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Youth care, home nursing are not a EU market issue, says minister

Health minister Hugo de Jonge is lobbying for a change in EU regulations which require large local authority healthcare contracts to be put out to European tender. De Jonge was in Strasbourg earlier this week to talk to MEPs about the issue, which he says should not be considered suitable for the free market. ‘Care is not a market, let alone a European market,’ De Jonge said on Twitter. Local authorities in the Netherlands are currently responsible for youth care,... More >

Germany helps fund Holocaust museum

Germany has pledged €4m for the development of the new Dutch national Holocaust museum, the Parool has reported. ‘This contribution means we can say with certainty the museum will happen,’ Emile Schrijver, director of Amsterdam’s Jewish Cultural Quarter told the paper. ‘Germany feels responsible for the history,’ he said. ‘The country has been consciously processing its past for a long time. This contribution shows they are taking responsibility and want to warn people and encourage them to think.’ The museum... More >

Dutch Iranian banned from flying to US

Foreign affairs minister Stef Blok has been asked to explain why a Dutch woman with Iranian roots was barred from flying to the US with her friends for a short holiday during the Christmas break. Annahita Mazaheri, who was born in the Netherlands and only has Dutch nationality, was banned from boarding a plane to Los Angeles last week by US officials stationed at Schiphol airport. D66 parliamentarian Sjoerd Sjoerdsma wants Blok to explain what authority US immigration service officials... More >

Dutch MEP slams UK over Schengen database

Dutch MEP Sophie in’t Veld has described the British government as ‘behaving like a bunch of cowboys’ by illegally using information from the Schengen open border area database. ‘If this deliberate violation is not immediately addressed by the EU commission, the UK will need to be disconnected from Schengen data after Brexit,’ In’t Veld said on Twitter. Britain is not part of the Schengen zone but was given partial access to its database. However, according to website EUObserver, British officials... More >

Lawyer complains about IND Brexit info

A lawyer has claimed that the IND immigration service is giving British citizens ‘faulty information’ about their residence rights after Brexit. Jeremy Bierbach, an immigration attorney at Franssen Advocaten, has filed a complaint to the IND claiming that its website incorrectly advises that in order to stay indefinitely in the Netherlands, Brits need evidence of ‘sufficient income’. It had linked to a definition for non-EU citizens, where such income is defined as a salary or pension of around €1766 a... More >

Dutch say Ukraine plane was shot down

Dutch military intelligence sources indicate that the Ukrainian Boeing 737 which crashed shortly after take-off from Teheran on Wednesday was shot down, Dutch ministers have said. Both defence minister Ank Bijleveld and foreign minister Stef Blok told reporters in The Hague that the MIVD has its own information showing it is ‘very likely’ the aircraft was shot down by an air missile. ‘It is now important that there is a thorough investigation,’ Blok said. On Thursday Canada’s prime minister Justin... More >

Brexit and me: Brexit was a betrayal

How are British nationals in the Netherlands coping with Brexit? In the run-up to Brexit and beyond, we are talking to Brits about how the issue is affecting them personally, what they are planning to do to regulate their stay, and how they view the UK. Elsa Court, 23, from Birmingham, came to Leiden as a student, but in the wake of the Brexit referendum is considering settling in the Netherlands permanently and taking Dutch citizenship. “I came here in... More >

Iran crisis de-escalation is key say Dutch

Dutch defence minister Ank Bijleveld has told a television talk show that the Netherlands ‘understands’ why the US killed Iran’s leading general in a drone attack but that the focus should now be on ‘de-escalation’. ‘If you look at what Iran has done, then it has done terrible things,’ Bijleveld told new public broadcaster show Op1. Nevertheless, the killing has ‘resulted in a very fragile situation’, the minister said. ‘We have to focus on de-escalation… and we are calling on... More >

Dutch halt training mission in north Iraq

The Netherlands is halting its training mission in northern Iraq in the wake of the Iraqi parliament declaration against the presence of troops from other countries, the defence ministry said on Monday. The Netherlands is part of the international coalition against IS in Iraq and is involved in a training mission in the north of the country. Some 60 Dutch soldiers are currently in Iraq, according to defence ministry figures. At the weekend, Iraqi MPs passed a resolution calling for... More >

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Youth care, home nursing are not a EU market issue, says minister
Senate delays Brexit nationality debate due to British political developments
Germany pledges €4m for Amsterdam's new Holocaust museum
Dutch woman with Iranian roots is banned from flying to US
Britain 'behaving like cowboys' over illegal use of Schengen data base: Dutch MEP
Immigration lawyer makes complaint about IND Brexit 'misinformation'
Dutch military sources indicate Ukraine plane was shot down: ministers
Brexit and me: Brexit was a betrayal of everything I was taught as a child
Dutch 'understand' killing of Iranian general but call for de-escalation
Dutch to halt training mission in northern Iraq after all: ANP
Dutch are advised to leave Iraq, after deadly attack on general
Dutch fishermen pick up 19 refugees from a boat off the coast of France
Russia is trying to divide the EU but we must keep talking: Dutch foreign minister
Pizza boxes to pans: The Netherlands proposes EU-wide ban on PFAS
Forum, SGP don't back EU parliament motion supporting gay rights in Poland
Ten Turkish asylum seekers get residency after information leak
ChristenUnie, SP call for new approach to EU labour migration
Turkish asylum seeker info probably in hands of Turkey authorities: IND
'We've lost our minds': British nationals in NL after election result
Dutch employers call for 'good rather than fast' trade deal with UK

Youth care, home nursing are not a EU market issue, says minister

Youth care, home nursing are not a EU market issue, says minister

Dutch Iranian banned from flying to US

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