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Johan Cruijff's childhood home is up for sale

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:10:27 +0100

The Amsterdam house where legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruijff grew up is for sale and may be turned into a museum, the Parool reports on Thursday.

Floating suitcase contained human remains

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:01:03 +0100

A suitcase found floating in water near the Noord-Holland village of Weteringbrug contained human remains, police said on Thursday afternoon.

Flevoland cities create the most new jobs

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:34 +0100

The cities of Almere and Lelystad in the Netherlands' newest province of Flevoland have been the most successful at creating new jobs over the past 10 years.

Brabant doctor banned from treating women after two affairs

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:45:13 +0100

A family doctor in Brabant has been banned from treating women by a disciplinary committee after having two relationships with patients.

State to scrap up to 18,000 jobs in five years, 25% of budget to go

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:36:19 +0100

The national government apparatus will be slimmed down radically between now and 2018, saving €4.2bn, government services minister Stef Blok said in a briefing to parliament on Wednesday evening.

Two-thirds of Dutch cannabis cafes still admit tourists: survey

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:57:55 +0100

Two-thirds of the country's 478 cannabis cafes continue to sell marijuana to tourists, despite the ban implemented at the beginning of this year, according to research published by Nos television.

Sharp rise in attacks on cash point machines

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:43:52 +0100

Thieves made 35 attempts to break open cash point machines with explosives or by driving cars at them in the first three months of this year, the Dutch Banking Association says.

Banks get tougher on small firm credit

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:27 +0100

The banks are preparing to yet again toughen up their conditions for loans to small and medium-sized firms, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Thursday.

Employers angry at Dutch plans to leave UN trade group Unido

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:02 +0100

Dutch employers are angry at the government's plans to pull out of a United Nations organisation set up to stimulate trade and production in developing countries.

Helping an illegal immigrant not a criminal offence, says minister

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:07:25 +0100

Junior justice minister Fred Teeven is prepared to amend pending legislation making it a criminal offence to help people living in the Netherlands without proper papers.

People who vote PVV are most likely to believe in UFOs

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:02 +0100

Over one in four people who vote for the anti-immigration PVV believe in flying saucers and that governments are covering up the truth, according to researchers at Amsterdam's VU university.

Dutch firms exported chemicals to Syria with weapons potential

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:05:55 +0100

Dutch companies have for years been selling chemicals to Syria which can be used to make chemical weapons, according to research by the NRC and RTL news.

Dutch face highest bills in Europe for mobile internet

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:08 +0100

The Netherlands is the most expensive market in the EU for mobile broadband internet services, according to new Finnish research.

Dutch internet gambling market to be liberalised in 2015

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:54 +0100

The Netherlands is to open up the online gambling market to competition in 2015, ending the state's monopoly, according to draft legislation published on Wednesday.

Friesland to press ahead with building new skating stadium

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:11 +0100

The province of Friesland will press on with building a new speed skating stadium in Heerenveen, even if the national skating association opts to make Almere its preferred location.

Hunger strikers can be force fed as last resort, says supreme court

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:53 +0100

Nine asylum seekers are currently on hunger strike in the Netherlands, the justice ministry said on Tuesday evening.

European olive oil rules are 'bizarre' says prime minister

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:05 +0100

Plans by the European Commission to stop restaurants placing refillable cruets of olive oil on tables are 'bizarre', says Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte.

Prime minister will not use veto over new EU budgets

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:13 +0100

Prime minister Mark Rutte will not use his veto during discussions on a new multi-year budget for the European Union, he told MPs on Tuesday night.

Maastricht mayor may backtrack on tourist cannabis cafe ban

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:38:00 +0100

Maastricht mayor Onno Hoes, who has been struggling to ensure legislation banning tourists from the city's 11 cannabis cafes is put into practice, is now looking at alternatives, Nos television reports.

Not enough MPs back collective asylum for Afghan interpreters

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:23:05 +0100

There is not enough support in parliament to ensure a collective asylum deal for Afghans who worked as interpreters for the Dutch military in Afghanistan, the Volkskrant reports on Wednesday.

Cold case team identifies possible prostitutes serial killer

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:05:22 +0100

A police cold case team looking into 85 unsolved murders says it may have identified a possible serial killer responsible for murdering five women over the past 30 years.

Apple paid €5m to Dutch tax authorities last year: Volkskrant

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:46:59 +0100

Computer giant Apple, under fire at home in the US for avoiding tax, paid an estimated €5m to the Dutch tax office last year, according to calculations by the Volkskrant.

Politicians head for 'Sharia triangle' to find out for themselves

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:09:18 +0100

Social affairs minister Lodewijk Asscher and MP and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders both paid visits to a district in The Hague dubbed the 'Sharia triangle' on Tuesday.

Health reforms will give too much power to insurers: dentists

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:58:16 +0100

Plans by health minister Edith Schippers to allow health insurers to restrict patient access to approved providers will give them too much power, according to Dutch dentists' association NMT.

VVD to introduce 'statement of integrity'

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:22 +0100

All politicians of the right-wing liberal VVD party, from prime minister to local councillors, will have to sign a statement of integrity, party chairman Benk Korthals told the Nos on Tuesday.