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The Dutch cabinet is meeting on Wednesday afternoon in an effort to
decide what role the Netherlands will play in international efforts to
combat Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq.
MPs from the ruling VVD and Labour parties have thwarted attempts to
hold a parliamentary debate on the fate of an Afghan interpreter for the
Dutch army who faces deportation, the NRC said on Wednesday.
Some 80 people have been arrested in the Netherlands as part of a
massive Europe-wide crackdown on organised crime, EU police organisation
Europol said on Wednesday.
Dutch patients do not have ebolaA Dutch doctor and a man from Eindhoven who have been under observation in hospitals in Leiden and Nijmegen do not have ebola, the public health institute RIVM said on Wednesday. Dutch economic growth revised up, budget deficit grows The Dutch economy grew by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2014, compared with the first, the national statistics office CBS said on Wednesday. Shares in TNT Express slide after profit warning Shares in Dutch parcels delivery company TNT Express fell on Wednesday after the company said it would not meet its full-year targets. No motorway advertising on Sunday in Christian village Two highway advertising hoardings close to the Bible Belt village of Staphorst will be switched off on Sundays, local companies have decided. Three premier division clubs out of Dutch cup in second round Premier division clubs Heerenveen, ADO Den Haag and Willem II were all knocked out of the KNVB Cup in the second round on Tuesday night. Senate poised to reject cabinet's electronic tagging plans The senate is poised to reject cabinet plans to allow more prisoners to sit out the last period of their sentences at home via electronic tagging. Health insurers are rich enough to cut premiums: consumers group Health insurance companies can cut their premiums because they have almost €6bn more in their financial buffers than required by law, says the consumers association Consumentenbond. Dutch understand US bombardments of Syria, undecided on own role The Dutch cabinet understands the reasons behind the US-led bombardment of Syria but has still not decided how it will contribute, according to prime minister Mark Rutte. The Netherlands has fourth richest citizens The Netherlands is the fourth richest country in the world, according to the latest edition of the Global Wealth Report published on Tuesday by German insurer Allianz. Girls do better than boys at secondary school After three years of secondary school, girls are performing better than boys and are more likely to be in higher streams than their primary schools expected, the national statistics office CBS said on Tuesday. New self-employed registration system unjustified The Council of State is highly critical of junior economic affairs minister Eric Wiebes' plan to bring in a new registration system for the self-employed. Jeweller's wife will not face charges for shooting dead robbers A woman who shot dead two armed robbers in her jewellery store in a Brabant village in March will not be prosecuted, although her husband does face charges for having an illegal gun, the public prosecution department said on Tuesday. Criticism mounts of youth care decentralisation plans The government's plan to decentralise youth care is again attracting criticism, this time from the commission over-seeing the transition and from council audit offices. Dutch actress wins comedy award at American festival Dutch actress Sylvia Hoeks has won the prize for best comedy performance in a film at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. Cook cockles advice because of polio risk The Dutch food safety body NVWA is warning that any shell fish picked up from the Westerschelde estuary in Zeeland run the risk of being contaminated with the polio virus. Shia LaBeouf races around Stedelijk Shia LaBoeuf, once famous for racing giant robots in the Transformers films, is to run a marathon around the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Afghan who interpreted for Dutch army will be deported An Afghan national who interpreted for the Dutch army in Uruzgan is to be deported to Norway, junior justice minister Fred Teeven has confirmed. World's biggest cruise ship to dock in Rotterdam The world’s biggest cruise ship, the Oasis of the Seas, is due to arrive in Rotterdam port next Monday night after a week long cruise from the Spanish city of Malaga. Many youngsters already in debt at 18 One in five youngsters between 18 and 24 years old is in debt and cannot pay their health insurance or their telephone provider, according to new research. Senior government advisor questions student loan logic The Council of State has criticised the government’s decision to scrap student grants, saying there is no certainty the savings will be ploughed back into education as pledged. Van Gogh killer not alone; case should be reopened: official The murderer of television presenter and film maker Theo van Gogh did not work alone, the investigating officer on the case told tv programme EenVandaag on Monday evening. Health insurer DSW sets the pace, freezes its fees for 2015 Health insurance company DSW, traditionally the first to announce the price of a basic policy for the following year, is freezing its fees at €95 a month. Experts concerned about eastern European children in Holland The children of some Polish, Bulgarian and Romanian migrants in the Netherlands are at risk, according to a new report from the government’s socio-cultural policy unit SCP. |
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