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Dutch charged asylum seekers €700,000 in four years for living expenses

Society
D66 MP quits ‘to work for Clinton’, claims jobless benefit
The Dutch government has claimed more than €700,000 from asylum seekers in the last four years in contributions towards their living costs.The cash was collected by the refugee settlement agency... More >

Dutch earmark €127m in aid for crises 

Politics
D66 MP quits ‘to work for Clinton’, claims jobless benefitThe Netherlands has allocated €127m in aid spending for countries where the crises are 'chronic', aid minister Lilianne Ploumen told parliament in a... More >

Monday is the warmest January 25 on record 

Society
D66 MP quits ‘to work for Clinton’, claims jobless benefitAfter last week’s sub-zero conditions, Monday became the warmest January 25 on record, with the temperature reaching 13.4C at the De Bilt... More >


D66 MP quits 'to work for Clinton' 

Politics
D66 MP quits ‘to work for Clinton’, claims jobless benefitA D66 parliamentarian who said last week she was standing down to work for Hilary Clinton’s election campaign in the US now says she will stop... More >

AH, Jumbo control half supermarket sales 

Business
D66 MP quits ‘to work for Clinton’, claims jobless benefitSupermarket chains Albert Heijn and Jumbo together now control over 50% of the Dutch market, according to new figures from retail research... More >


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  • D66 MP quits 'to work for Clinton', claims jobless benefit 
  • Monday is the warmest January 25 on record 
  • Dutch earmark €127m in aid for 'chronic crises' 
  • Albert Heijn, Jumbo control over half Dutch supermarket sales 
  • Dutch charged asylum seekers €700,000 in four years for living expenses 
  • One million Dutch people felt depressed in one year 
  • Fewer family cars were stolen last year 
  • Air travellers overpower man who tried to open door in mid-flight 
  • ADO Den Haag owner hits back over unpaid €3.7bn 
  • Gay rights to be taught in Dutch refugee centres 
  • Driver in bungled Amsterdam arrest video is picked up after all 
  • Police call for inaccurate speed cameras to be switched off 
  • Eredivisie weekend round up: Feyenoord falter as Ajax and PSV take control 
  • Advisory group drops plea to start English lessons at four 
  • Women arrested for anti-Wilders demo as his supporters hurl abuse 

Politics

  • D66 MP quits 'to work for Clinton', claims jobless benefit 
  • Dutch earmark €127m in aid for 'chronic crises' 
  • Minister drops plan to scrap the coastal building ban 

Society

  • Monday is the warmest January 25 on record 
  • Dutch charged asylum seekers €700,000 in four years for living expenses 
  • Fewer family cars were stolen last year 

Business

  • Albert Heijn, Jumbo control over half Dutch supermarket sales 
  • Foreign investment in the Netherlands down sharply but creates more jobs 
  • Philips abandons Lumileds sale to Chinese after US objections 

Sport

  • ADO Den Haag owner hits back over unpaid €3.7bn 
  • Eredivisie weekend round up: Feyenoord falter as Ajax and PSV take control 
  • ADO fans banned for racist chanting may face prosecution 

Education

  • Advisory group drops plea to start English lessons at four 
  • Dutch needs overhaul as a school subject, say teachers 
  • Rotterdam invests millions in attracting more teachers 

Health

  • One million Dutch people felt depressed in one year 
  • Dutch consider raising fertility treatment age limit 
  • Court tears up health watchdog report on insurer call centres 

Tech & Media

  • Complaints about offensive online comments double 
  • Dutch arrest 10 in international bitcoin investigation 
  • Geert Wilders followed porn star and Donald Duck on secret Twitter account 

Housing

  • Amsterdam's most expensive apartment bought for €16m 
  • Housing market recovery continues, Amsterdam prices up 17% 
  • Foreign investors eye up Dutch rental housing market 

Jobs

  • Dutch jobless total hits lowest level since 2012 
  • Pay gap widens: highest earners increase lead on other workers 
  • Amsterdam teachers, nurses, cops should get more pay: official 

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