Dutch firm exported chemicals to Syria with weapons potential

Dutch News.nl - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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. In 2003, for example, one Dordrecht-based company exported 160,000 litres of methyl ehtyleen glycol to part of the Syrian defence ministry, RTL and ...

Dutch internet gambling market to be liberalised in 2015

Dutch News.nl - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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. Currently, foreign firms are not supposed to target gamblers in the Netherlands, although the ban is widely ignored. The flouting of the ban has also had an impact on Holland Casino, the state-run gambling company which is ...

Soccer-Van Gaal adds four new names to Dutch squad for friendlies

General Sources - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

ROTTERDAM, May 22 (Reuters) - Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal included four newcomers and recalled Everton defender John Heitinga when he named his 21-man squad on Wednesday for friendly international matches against Indonesia and China. Van Gaal is without 12 regulars who have been called up to the Dutch under-21 squad to play in the Euro finals in June in Israel. He called ...

The Netherlands APM Terminals Posts Q1 2013 Report

Dredging Today - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

HIGHLIGHTS o Profit of USD 166m (USD 226m). Gains of USD 73m after tax were included in 2012; o RQIC was 12.0% (20.1%); o Cash flow from operating activities was USD 242m (USD 185m); o Number of containers handled was 8.6m TEU (8.6m TEU); o A strategic partnership agreement was signed with Turkey-based Petkim to create and operate the new Aegean Gateway Terminal (AGT) near Izmir, Turkey; o ...

Eredivisie Preview Twente v Utrecht

soccerway - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Utrecht - who finished the regular season in fifth - were one of four teams split into the UEFA Europa League play-offs and they accounted for Heerenveen in the semi-final stage, winning 3-1 on ...

Van Gaal Adds Four New Names to Dutch Squad for Friendlies

New York Times - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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Special Report The Art of Collecting A Slice of Russia in Amsterdam

International Herald Tribune - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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Prime minister will not use veto over new EU budgets

Expatica - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Speaking during a debate ahead of Wednesday's summit, Rutte said he will do his best to ensure the Netherlands does not have to make a top-up payment of at least €350m, but that the chance of that happening is 'very small'.Several opposition parties oppose the payment of the extra bill, needed to make sure Brussels balances its books. However, the ruling parties, plus the D66 ...

Households put more money into investments

Expatica - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

For nine quarters households were taking money out of their investments, but in the first quarter of 2013 money went back in, to the tune of €18m, the Dutch central bank said on Tuesday.The rise is probably a result of low interest rates on savings accounts and the recent improvement in the stock exchange, says the ...

Friesland to press ahead with building new skating stadium

Dutch News.nl - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

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. The Thialf stadium has been home to top-level speed skating since the 1980s but its future is in doubt now the Dutch Olympic committee and the KNSB are on the point of opting to build a state-of-the-art stadium ...