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British engineering firm takes over Dutch plane maker Fokker

Business

British engineering company GKN is taking over Dutch plane maker Fokker Technologies from Arle Capital for €706m.Once the acquisition is completed, Fokker will become a new operating unit within GKN... More >

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Refugee 'brochure' is an EU presentation 

Society

There is no brochure put together by people smugglers promoting the Netherlands as a great place to request asylum, a spokeswoman for... More >

Dykes strengthened because of drought

Society

Waterboard officials are carrying out emergency repairs on several hundred metres of dyke near Gouda which have become weakened by the... More >

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Dutch revoked visa for Russian 'spy'

Education

The Netherlands in 2014 withdrew the visa for a Russian physicist who was working at Eindhoven University of Technology because of spying... More >

Vigilante victim had date with 12-year-old

Society

A man who was dragged from his car and beaten up on a main road near Roermond last week is being investigated in connection with... More >

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Latest News

• People smugglers' brochure is actually an EU presentation document 
• Dutch revoked visa for Russian 'spy': Volkskrant 
• Vigilante victim had date with 12-year-old girl 
• British engineering firm takes over Dutch plane maker Fokker 
• The Dutch are cycling longer distances as e-bike takes off 
• Russian boycott hits Dutch meat and dairy exports 
• Charity comparison website taken over by marketing bureau 
• Dutch dykes strengthened because of drought 
• Russia is banning Dutch flower shipments, despite earlier doubts 
• Austria 'investigates' Geert Wilders for incitement during speech 
• Escaped psychiatric prison detainee arrested at Spanish port 
• Mortgage rate falls faster than interest on savings: central bank 
• Tourists find body floating in Amsterdam canal 
• Government appeals against ban on lawyer phone taps 
• Missing 13-year-old girl safe, 41-year-old man arrested 

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Politics

• Austria 'investigates' Geert Wilders for incitement during speech 
• Dutch foreign minister asks Israel's PM to restart peace talks 
• Dijsselbloem reappointed eurogroup leader 

Society

• People smugglers' brochure is actually an EU presentation document 
• Vigilante victim had date with 12-year-old girl 
• The Dutch are cycling longer distances as e-bike takes off 

Business

• British engineering firm takes over Dutch plane maker Fokker 
• Russian boycott hits Dutch meat and dairy exports 
• Charity comparison website taken over by marketing bureau 

Sport

• Dutch draw France, Sweden in 2018 World Cup qualifying round 
• Max Verstappen describes Hungary Grand Prix as perfect 
• Dutch letterbox firm linked to Fifa bribery scandal 

Education

• Dutch revoked visa for Russian 'spy': Volkskrant 
• Nijmegen is seen as the safest Dutch student city 
• More students face a lottery for a university place 

Health

• Sharp rise in euthanasia for psychiatric patients 
• Many Dutch hospitals refuse fertility treatment to single women 
• A healthy lifestyle could prevent 30% of dementia cases: research 

Tech & Media

• Online retail growth slows but retailers' earnings rise 
• Dutch robots lose football Robocup to China 
• Minister ignores plea to keep consultants out of key IT roles 

Housing

• Amsterdam house prices rise over 8% in one year 
• Dutch housing market returns to 2007 levels 
• Moody's raises house price forecast for the Netherlands 

Jobs

• Extra days off for older workers out of favour in new pay deals 
• More Dutch people have been out of work for over a year 
• Minister rejects call for 'day wage' calculation changes 

Features

• ‘Dutch potatoes are the best I have ever eaten’
• 10 things you need to know about Vincent van Gogh
• Boosting the Beach Body Index
• 10 great things to do this week – July 27-August 2
• Amsterdam gets ready to celebrate Gay Pride

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