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17/05/2013 Former Dutch minister Koenders to head UN Mali mission

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Friday named former Dutch government minister Bert Koenders as head of the key UN mission in Mali where French and...

17/05/2013 Who is EU rainbow warrior?

The Rainbow Report published on May 16 ranks the legal environments for homosexuality in European countries.

17/05/2013 Doctors: euthanasia for dementia patients should be restricted

"Doctors: euthanasia for dementia patients should be restricted" The Dutch doctors’ organisation (KNMG) met the Health Minister Edith Schippers on May 16 to discuss the possibility of limiting the scope of the...

17/05/2013 Dutch inflation rate drops but remains way above EU average

"Dutch inflation rate drops but remains way above EU average" The Netherlands' inflation rate has dropped from 3.2% in March to 2.8% in April, but remains well above the eurozone average of 1.2%,...

17/05/2013 High taxes make Dutch petrol most expensive in Europe

"High taxes make Dutch petrol most expensive in Europe" Petrol in the Netherlands is the most expensive in Europe, thanks to high taxes, according to research by German motoring organisaation ADAC.

17/05/2013 Big cities won't meet EU targets on traffic pollution

"Big cities won't meet EU targets on traffic pollution" Five of the Netherlands' biggest cities will not meet EU targets on nitrogen dioxide by 2015, opening them up to heavy fines and a ban on new...

17/05/2013 One in seven households 'has trouble paying the bills'

"One in seven households 'has trouble paying the bills'" One in seven households in the Netherlands is having trouble paying their bills, causing half of them sleepless nights, RTL news reports on Friday.

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