorate Anne Frank, Dutch media says
on Wednesday.
The Netherlands supports the candidacy of former Luxemburg premier
Jean-Claude Juncker for the presidency of the European Union, prime
minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.
The Dutch budget deficit is better than thought thanks to new methods of
calculating key economic indicators now being used by national
statistics office CBS.
Dutch government may take stakes in more sea portsThe Dutch state is considering taking a stake in the companies which run Dutch sea ports because of their importance to the economy and job creation. Did you notice? Net household income has gone up and debt is down Dutch households' net actual income rose for the first time in two years in the first three months of this year, according to new figures from the national statistics office CBS. Locals tell mayor to move convicted paedophile within a week People living in a neighbourhood of Amersfoort where a convicted paedophile has come to live have called on the mayor to move him out of the city within a week. American SFX to take over more Dutch dance festival organisers Almost all the big dance festivals in the Netherlands will soon be owned by American entertainment giant SFX Entertainment, the Volkskrant reports on Wednesday. Polish nationalist says Le Pen, not Wilders, pulled plug on alliance Polish nationalist Janusz Korwin-Mikke says it is the Front National’s Marine le Pen, not the PVV’s Geert Wilders, who pulled the plug on his party joining the anti-EU alliance in Brussels. Panama jungle bone is that of other missing Dutch girl: Nos The bone remains found in the Panamanian jungle last week are those of the second missing Dutch woman, local sources have told Nos television. Dutch youth, 18, arrested for recruiting for Syrian rebels An 18 year old youth has been arrested in The Hague on suspicion of recruiting people to fight with Muslim rebel groups in Syria. Sim-only subscriptions rise again The number of people in the Netherlands with a sim-only subscription rose to 47% of the population in the first quarter, according to Telecompaper on Tuesday. Football club ADO Den Haag poised to become Chinese The Hague football club ADO Den Haag is being taken over by Chinese football and sports promoter United Vansen International Sports. Simplified child benefit system passes senate Government plans to simplify the child benefit system were voted through the upper house of parliament or senate on Tuesday with a big majority. Dementia to outstrip lung cancer as main cause of death: RIVM Dementia will be the biggest cause of death in the Netherlands by 2030, overtaking lung cancer, the public health institute RIVM says in a new report. VVD against enforcement of smoking ban in small cafes The liberal coalition party VVD has come out against the reinstatement of the smoking ban for small cafes. Government to launch 'future fund' paid for by gas revenues The government is to launch a 'future fund' using the profit from the country's national gas supplies, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Tuesday. Wilders drops campaign to go to Brussels after alliance plan collapse PVV leader Geert Wilders will not take a seat in the European parliament in Brussels now his party and the Front National have failed to put together a formal alliance of seven parties. Oranje in the knock-out rounds: what the Dutch papers say Oranje grabbed three points against Chile and play Mexico on Sunday. This time around the papers give the team a guarded thumbs-up. More shops and offices are empty The number of empty shops and offices in the Netherlands grew further last year, with the vacancy rate increasing by one percentage point, according to the Dutch environmental assessment agency. Supermarket shelves still full of fast-reared factory chicken Despite pledges to reduce their reliance on fast-reared factory chickens, supermarket shelves are still dominated by their meat, according to animal rights group Wakker Dier on Tuesday. Greenpeace campaign director agrees to commute by train not plane The campaign director of environmental group Greenpeace has been commuting between his home in Luxemburg and the Amsterdam office by plane, the AD says on Tuesday. Opposition grows to Lelystad airport expansion, KLM also says no Opposition to government plans to expand Lelystad airport is growing and Dutch flag carrier KLM has also come out against the idea, the Telegraaf says on Tuesday. Wilders and Le Pen fail to finalise Brussels parliamentary alliance Dutch anti-immigration party PVV and France’s right-wing Front National have failed in their efforts to form a group with other parties within the European parliament, Nos television says on Tuesday. Oranje wins World Cup Group B with 2-0 victory over Chile A 2-0 win over Chile put the Netherlands into the knock-out stage of the World Cup in Brazil as leaders of Group B. Oranje fever takes off as Dutch retailers reap World Cup benefits Dutch retailers are reaping the benefits of the Netherlands’ strong performance so far in the World Cup, according to market research group GFK. Dutch Rail to guarantee you'll reach Schiphol airport, for €5 fee Dutch Rail will next month begin trials of a system to guarantee passengers heading for Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport will actually get there. |
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