The Netherlands is to give nearly one million euros in extra emergency aid to Burkina Faso and Chad. The announcement was made by Development Co-operation Minister Ben Knapen.
Unemployment went up by 24,000 in April, reaching a total of 489,000, according to figures from the Dutch statistics office (CBS). The rise means that 6.2 percent of the Netherlands’ workforce is currently out of a job.
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Geert Wilders is battling Brussels and basking in the publicity, this morning’s papers report. What’s the best place to live in the Netherlands? All is revealed in de Volkskrant.
Netherlands Railways (NS) fears a government plan to scrap the tax-free travel expenses compensation scheme will lead to empty trains and congested roads. The measure is part of a raft of budget cuts agreed earlier this spring.
Arjen Robben is to fly to the Holland training camp in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday. The embattled footballer took some days off, to rest up from a tough week.
A majority in parliament wants Development Cooperation Minister Ben Knapen to earmark additional aid for the Sahel region, where millions of people are facing starvation.
The Netherlands could block the introduction of ‘eurobonds’, says caretaker Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Police have used force to dismantle a tent camp of failed asylum seekers in the northern Dutch town of Ter Apel.
UNICEF Netherlands and Defence for Children report that no more than 500 children would be affected by the ‘children’s asylum bill’.
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