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Bus strike continues 20/05/2008
A continuing strike by bus drivers means that regional buses will not be running on Tuesday in most of The Netherlands.... read more
Dutch Labour MPs reject benefit reduction plan 20/05/2008
The proposal would leave young disabled people with benefits equivalent to 70 percent of the minimum wage.... read more
Companies who abuse toll numbers to be fined 20/05/2008
The Dutch anti-spam supervisory commission will crack down on companies which let customers wait for more than 10 minutes.... read more
more headlines archive
- RNW Press Review, Tuesday 20 May 2008: Catch the news in brief from the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- European police to collaborate on identifying missing people: Dutch police hope better cooperation between neighbouring countries will help in identifying bodies that have been washed up on coast....
- Dutch-US authorities to speed up air travel: The argeement aims to speed up passport checks and is the first of its kind between the US and a foreign airport....
- 2,300 Dutch students call to complain about exams: The complaints line of the National Action Committee for School Students has received about 2,300 calls on the first day of final school examinations....
- Amsterdam’s anti-dirty-car plan reviewed: In the latest anti-pollution measures, the city council states that old cars will be banned from Amsterdam's centre at the end of 2009....
- Anti-Semitic slurs not accepted by Dutch: Dutch Interior minister says The Netherlands will not tolerate any attempts to call Israel a racist state in 2009 Durban conference....
- SP leader criticises Dutch PM: The Socialist Party leader accuses the prime minister of lacking in leadership and not attending debates on social issues....
- Two die at Dutch farm during fertilizer production: The men supposedly passed out from a toxic chemical reaction caused by the processing of manure into fertilizer....
- Corus steel firm denies cancer connection: MP claims the steel company in IJmuiden is emitting more pollution than allowed, hence the high occurrence level of lung cancer patients in the area....
- Dutch police seize 150 kg of cocaine in melon shipment: The shipment of melons from Central America has been picked up at Antwerp’s harbour last week....
- RNW Press Review, Monday 19 May 2008: Catch the news in brief from the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- Dutch island ferry company organises protest swim: Texel's islanders will join in a demonstration on Tuesday, following the government’s plans to allow more companies to operate ferry services....
- Keukenhof attracts fewer visitors this year: The famous bulb flower displays, which closed on Sunday, saw just 815,000 visitors....
- Mediator wanted in bus conflict: Deputy transport minister is asking for a mediator to intervene in the conflict between regional bus companies and the unions....
- Whistleblower gains royal support: Husband of one of Queen Beatrix’s sisters wants to act as mediator for whisteblower Fred Spijkers....
- Ten arrested in France, Germany and Netherlands in terror probe: Ten people have been suspected of financing terrorist movements to an Al-Qaida-linked militant group in Uzbekistan....
- Dutch cartoonist guilty of discrimination: Dutch prosecutors say that Gregorius Nekschot has produced at least eight cartoons that violate Dutch anti-discrimination legislation....
- Spammers in Netherlands slap with record-high fine: The Dutch telecommunications watchdog has issued a fine of half a million to four spammers for sending unwanted e-mails....
- Dutch soccer team turns lust objects: Dutch national football team has posed as lust objects for the European Cup supplement of the Dutch newspaper AD which will appear this weekend....
- RNW Press Review, Friday 16 May 2008: Catch the news in brief from the roundup of today's press from Radio Netherlands....
- Dutch cartoonist arrested in discrimination case: The internet cartoonist, Gregorius Nekschot, was arrested for publishing cartoons that are considered insulting to people of colour....
- CEOs threaten to leave The Netherlands: New book on the market says that CEOs of big companies such as Shell are fed up with the fuss about their high salaries....
- No ban on cluster bombs from Dutch armed forces: Dutch defence minister says he is not prepared to ban cluster bombs entirely from the armed forces....
- Dutch traffic problems have passed point of crisis: Leader of the conservative VVD party says the traffic problems in the Netherlands have passed the point of crisis....
- Shortage of police cells in Amsterdam: The Dutch capital has too few police cells to house people arrested in the course of an average weekend....
- Dutch postal workers' strikes to continue: The latest strike planned is a 30-hour-relay strike which will begin on Monday at four TNT sorting centres....
- Misleading financial ads face fine of EUR 2 million: Dutch finance ministry has increased the fines for credit companies and mortgage lenders using misleading or false advertising to EUR 2 million....
- Education Minister ignores Council for Culture: The minister is not going to increase the arts budget despite recommendation by the council....
- Dutch immigration exam discriminatory, says Human Rights Watch: The examination, which exempts Western migrants, is meant to keep certain group of people out....
- Opposition lashes out at Labour for cuts in day care centres: Opposition accuses Labour of irresponsible governance for going back on their words on day care centres subsidies....
- Campina plans fruit deliveries to schools: Campina wants to start delivering fruit as well as milk to primary schools in 2009....
- Large families on decline in Netherlands: Numbers of large families in The Netherlands have been halved in the last 10 years....
- More traffic chaos expected on Thursday: As bus drivers continue with their strike on Thursday, traffic jams totalling more than 250 kilometres are expected....
- Gays experience discrimination in Amsterdam: About 58 percent of gay people feel they have been discriminated against in 2008, reports survey....
- Dutch nursing homes failing: Nursing homes are unable to offer reasonable care as cuts in staffing levels take its toll....
- RNW Press Review, Thursday 15 May 2008: Catch the news in brief from the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
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