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Six found guilty of social security benefits fraud

Society
Tax office set to reorganise, cut up to 5,000 jobs: Nos
All six members of a Bulgarian gang were found guilty of benefits fraud by a court in Rotterdam on Tuesday and were given custodial sentences.The fraud came to light in April 2013 in an investigation carried out by... More >

Rabobank avoids libor fraud prosecution 

Business
Tax office set to reorganise, cut up to 5,000 jobs: NosThe Rabobank will not be prosecuted for the Libor interest rate manipulation scandal, a court in The Hague ruled on Tuesday.The prosecution was... More >

NSA 'interested' in Dutch internet traffic

Tech & Media
Tax office set to reorganise, cut up to 5,000 jobs: NosAn Austrian green party politician is claiming the American secret service NSA had a particular interest in the Netherlands and that it was... More >



Parents not liable for teen damage

Society
Tax office set to reorganise, cut up to 5,000 jobs: NosParents should not be held responsible for any damage caused by their 14 to 18-year-old children, the senate ruled on Tuesday.The initiative for the... More >

Middle incomes squeezed in Amsterdam

Society
Tax office set to reorganise, cut up to 5,000 jobs: NosThe number of high earning households in Amsterdam is increasing at the expense of people on average salaries, according to new city council... More >


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  • Dutch companies win five internet Oscar Webby awards 
  • Largest ever Dutch expedition set for North Pole 
  • Memphis Depay wins Johan Cruijff prize as most talented football player 
  • Etam's new owner demands lower rents 
  • NSA had 'particular interest' in Dutch internet traffic 
  • Rabobank will not be prosecuted for libor fraud 
  • Middle income households squeezed out in Amsterdam 
  • Six found guilty of social security benefits fraud 
  • Parents not liable for their teenagers' vandalism 
  • Fewer Dutch people are planning a camping holiday this year 
  • Dutch transport inspectors raise Uberpop fine to €1m 
  • Belgian workers fear Ahold Delhaize merger, worry jobs may go 
  • Dutch contribution to EU refugee navy mission likely to be small 
  • Dutch fruit growers sideline Russian boycott compensation fund 

Politics

  • Personal care budget chaos 'largely' solved: minister 
  • All change at GroenLinks as leader steps down 
  • Dutch armed forces need a much bigger budget: report 

Society

  • Largest ever Dutch expedition set for North Pole 
  • Middle income households squeezed out in Amsterdam 
  • Six found guilty of social security benefits fraud 

Business

  • Etam's new owner demands lower rents 
  • Rabobank will not be prosecuted for libor fraud 
  • Dutch transport inspectors raise Uberpop fine to €1m 

Sport

  • Memphis Depay wins Johan Cruijff prize as most talented football player 
  • Eredivisie round up: AZ claim third place at the expense of Feyenoord 
  • The Netherlands to host 2019 European Games - if the money is right 

Education

  • The Netherlands slides four places on WEF's Human Capital Index 
  • For sale: solar powered car (red) with 4,000 kilometres on the clock 
  • School final exams kick off on Monday 

Health

  • Too many rules in health care sector, say accountants 
  • Bigger role in cancer care for GPs in pilot programme 
  • Food fads and weird diets leave most Dutch cold 

Tech & Media

  • Dutch companies win five internet Oscar Webby awards 
  • NSA had 'particular interest' in Dutch internet traffic 
  • Telegraaf editor-in-chief stands down 

Housing

  • Elderly couple 'too old' for solar panel subsidy 
  • Social housing tenant loses home over Airbnb rental 
  • Average free sector Amsterdam housing rents outstrip €2,000 a month 

Jobs

  • Tax office set to reorganise, cut up to 5,000 jobs: Nos 
  • Irish employment agency again accused of exploiting workers 
  • Tax changes will hit holiday pay for average earners this year 

Features

  • Video: central Amsterdam under water in a poetic light display
  • ‘Councils are wasting public money with generous redundancy packages’
  • Sixty years of the Dutch at Eurovision: all you need to know
  • ‘Ban arrests of peaceful demonstrators’
  • Cycling round Brabant in the footsteps of Van Gogh

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