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After the victory of the centre-right VVD party led by Mark Rutte in the parliamentary election on 12 September he is now faced with the problem of forming a new government.
The VVD won 41 seats (u...
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The Netherlands elects a new parliament on 12 September after the fall of the minority government last April over an austerity budget.
Polls indicate that the race will be close, between the centre...
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Rijksmuseum to reopen April 2013
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, which has been under restoration for most of the last decade, will reopen to the public on 14 April 2013. During renovations and alterations only the Philips wing of the...
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Schipol airport was on alert on 29 August because of the suspected highjacking of a Vueling plane with 180 passengers enroute from Malaga in Spain.
The plane was escorted by F16 fighters to Schipol...
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Fewer school dropouts in the Netherlands
The number of children leaving school without any qualifications has dropped by 50 per cent in ten years in the Netherlands.
School dropouts have gone from 71,000 ten years ago to 38,600 today and...
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Amsterdam’s Grachtenfestival celebrates 15 years
Amsterdam’s Grachtenfestival of classical music is in full swing throughout the city. The main concert takes place on 18 August close to the Pulitzer Hotel, with floats on the Prinsengracht cana...
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Rijksmuseum cycle path to reopen
The cycle path under Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum will open again, once the renovations to the museum are concluded in 2013.
The museum administration wanted to stop the path being used in order t...
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Ground rent too much in Amsterdam
Amsterdam’s city audit office has revealed that the council often overcharges homeowners for ground rent on council land.
Most land in the city is owned by the council, which charges a ground...
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Road deaths down in Netherlands
Road deaths and traffic jams are down in the Netherlands according to figures from the ministry of transport. In 2011 deaths fell from 81 to 67 in 2011. The Netherlands has a population of 16.6 millio...
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Dutch consumers are among the top online shoppers in Europe.
In 2011 65 per cent of 16-75 year old shopped online. This puts the Netherlands in fourth place behind the UK, Sweden and Denmark, accor...
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Arts cuts damage Netherlands culture
The decision by the government to cut the Netherlands’ arts council subsidies by 25 per cent over the next four years means that some orchestras, theatre groups and dance companies will no longe...
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Dutch fees for non-EU residency too high
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the Netherlands charges non-EU residents too much for residency permits. The fee is between
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Dutch fees for non-EU residency too high
The European Court of Justice has ruled the Netherlands charge non-EU residents too much for residency permits. The fee is between €188 and €830 for the permit.
Each country in the EU is...
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Two Dutch bookshops have been named among the 20 most beautiful bookshops in the world. The Selexyz Bookstore in Maastricht heads the list and the American Book Center in Amsterdam, which also has a b...
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According to a report in the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Amsterdam
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The Netherlands ministry of transport has agree to fund a project to put a southern section of the Amsterdam ring road underground. It has also given the go-ahead to widen the stretch that dissects th...
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Amsterdam to target illegal immigrants
Amsterdam is to tighten its approach to illegal immigrants in the city, particularly those from central and eastern Europe. It is planning to improve its registration procedures, get tougher on illega...
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Cannabis sales to be controlled
Tourists will not to able to buy cannabis in coffee shops in the Netherlands starting from May 2012. Under the new law coffee shops will only be able to sell the drug to registered members and not to...
