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08/11/2009 East of the Iron Curtain, gallows humour helped society cope

Twenty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall, they are one aspect of life under Communism that still unites people from Berlin to Moscow, often...

08/11/2009 Book: Communists set up first drug, arms traffic in Bulgaria

The book, entitled "The Empire of Communist International Trade Companies," by investigative journalist Hristo Hristov, claims that it...

08/11/2009 US warns five EU countries of fading visa-waiver hopes

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Poland and Romania have not yet satisfied US conditions -- largely focused around overstay rates and a requirement to...

08/11/2009 Defiant Communists mark Russian Revolution anniversary

Waving red hammer-and-sickle flags, thousands marched down Tversyaka Street in central Moscow to hold a meeting by the statue of Karl Marx close to...

08/11/2009 Britain rallies G20 on climate change, despite fading hopes

As ministers and central bankers also debated how best to firm up the world economic recovery, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged them to...

07/11/2009 UN in Afghanistan to evacuate 600 foreign staff

The UN insisted it was not abandoning Afghanistan, where 100,000 US-led foreign troops are battling a bloody insurgency eight years after the...

07/11/2009 Italy plays down safety concerns on planned nuclear plants

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government announced shortly after taking office last year that it would begin building nuclear...

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Healthcare in the Netherlands

Here’s a current guide to health insurance, doctors, dentists and pharmacies.

Dutch immigration and residency regulations

Dutch immigration and residency regulations

Lost in the Dutch immigration system? Look no further than this guide compiled for our Survival Guide 2009.

The Netherlands at a glance

The Netherlands at a glance

Some basic facts and figures about living and working in the Netherlands.

Giving birth in the Netherlands

Giving birth in the Netherlands

The challenges and benefits of the maternity system in the Netherlands and how it differs to other countries.