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Russian sanctions against the EU and US agriculture industries will lead
to a saturation of the market and massive price cuts, according to Ruud
Huinre, head of Food and Agri at Rabobank.
Geert Wilders' name was 'consciously' removed from an advert against
anti-semitism, the Dutch Israeli information centre CIDI said on
Thursday.
A military plane will land at Eindhoven airport on Thursday evening
carrying personal belongings of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines
flight MH17 crash in Ukraine.
Use of mobile internet soarsThe number of people using mobile internet services has soared over the past year, according to figures from providers KPN, T-Mobile and Vodafone. Sunday at the supermarket gains in popularity The number of people shopping in supermarkets on Sunday has doubled over the past two years, according to research carried out by sector monitor GfK. Dutch inflation rate unchanged in July The Dutch inflation rate remained unchanged at 0.9% in July, the central statistics agency said on Thursday. Car thefts fall, manufacturers play important role In total, 5,492 cars were stolen in the Netherlands in the first half of 2014, a drop of 5% on the year earlier period, according to the anti-car crime foundation AVc. Dutch fresh produce banned from Russia Russian prime minister Dmitri Medvedev on Thursday announced that Russia is banning imports of fresh produce from countries which back EU and US sanctions on Russia, including the Netherlands. Cost of a day out rockets The cost of a day out rose steeply in the past five years, the central statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. Delta Lloyd sold less insurance, more mortgages in first half Insurance group Delta Lloyd saw income from general insurance premiums fall in the first half of 2014, while income from mortgages and collective life insurance grew. Feyenoord crashes out of Champions League Rotterdam football club Feyenoord crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday evening with a 1-3 defeat against Istanbul side Besiktas. Dutch drones miss out through tough rules The Dutch drone industry is lagging behind manufacturers in the rest of Europe because of the stricter rules which apply in the Netherlands. Dutch break off mission at Ukraine crash site The Netherlands is breaking off its repatriation mission at the site of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, prime minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday evening. Teeven softens asylum procedure for Russian gays Junior justice minister Fred Teeven is planning to soften immigration rules for Russian lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals and transgenders. Dutch growers feel the bite of sanctions against Russia The market gardeners' association LTO Glaskracht said on Wednesday that Dutch growers are already feeling the bite of sanctions against Russia. Search for and identification of MH17 victims continues, police are shorthanded Dutch forensic experts in Hilversum have now investigated 150 complete bodies and 300 body parts, the Malaysian public health minister told state press agency Bernama on Wednesday. NN Group books significant improvement in net profit Insurance company NN (Nationale-Nederlander) Group on Wednesday announced a significant improvement in net profit to €252m in the second quarter, up from €39m in the year earlier period. Dutch need 3% wage rise say economists The Netherlands needs a decent salary increase after years of moderation, according to a group of economists. Flexible working does not alleviate traffic jams Flexible working has no effect on traffic jams, research by the mobility institute KiM for the environment ministry shows. ING sees underlying net profit rise 31% Financial services group ING on Wednesday announced net profit in the second quarter of €1.07bn, a rise of 19% on the year earlier period. Fugro appointed main contractor in MH370 search Geotechnical survey group Fugro has been selected as the main contractor in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which disappeared on March 8. Dutch banks furious about bonus differences Dutch bankers are furious that virtually no foreign bank in the Netherlands will have to comply with strict new limits on bonuses due to come into effect on January 1 2015. Violence in Gaza is 'unacceptable': Timmermans Foreign minister Frans Timmermans says the violence being wreaked by Israel on Gaza is 'unacceptable'. Water sport needs more police There is not enough supervision on Dutch lakes, waterways and beaches, the organisation which promotes water sports said on Tuesday. More students cannot afford to pay off student loans A growing number of graduates are unable to pay off their student loan because they are not earning enough. 'Black Saturday' forecast for holiday traffic Motoring organisation ANWB is warning holidaymakers that Saturday could be another day of record traffic jams. |
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