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A civil servant at the justice ministry who said terror group ISIS does not exist and is a zionist plot has been suspended.
Consumer organisation Foodwatch has found 'hidden' animal ingredients in food and wants labelling changed to include these.
Energy companies are not transparent about their prices which is
hampering competition, the Dutch consumer authority ACM said on
Wednesday.
Conductor Frans Brüggen diesDutch conductor and early music specialist Frans Brüggen has died at the age of 79. Retail sector sees turnover fall in June but rise slightly in second quarter Turnover in the Dutch retail sector fell 1.9% in June, with clothing, furniture, consumer electronics and household products fairing worst, the central statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. Under-age students marked with wrist bands to stop them drinking New students are being given coloured wrist bands to wear during the introductory week in their new city to indicate they are under the legal age for alcohol. Van Rouwendaal wins open water gold in Berlin Sharon van Rouwendaal was the surprise winner in the 10 km open water swimming on day two of the European Championship in Berlin. Afghan interpreter refused asylum An Afghan man who worked as an interpreter for the defence ministry during the Dutch mission in Uruzgan has been refused asylum in the Netherlands. Max Verstappen joins F1 team Dutch racing driver Max Verstappen has joined the Red Bull junior team with immediate effect. Wilders calls for anti-Islam march in The Hague; city council to discuss problem district Geert Wilders is calling on 'everyone' to take part in an anti-Islam demonstration in The Hague Schilderswijk district on September 20. Dutch firms to build floating hotel in fjord Two Dutch companies are to build a floating hotel in a fjord in Norway, the Parool reports. Dead rabbit gets man community service sentence A 29-year-old man from The Hague was given 80 hours of community service on Tuesday for threatening a vet. Dutch boycott produce set to be 0.1% of total exports The Russian boycott on fresh food products will affect 0.1% of the total Dutch export market, the central statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. Probation service struggles with budget cuts The probation service is struggling to cope with growing demand for advice, community service supervision and settlement of prisoners. Extend tax-free gift scheme: estate agents The estate agents' organisation NVM is calling for an extension to the temporary measure allowing people to give €100,000 tax free to their children. ING will still pay bonuses under new tough rules Despite tough new rules, there will still be room to pay people bonuses, ING Investment Management director Hans Stoter told the Financial Times on Tuesday. Economic damage from Russian boycott could be triple original estimate The economic damage from the Russian boycott of Dutch food products could reach €1.5bn, Dutch employers' organisation VNO-NCW chief Hans de Boer said on Tuesday. Hague riot 'unacceptable', city council in panic, mayor on holiday The riot in The Hague last weekend is 'unacceptable' and the city council must take action, justice minister Ivo Opstelten said on Tuesday. MH17 identification proceeding fast; Rutte and Abbott say mission will resume The identification of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is proceeding 'relatively quickly' and all the DNA profiles should be processed by August 20, national police chief Gerard Bouman told parliament on Monday evening. BAM puts right share price fall Building group BAM on Monday said it expects a first half break-even result before tax in an effort to stabilise its share price. Death flight pilot witnesses in Rotterdam-Buenos Aires videolink The Dutch-Argentine pilot Julio Poch, extradited to Argentina on charges of helping kill opponents of the military junta, will face four Dutch prosecution witnesses via videolink. Safety investigation team pulls out of MH17 crash site The safety investigation commission OvV is leaving Ukraine and will continue its research into the cause of the MH17 air crash in The Hague, according to Dutch media on Monday. Feyenoord to play Europa League match in Kiev Rotterdam football club Feyenoord will play their first play-off match in the Europa League against Zorya Lugansk in Kiev. Immigration reaches 76,000 in the first half of the year The number of immigrants entering the Netherlands has grown by 8,600 in the first half of this year to 76,000, compared with the same period in 2013, the central statistics office CBS reports on Monday. Geert Wilders again threatened with death A portrait of Dutch politician Geert Wilders is featured with a bullet hole through his head on a film shown by an English-language online magazine Zwarte Piet activist quits negotiations Quinsy Gario, the anti-Zwarte Piet activist, will no longer be involved in discussions about the Sinterklaas festivities in December in Amsterdam. |
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