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Cohen tops polls as people's favourite

13-03-2010 - Former Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen is by far the people's favourite choice for prime minister, according to two opinion polls carried out shortly after he announced his candidacy for Labour party leader. ...more

Wilders is bad for the Netherlands: employers

13-03-2010 - Anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders is seriously damaging the Netherlands' reputation as a world economy, Bernard Wientjes, head of the country's biggest employers organisation VNO-NCW says in an interview with Saturday's Volkskrant. ...more

Labour leader Bos quits, Cohen steps up

12-03-2010 - Wouter Bos is standing down as leader of the Labour party, leaving Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen as his apparent heir. ...more
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Labour remains biggest party in Rotterdam
12-03-2010 - The Labour party is still the biggest party in Rotterdam and the gap between it and local populist party Leefbaar Rotterdam has increased to 754 votes, election officials said on Friday following a vote recount. ...more

Dutch skier dies in avalanche
12-03-2010 - A 33-year-old Dutch man caught up an an avalanche in a Austrian ski resort on Thursday has died of his injuries, the Telegraaf reports on Friday....more

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