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This week in the Netherlands

Published on : 20 November 2009 - 7:11pm | By Davion Ford
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How to smuggle an explosive device into a royal palace? The TV show Undercover Nederland was able to drive a fake bomb into the grounds of Queen Beatrix's working-palace Noordeinde in The Hague through the front gate, demonstrating that royal security is still too lax.

Each week, Radio Netherlands Worldwide brings you a round-up of Dutch news highlights.

Also on this week's edition:

- The Dutch Muslim Party make a grab for power in Venlo

- MP Arend Jan Boekestijn's loose-lips cost him his job.

- And extreme wind batters the country

- Plus News in Brief

 

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Anonymous 22 November 2009 - 10:41pm / NL
I'm always looking forward to 'This Week in the Netherlands'. A great way to feel connected here while still learning Dutch. Though it makes me wish it were longer and more in depth. Please keep up the good work!

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