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Thursday 9 February RNW - NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE
Dutch FM Uri Rosenthal and flag of Syria
Dutch FM Uri Rosenthal and flag of Syria
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The Hague, Netherlands
The Hague, Netherlands

Pulling ambassador out of Syria damages dialogue

With the further escalation of the situation in Syria, a growing number of countries have recalled their ambassadors from Damascus. On Tuesday, the Netherlands did the same, but was it a good idea?
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Eleven Cities Tour not to go ahead

The Eleven Cities Tour will not ahead for the time being.
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Bulletin: AZ thrashes ADO The Hague

AZ has beaten ADO The Hague 6-0. This puts the Alkmaar team at the top of the Dutch premier league with Eindhoven’s PSV with 42 points. PSV is ahead on goals.

Bulletin: Prinses Máxima receives Machiavelli Prize

Prinses Máxima, the wife of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, has won the Machiavelli prize for her role in strengthening the popularity of the monarchy. The Machiavelli Prize is awarded to people who excel in public communication.

Bulletin: Dutch eurocommissioner backs EC on Greece

Dutch European Commissioner Neelie Kroes says she backs the Commission's line on the Greek debt crisis.

Bulletin: Socialist Party hit by another contribution incident

The Socialist Party in the Netherlands is facing its second incident in a week involving its controversial compulsory contribution system.

Bulletin: Dutch police present football policy

The police are to draw up a top 10 of most notorious football hooligans for each club in professional football. All data pertaining to these hooligans will be stored in a single database.

Article: Press Review Wednesday 8 February 2012

Skating-marathon madness continues to dominate the Dutch press, but there’s a big euro-crisis story around as well. Internet piracy is put under the spotlight and a court gives a fillip to a football hero’s fight.

Article: Eleven Cities Tour: A hockey-player’s quest

Continuing sub-zero temperatures are fuelling blanket media speculation that the legendary 200 kilometre Dutch skating marathon the Elfstedentocht - Eleven Cities Tour - will take place for the first time in 15 years.

Bulletin: Red Cross first-aid app huge success

More than 320,000 Dutch people have downloaded a Red Cross app which enables users to provide emergency aid quicker and more effectively.

Bulletin: Dutch withdraw ambassador from Syria

Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal has recalled the Dutch ambassador from Syria for talks. He has also summoned the Syrian ambassador in The Hague.

Bulletin: Amsterdam tackles immigration issues

Better registration, more efforts to deal with illegal housing and a special working group to combat crime. Those are some of the measures announced in Amsterdam on Tuesday to improve how the city deals with immigrants from Eastern Europe.

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