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News from Saturday 13 March 2010 Wilders is bad for the Netherlands: employersAnti-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 Cohen tops polls as people's favouriteFormer 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 News from Friday 12 March 2010 Vote for DutchNews.nl, your last chanceDutchNews.nl has been nominated for the Expat Service Provider of the Year Award. Voting closes on March 14. Vote for us via this link Labour remains biggest party in RotterdamThe 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 avalancheA 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 Girl on video is not missing MilliePolice have issued a nationwide alert for a 12-year-old girl, missing from her home in Dordrecht since early Wednesday evening. ...more Financial crisis costs local councils cashLocal councils had a combined shortfall in their budgets of €1.8bn last year because of the financial crisis, according to research by the local authorities' association VNG. ...more Labour leader Bos quits, Cohen steps upWouter Bos is standing down as leader of the Labour party, leaving Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen as his apparent heir. ...more Thin year for Ballast NedamConstruction company Ballast Nedam booked operating profit of € 17m in 2009, down from €42m the previous year, as the effect of the recession continued to bite. ...more Vopak meets target, boosts capacityTank storage group Vopak reported turnover up 8% in 2009 at just over €1bn as its worldwide capacity grew to over 28 million cubic meters. ...more Minister 'concerned' about cleaners' strikeSocial affairs minister Piet Hein Donner is to ask cleaning sector unions and employers for an update on the long-running pay dispute in the sector and says he is 'concerned' about the vulnerability of contract cleaners, news agency ANP reports. ...more Cartel fines not tax deductible: courtDutch companies which have been fined for anti-competitive practices may not deduct those fines against tax, a special court in Amsterdam which deals with taxation issues ruled on Thursday....more Former Fortis bosses in court in May, JuneFormer Fortis CEO Jean-Paul Votron is set to appear in court in May in connection with a damages claim brought by former Fortis investors, the Volkskrant reports on Friday. ...more Dogs produce 145 million kilos of wasteThe Netherlands' 1.8 million dogs produce an annual mountain of faeces weighing 145 million kgs, according to research by Esccap, a lobby group of European vets specialising in pets. ...more Nationwide alert for missing 12-year-old girlPolice have issued a nationwide alert for a 12-year-old girl, missing from her home in Dordrecht since early Wednesday evening. ...more Spending power reduced less than forecastThe average household's spending power will not go down as much as forecast this year and in 2011, according to confidential new estimates from the government's economic policy analysts, quoted in Friday's Telegraaf....more Rotterdam local election votes recountedCity council officials have finished recounting the 220,000 plus votes cast in last week's local election in an effort to end rumours of miscounting and irregularities. ...more Hockey team fails to make World Cup finalThe Dutch men's hockey team failed to make the final of the World Cup in New Delhi on Thursday, losing 2-1 to Australia in the semis....more News from Thursday 11 March 2010 D66 founder Hans van Mierlo diesHans van Mierlo, the man seen as the founding father of the Liberal democratic party D66, has died at the age of 78. ...more Eurlings to leave politics to 'have a family'Transport minister Camiel Eurlings is to leave politics after the next general election in order to focus on his family....more Bouvrie speaks out about his tax fraud arrestSociety interior designer Jan des Bouvrie told a news conference on Thursday afternoon his arrest on tax fraud charges centres on the value added tax levied over an €80,000 bill which was addressed to the wrong company due to a typing error. ...more Corus works council anger at Oudeman removalCorus Nederland's works council has reacted angrily to the enforced departure of supervisory board member Marjan Oudeman, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Thursday. ...more Mosquito noise machine 'should be banned'The mosquito, a machine which emits an annoying sound only young people can hear and is used in Holland to discourage youngsters from hanging around on the streets, should be banned, according to the Council of Europe. ...more Less cash to help the jobless find workThe state-run job centre organisation UWV is almost out of money to spend on projects to get the unemployed back into work, the Volkskrant reports on Thursday. ...more Ryanair under fire from Air France-KLMAirline group Air France-KLM is to make a formal complaint to the European Union about illegal state support for budget airline Ryanair, according to Le Figaro....more Supermarket staff to get 1% pay riseThe 220,000 people who work in supermarkets are to get a 1% pay rise from July 2010, according to the terms of the new pay deal agreed between employers and unions on Wednesday evening. ...more Cut jobless benefit entitlement, says OECDThe Netherlands should cut the length of time people can claim unemployment benefit (ww) to encourage the jobless to find new work, the Paris based OECD organisation said on Thursday. ...more Zalm reports to remain secret: finance ministerThe two reports into Gerrit Zalm's performance while chief financial officer at DSB bank are to remain confidential, caretaker finance minister Jan Kees de Jager told parliament on Wednesday