All News List Dutch central bank gives 2,000 staff a Greek Christmas present
The Dutch central bank has given its 2,000 staff a Greek hamper this Christmas, containing cheese, olives, wine, a travel guide and a book about Greek myths, the Volkskrant reports on Wednesday.
The paper says the bank has denied any link to the euro crisis, arguing last year's Christmas box had a Dutch theme.
A spokesman told the paper the decision to go for Greece this ...Read More
The Dutch central bank has given its 2,000 staff a Greek hamper this Christmas, containing cheese, olives, wine, a travel guide and a book about Greek myths, the Volkskrant reports on Wednesday.
The paper says the bank has denied any link to the euro crisis, arguing last year's Christmas box had a Dutch theme.
A spokesman told the paper the decision to go for Greece this ...Read MoreFinancial services regulator warns comparison websites to come clean
The financial services regulator AFM has warned websites which compare difference insurance and financial products to come clean to consumers about how they are funded and how reach their conclusions.
At the moment there is a lack of transparency about how the sites operate and how they make their money, the AFM said. The organisation has looked at 40 sites which compare fin...Read More
The financial services regulator AFM has warned websites which compare difference insurance and financial products to come clean to consumers about how they are funded and how reach their conclusions.
At the moment there is a lack of transparency about how the sites operate and how they make their money, the AFM said. The organisation has looked at 40 sites which compare fin...Read MoreDutch central bank set to make a loss, no dividend for the state
The Dutch central bank DNB will probably post a loss in 2011 and will not pay a dividend to the state this year, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Wednesday.
The last time the central bank failed to make a profit was in 2003. The state is the bank's only shareholder.
Finance minister Jan Kees de Jager's 2012 spending plans included a €575m interim dividend from the ...Read More
The Dutch central bank DNB will probably post a loss in 2011 and will not pay a dividend to the state this year, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Wednesday.
The last time the central bank failed to make a profit was in 2003. The state is the bank's only shareholder.
Finance minister Jan Kees de Jager's 2012 spending plans included a €575m interim dividend from the ...Read MoreHousing corporations will have to offer 75% of their homes for sale
The social affairs ministry plans to force housing corporations to offer to sell at least 75% of their housing supply to sitting tenants, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Wednesday, quoting a source in The Hague.
The paper says housing organisations will only be able to put fewer homes up for sale with the express permission of the minister.
The plan will be discussed b...Read More
The social affairs ministry plans to force housing corporations to offer to sell at least 75% of their housing supply to sitting tenants, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Wednesday, quoting a source in The Hague.
The paper says housing organisations will only be able to put fewer homes up for sale with the express permission of the minister.
The plan will be discussed b...Read MoreEmployers warn government not to make cuts, increase social premiums
Employers' organisations have urged the government not to make short-term cost savings in an effort to reduce the budget deficit, saying this will damage both the economy and consumer confidence.
On Tuesday, the government’s macro-economic planning bureau CPB said the economy will contract 5% next year, while unemployment will rise sharply.
Like the employers, the C...Read More
Employers' organisations have urged the government not to make short-term cost savings in an effort to reduce the budget deficit, saying this will damage both the economy and consumer confidence.
On Tuesday, the government’s macro-economic planning bureau CPB said the economy will contract 5% next year, while unemployment will rise sharply.
Like the employers, the C...Read MoreJet fighter pilot jailed for selling state secrets to Russia
A former fighter jet pilot has been jailed for five years by a court in The Hague for trying to sell state secrets to a Russian diplomat.
The man, known as Chris V wanted €500,000 for the information he was trying to sell the court was told. According to news agency ANP, his contact was a military attaché at the Russian embassy in The Hague.
The pair were arre...Read More
A former fighter jet pilot has been jailed for five years by a court in The Hague for trying to sell state secrets to a Russian diplomat.
The man, known as Chris V wanted €500,000 for the information he was trying to sell the court was told. According to news agency ANP, his contact was a military attaché at the Russian embassy in The Hague.
The pair were arre...Read MoreNo cash for increasing speed limit to 130 kph, CDA MPs say
The government should not be spending any money on improving road conditions and soundproofing so the speed limit can be increased to 130 kph on most motorways, according to Christian Democrat MPs.
Transport minister Melanie Shultz van Haegen is planning to spend €100m on increasing the speed limit on around 60% of the country's motorways.
But the ruling CDA say no m...Read More
The government should not be spending any money on improving road conditions and soundproofing so the speed limit can be increased to 130 kph on most motorways, according to Christian Democrat MPs.
Transport minister Melanie Shultz van Haegen is planning to spend €100m on increasing the speed limit on around 60% of the country's motorways.
But the ruling CDA say no m...Read MoreFNV union federation to break up and reform with new name
The country's biggest trade union federation, the FNV, is to disband and reform under a new name with a new leadership, the 19 member unions decided at the weekend.
The federation had been divided since its leader, Agnes Jongerius, voted in favour of measures to reform the pension system, much to the fury of the three biggest member unions: the general workers union Bondg...Read More
The country's biggest trade union federation, the FNV, is to disband and reform under a new name with a new leadership, the 19 member unions decided at the weekend.
The federation had been divided since its leader, Agnes Jongerius, voted in favour of measures to reform the pension system, much to the fury of the three biggest member unions: the general workers union Bondg...Read MoreDoctors should compete: minister
Health minister Edith Schippers wants family doctors to compete with each other in an effort to improve patient services and make it easier to switch doctors, the NRC reported on Saturday.
The paper says the minister has asked the national healthcare authority (NZA) to look at ways of increasing competition between doctors.
At the moment, family practitioners receive a fl...Read More
Health minister Edith Schippers wants family doctors to compete with each other in an effort to improve patient services and make it easier to switch doctors, the NRC reported on Saturday.
The paper says the minister has asked the national healthcare authority (NZA) to look at ways of increasing competition between doctors.
At the moment, family practitioners receive a fl...Read More'Worker admits gas burner started massive chemicals firm blaze'
A worker at the Chemie-Pack chemicals plant near Rotterdam, which was destroyed by fire in January, has admitted being responsible for the blaze, Nos television reported on Sunday.
The man, who worked for the Moerdijk company for 13 years, has been granted immunity from prosecution in return for his testimony, sources told the broadcaster.
The man has reportedly admitted ...Read More
A worker at the Chemie-Pack chemicals plant near Rotterdam, which was destroyed by fire in January, has admitted being responsible for the blaze, Nos television reported on Sunday.
The man, who worked for the Moerdijk company for 13 years, has been granted immunity from prosecution in return for his testimony, sources told the broadcaster.
The man has reportedly admitted ...Read More