The latest news from the Netherlands

Next cabinet must slash spending by €29bn

16-03-2010 - The next government will have to make structural savings of €29bn between now and 2015 in order to get the country's finances back under control, the CPB economic policy unit said on Tuesday. ...more

Shell production to rise faster than forecast

16-03-2010 - Oil giant Shell said on Tuesday it expects oil and gas production over the next three years will grow faster than previously forecast....more

Pension funds too optimistic: central bank

16-03-2010 - Dutch pension funds are often over-optimistic when estimating their future returns on investment, according to a letter sent to some 600 funds by the central bank, Nos tv reports. ...more

Get fit measures fail, says statistics office
16-03-2010 - Efforts to increase the general health of the Dutch population appear to be failing, the national statistics office CBS said on Tuesday....more

CDA parliamentary leader to stand down
16-03-2010 - Pieter van Geel, who leads the Christian Democrats in parliament, is quitting politics at the next general election....more

PVV 'open for all constructive proposals'
16-03-2010 - The anti-Islam party PVV is open for 'all constructive proposals' from the other parties in The Hague about forming a coalition to run the city, local leader Sietse Fritsma is quoted as saying by Nos tv on Tuesday. ...more

• Job centres told to find €35m - 16-03-2010
• Rotterdam local election advice delayed - 16-03-2010
• Foreign investments boost employment  - 16-03-2010
• Dutch Farc girl is alive and well: father - 15-03-2010
• AFM report on Zalm too limited: reviewer - 15-03-2010
• Pharming shares fall on share issue news - 15-03-2010

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