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Friday 23 January 2015

Ombudsman criticises complicated hospital bills, lack of info

Dead baby’s family was under student supervision: Nos

Health insurers, hospitals and the government are not doing enough to ensure patients understand hospital bills and know where to turn if they have queries, the national ombudsman said on Friday. The complicated... More >

AEX index breaks 450 point barrier

Business1 Comment

Amsterdam's blue chip AEX stock exchange index broke the 450 point barrier on Friday for the first time since the economic crisis started in... More >

Prime minister won't release MH17 report

Politics5 Comments

Prime minister Mark Rutte on Friday said he would not agree to a request by opposition parties to publish a report of a diplomatic meeting in... More >

Friday was an official 'ice day'

Society1 Comment

Friday was the first day since March 11, 2013 that the temperature has remained below zero at the De Bilt weather station near Hilversum for 24... More >

Dead baby's family under student control

Society10 Comments

Official care for a Rotterdam family in which a 10-month old baby was battered to death was the responsibility of students, broadcaster Nos says on Friday, citing confidential sources. City council social workers were not aware of the family’s problems, Nos says. Instead, the family was being supervised by students from Bureau Frontlijn, a council organisation researching ‘innovative ways of providing various... More >