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Dutch government brings back twelve remaining jihadi brides

Dutch government brings back twelve remaining jihadi brides

The Dutch state is bringing back a group of 12 Dutch jihadi brides and their children from Northern Syria so they can be tried in the Netherlands. The group is already on its way to the Netherlands, broadcaster NOS said, and the women will be arrested on arrival. The children, 28 in all, will be taken into care, justice minister Dilan Yesilgöz and foreign affairs minister Wopke Hoekstra said in a briefing to MPs. The move follows a decision in... More >

Unknown duo are Dutch Eurovision hopes

The Netherlands will be represented at next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool by new duo Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper. The couple, who have performed as solo artists to date, were brought together by Duncan Laurence, who won the contest with Arcade in 2019 and song writer Jordan Garfield. All four are working together to come up with what they hope is a winning song. Nicolai and Cooper, aged 26 and 28, won the unanimous support of the selection... More >

Broad plan against crime – not legal drugs

Government has not listened enough in the past to people on the front lines of fighting crime, while the civil service is also vulnerable to corruption, according to justice minister Dilan Yeşilgöz. The justice minister said the new crackdown on crime is broader and listening harder than ever before, at a ‘speaking truth to power’ event at De Balie in Amsterdam on Monday night. But while co-operation with countries such as Turkey, Morocco and Dubai to confiscate the proceeds of... More >

Ending tax break 'could trigger baby boom'

Tax reforms could spark a ‘baby boom’ in 2024 as prospective parents try to hang on to a tax break worth €30,000. The cabinet wants to abolish the IACK, a means-tested tax credit for parents with children under 12, from January 2025, saving the Dutch treasury an estimated €1.7 billion. But MPs have warned that the move could act as a perverse incentive for parents to have their first child before the end of 2024 and even lead to a... More >

'Iraqi dissident reported threats 7 times'

The leader of an Iranian opposition group who shot dead in The Hague in 2017, had warned Dutch police his life was in danger at least seven times prior to his murder, the Volkskrant reported on Tuesday. Ahmad Mola Nissi, who was active in the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz (ASMLA), was shot in November 2017 and had lived in the Netherlands for 10 years prior to his killing. The ASMLA is campaigning for the independence of... More >

Household savings up by 4% since January

Dutch households are continuing to save despite the corrosive effect of inflation on their bank accounts, according to latest figures from the national bank. The total amount held in savings accounts grew by nearly 4% to €422.5 billion in the first nine months of 2022, DNB said. However, with inflation currently running at 16.8% by EU measures and 14.5% by the Dutch government’s preferred message, the real value of savings is shrinking. Banks have begun paying interest on savings accounts... More >

Wolves kill 32 animals in Drenthe

At least 32 animals have been killed by wolves in Drenthe in September alone, according to figures from agency BIJ12, which handles requests for compensation in case of wolf attacks. The numbers were significantly lower in Friesland with six fatal attacks attributed to wolves, Brabant with five and Limburg with one. One sheep farmer in Stuifzand lost eight sheep during a single attack at the end of the month. Apart from sheep, a calf, two cows and two yearlings were... More >

Dutch government brings back twelve remaining jihadi brides

Dutch government brings back twelve remaining jihadi brides

Unknown duo are Dutch Eurovision hopes

Unknown duo are Dutch Eurovision hopes

Broad plan against crime – not legal drugs

Broad plan against crime – not legal drugs

Ending tax break 'could trigger baby boom'

Ending tax break 'could trigger baby boom'

'Iraqi dissident reported threats 7 times'

'Iraqi dissident reported threats 7 times'

Household savings up by 4% since January

Household savings up by 4% since January

Wolves kill 32 animals in Drenthe

Wolves kill 32 animals in Drenthe

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