See you at the Expatica Fair!
The Expatica “i am not a tourist” Fair rolls around for its 5th outing on the 12th October.
- Sunday 18°
- Monday 19°
- Tuesday 17°
- Wednesday 17°
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- India Forum Durga Pooja & Diwali Celebrations, by parthiv 12/10/2008 13:01
- International News Another Shameful Decision of Nobel Prize Committee, by mkitchell 12/10/2008 12:59
- Legal Problems NL Citizenship, by indiannri 12/10/2008 12:57
- USA Forum Speed cameras on highway in NL?, by navy1207 12/10/2008 12:54
- Dutch News American shoots Dutchman dead! (in France), by emilio416 12/10/2008 12:47
- India Forum Paris or Amsterdam?, by mvn 12/10/2008 12:45
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Dutch rail satisfaction at all-time high 11/10/2008
Dutch rail says customer satisfaction is at an all-time high...... read more
Labour backs review of Iraqi refugees 11/10/2008
The Dutch governing Labour Party has dropped its opposition to a government plan to stop giving all Iraqi refugees a temporary residence permit.... read more
Icesave to meet Dutch obligations 11/10/2008
Iceland's Prime Minister Geir Haarde says his government will do everything possible for the failed Icesave bank to meet its obligations with Dutch depositors.... read more
more headlines archive
- Dutch news in brief, Friday 10 October 2008: Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- No child allowance for drop-outs: Dutch politicians consider taking away child support allowances from parents who fail to send their children to school....
- Dutch MPs reject automatic organ donation: The Netherlands will not adopt an “opt out” program for organ donation, although there is a shortage of donors....
- Weekly global market review: 6 – 10 October 2008: A coordinated cut in interest rates by central banks around the world failed initially to lift the gloom hanging over financial markets on Wednesday; however on Thursday significant gains were posted in Europe and in Asia....
- Europeans reject cloned food: A poll released Thursday shows that most Europeans won't eat meat from genetically engineered animals....
- Fortis shareholders may ask for vote: Euroshareholders consider a vote to approve the Benelux countries’ purchase of troubled bank Fortis....
- Dutch news in brief, Thursday 9 October 2008: Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- Netherlands continues demands of Serbia: Maxime Verhagen demands that Serbia return wanted war criminal Ratko Mladic to The Hague in order to improve their relations with the EU....
- Oil prices fall sharply: Oil prices decline after the world’s major banks cut their interest rates, as financial trouble spreads to Europe, Asia and Australia....
- Dutch news in brief, Wednesday 8 October 2008: Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- Dutch transport card over budget: An investigation reveals the new OV-chipkaart will cost at least EUR 100M than expected due to poor planning....
- I'm not a tourist - let your voice be heard!: Radio Netherlands will be recording a live show at Expatica's "i am not a tourist" Fair at the Beurs van Berlage on Sunday October 12th. Be there!...
- Campina fined for contaminated milk: Belgium fines the Dutch dairy company EUR 110,000 for selling milk contaminated with antibiotics....
- EU raises banking guarantee to EUR 50,000: EU finance ministers meet Tuesday to coordinate a response to the global banking crisis....
- RWE to invest EUR 6B in wind energy: If the Dutch government approves the energy company’s plan, 400 offshore wind turbines will be built in the North Sea....
- Dutch are getting lonelier: A survey by the Salvation Army finds that more Dutch people are lonely and less satisfied than they were in 2003....
- Dutch news in brief, Tuesday 7 October 2008: Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- Alkmaar closes operating rooms: The Alkmaar Medical Centre closes four operating rooms after experiencing problems similar to those in Lelystad and Emmeloord hospitals....
- Netherlands increases bank deposit guarantee: The Dutch government raises its guarantee on bank deposits to avoid withdrawals, while other EU members and parties debate deposit protection....
- Aegon stocks fall: Dutch insurance company Aegon suffers the greatest losses of the Netherlands’ stock market fall on Monday....
- Global markets dive, Europe wrestles over common tactic: As global markets suffer, they scramble to take pre-emptive measures to secure their economies and their people....
- Dutch news in brief, Monday 6 October 2008: Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- 75 percent of Dutch homeowners worried: A survey by the Own House Association shows that three-quarters of Dutch home owners think they will suffer from the credit crisis....
- Thai masseuses work for slave wages: Prostitutes’ rights group Red Thread finds that over 400 Thai women work for slave wages in Dutch massage parlours....
- Dutch change terms of Fortis bailout: The Benelux countries break up troubled Fortis, and the Netherlands buys all Dutch Fortis banks for EUR 16.8B....
- EU finance ministers seek common response to credit crunch: 27 finance ministers will have a chance to debate the question of how to join together and solve the divide on financial issue facing the EU Tuesday....
- Dutch news in brief, Friday 3 October 2008: Find out what’s the latest news in the Netherlands in the roundup of today’s press from Radio Netherlands....
- Drenthe police under supervision: Dutch Interior Minister ter Horst places the Drenthe police under financial supervision due to their large budget deficit....
- "Zwartboek" voted best Dutch film: Paul Verhoeven’s movies top Dutch viewers’ lists in a film festival poll....
- First driver to take Dutch road hog course: A Venlo man who violated several traffic rules is the first driver to take the compulsory course....
- Virus hunters track HIV to 100 years back: New research published in the journal Nature Thursday revels the most pervasive and virulent global strain of HIV began spreading among human beings between 1884 and 1924....
- Palin answers critics in one-time debate with Biden: Palin and Biden both said to have faired well by critics for one and only Vice Presidential debate held Thursday....
- Dutch leaders propose EU rescue fund: Balkenende and Bos suggest EU countries save up to EUR 350M in a joint emergency fund for troubled banks....
- Schiphol allowed to expand: A Dutch commission allows the airport to expand while considering noise nuisance....
- Dutch terrorist gets nine years in prison: A Dutch appeals court sentences Samir Azzouz to an additional year in prison....
- Parliament wants details on Fortis deal: Dutch parliament asks Bos for more information on Fortis’s 2007 takeover of ABN Amro....
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