evening. ...more Eurlings lined up to replace BalkenendeCaretaker transport minister Camiel Eurlings is being lined up to replace CDA leader Jan Peter Balkenende if the June general election turns out to be a fiasco for the party, the Telegraaf reports on Thursday. ...more Random car search yields 71kg of cocaineTraffic checks in the town of Halfweg between Amsterdam and Haarlem yielded a €71kg haul of cocaine from one car, news agency ANP reports on Thursday. ...more Interior designer suspected of fake billsSociety interior designer and furniture maker Jan des Bouvrie is suspected of submitting false bills to the property firm run by his friend Evert Kroon, the Telegraaf reports on Thursday....more Wilders is damaging Holland: ministerAnti-Islam MP Geert Wilders is damaging the Netherlands' reputation abroad, caretaker foreign minister Maxime Verhagen said on Wednesday. ...more Leefbaar Rotterdam 'collected' proxy votesThe public prosecution department in Rotterdam has begun an investigation into the collection of proxy votes by supporters of local populist party Leefbaar Rotterdam following the discovery of an email full of tips for getting other people's voting forms....more News from Wednesday 10 March 2010 Justice ministry silent on designer arrestThe public prosecution department is still refusing to comment on reports that interior designer Jan des Bouvrie has been arrested in connection with a tax fraud case, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Wednesday afternoon. ...more Kramer too sick for World 5,000m title fightSpeed skater Sven Kramer is too ill to take part in the final of the 5,000m World Cup event in Heerenveen this weekend, trainer Gerard Kemkers told reports on Wednesday. ...more 'Jack the Pricker' confesses to stabbingsA 25-year-old man arrested last week in connection with four stabbing incidents in Lelystad has confessed to the crimes, the public prosecution department said on Wednesday. ...more Green light for teenage drinking crackdownMPs have given health minister Ab Klink the go ahead to proceed with legislation aimed at cracking down on teenage drinking, Nos tv reports. ...more Rotterdam recount to begin on ThursdayCity council officials will begin recounting the 220,000 plus votes cast in the city during last week's local elections on Thursday....more Fortis fined for market manipulationThe financial services regulator AFM has fined the former Fortis group a total €576,000 for market manipulation and failing to publish price-sensitive information during the takeover of ABN Amro....more Hockey team makes World Cup semi finalsThe Dutch mens hockey team has reached the semi finals of the World Cup in New Delhi thanks to a superior goal tally over South Korea. ...more Farm minister under fire over glossy magFarm minister Gerda Verburg has been ordered to explain to parliament why she sanctioned the production of a glossy magazine bearing her name as a promotional gift. ...more Afghan military equipment to be left behindThe Netherlands is set to leave millions of euros worth of equipment in Afghanistan when it pulls out its troops from August 1, the Telegraaf reports on Wednesday....more Car dealers call for Ikea approach to salesThe Netherlands needs a new system for selling cars with a much smaller network of centralised dealerships, according to a new report for the Dutch garage owners association Bovag. ...more Top interior designer arrested in fraud probeLeading interior designer Jan des Bouvrie has been arrested in connection with a multi-million euro property fraud, the Telegraaf reports on Wednesday. ...more CDA stalwart to lead Catholic abuse researchFormer parliamentary chairman and CDA member Wim Deetman is to chair an independent investigation into reports of sexual abuse at a number of Catholic boarding schools. ...more Iceland will repay, says finance ministerFinance minister Jan Kees de Jager will outline the latest developments in the Icesave debacle to MPs on Wednesday morning, following Iceland's overwhelming no vote to the agreed repayment scheme in a referendum at the weekend. ...more News from Tuesday 09 March 2010 Bishops agree to independent abuse inquiryCatholic bishops have agreed to an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse at boarding schools across the country. ...more Mayor orders Rotterdam vote recountRotterdam mayor Achmed Aboutaleb has ordered a recount of all the votes cast in the city council election last week following allegations of irregularities in some polling stations. ...more Court critical of Somali extradition caseRotterdam district court has asked the US authorities to supply it additional information in their request for the extradition of a Somali man, arrested at an asylum seekers centre last November. ...more Reduce animal antibiotic use by 20%: reportThe farm ministry is to take steps to reduce the use of antibiotics in the intensive farming sector by 20%, caretaker farm minister Gerda Verburg said on Tuesday. ...more Living near Borssele? Stock up on iodinePeople living within a 10 km radius of the Netherlands' only nuclear power station Borssele will be able to stock up on iodine tablets at their local town hall from next week. ...more Fortis banks to disappear from high streetThe name Fortis Nederland is to disappear from Dutch high streets in April and will be replaced by ABN Amro signs, the state-owned banking group said on Tuesday. ...more Rush hour lanes do cut traffic jams: ministerTraffic jams on the A12 motorway have been cut sharply following the introduction of a special rush hour lane, according to caretaker transport minister Camiel Eurlings. ...more
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