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We have started to collect the most important news related to Netherlands in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Netherlands: news

Barclays agrees £45bn Dutch deal

Monday, April 23rd 2007, 13:44

Barclays agrees to buy ABN Amro for £45bn, but a rival group led by the Royal Bank of Scotland may enter the fray.
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Dutch brewers fined over cartel

Wednesday, April 18th 2007, 9:41

Dutch brewers, including Heineken and Grolsch, are fined 273.7m euros by EU regulators for price fixing.
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EU 'does not need constitution'

Monday, April 16th 2007, 15:17
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK and Dutch prime ministers say the EU needs changes to existing treaties, not a big constitution.
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Tennis: Rusedski retires after win

Saturday, April 7th 2007, 15:15

Greg Rusedski announces his retirement after helping Great Britain beat the Netherlands in the Davis Cup.
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Barclays planning Dutch HQ move

Wednesday, March 21st 2007, 0:06
related places: Amsterdam

Barclays says it will move its HQ to Amsterdam to help smooth its £80bn takeover of Dutch rival ABN Amro.
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Cricket: Gibbs' six sixes glory

Friday, March 16th 2007, 20:31

Herschelle Gibbs makes World Cup history by smashing six sixes off an over as they make 353-3 against the Netherlands.
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Dutch director Rademakers dies

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 2:19

Fons Rademakers, the Dutch director who won an Oscar in 1987 for his film The Attack, dies, aged 86.
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Row over Dutch Muslim ministers

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 10:45

The appointment of two Muslims to the Dutch cabinet reawakens a row in the country over dual nationality.
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India media upbeat on Tata's win

Thursday, February 1st 2007, 7:33
related countries: India

The Indian media hails firm Tata for winning a $12.1bn bid to take over Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.
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India's Tata wins race for Corus

Wednesday, January 31st 2007, 16:44
related countries: India

Indian firm Tata wins a long running takeover battle for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus, with a £6bn bid.
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Corus faces head-to-head auction

Tuesday, January 30th 2007, 19:09

A behind-closed-doors auction is taking place to win a takeover of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.
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Dutch man in US terror charges

Monday, January 29th 2007, 20:59
related countries: Iraq, United States

An Iraqi-born Dutch citizen charged with plotting attacks on American troops in Iraq appears in a US court.
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Dutch Iraqi suspect flown to US

Sunday, January 28th 2007, 2:37
related countries: Iraq, United States

An Iraqi-born Dutch citizen is extradited to the US accused of plotting attacks on US forces in Iraq.
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Dutch imams 'leaving in droves'

Friday, January 19th 2007, 16:08

Moderate Muslim imams are leaving the Netherlands, with radical preachers filling the gap, officials warn.
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Four missing after Red Sea dive

Sunday, January 7th 2007, 15:29

Egyptian rescuers launch a search after four divers go missing in the Red Sea in bad weather.
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Dutch brothels take city to court

Friday, December 29th 2006, 13:11
related places: Amsterdam

Amsterdam brothel owners take the city council to court over its decision to close many sex businesses.
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Gazprom grabs Sakhalin stake

Thursday, December 21st 2006, 17:50
related countries: Russia
related places: Sakhalin

Russia's state-owned energy giant Gazprom wrests control of a massive gas field from Anglo-Dutch rival Shell.
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Dutch crisis as minister censured

Wednesday, December 13th 2006, 10:31

The Dutch cabinet holds crisis talks after parliament censures hardline Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk.
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Steel firms in battle over Corus

Monday, December 11th 2006, 11:57
related countries: India

Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus accepts a revised takeover offer from Brazil's CSN, hours after backing a Tata bid.
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Corus accepts revised Tata offer

Monday, December 11th 2006, 6:03
related countries: India

Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus says it is accepting a revised £4.7bn takeover offer from Indian rival Tata Steel.
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Dutch immigrant amnesty overruled

Wednesday, December 6th 2006, 12:24

The Dutch government vetoes the new parliament's move to grant amnesty to thousands of failed asylum seekers.
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Anger over Dutch Srebrenica medal

Monday, December 4th 2006, 17:38

Survivors of the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 criticise honours given to Dutch peacekeepers in the city.
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Dutch child dies in school attack

Friday, December 1st 2006, 18:37

Police arrest a man after a young boy is stabbed to death at a primary school in the Netherlands.
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Dutch court convicts Islamists

Friday, December 1st 2006, 14:20

Three men and a woman are found guilty in Amsterdam of planning terror attacks on Dutch politicians.
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Amsterdam sex clubs crackdown

Friday, December 1st 2006, 11:52
related places: Amsterdam

Dutch authorities order 33 sex clubs in Amsterdam's red light district to close over suspected criminal activity.
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Dutch face tough coalition talks

Thursday, November 23rd 2006, 11:53

The ruling Christian Democrats emerge on top in the Dutch election, but difficult coalition talks lie ahead.
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Dutch on course for split result

Thursday, November 23rd 2006, 0:19

With most Dutch election votes counted, the Christian Democrats are ahead but lack a clear mandate to govern.
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Dutch Muslims condemn burqa ban

Saturday, November 18th 2006, 7:48

Dutch Muslims criticise government plans to ban burqas and face-covering veils in public places.
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Dutch government in burqa ban

Friday, November 17th 2006, 22:17

The Dutch government is to draft a law banning women from wearing the burqa in public places.
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Dutch inquiry into Iraq 'abuses'

Friday, November 17th 2006, 21:11
related countries: Iraq

The Dutch government orders an inquiry into reports that its troops tortured prisoners in Iraq in 2003.
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Dutch military in Iraq abuse row

Friday, November 17th 2006, 11:24
related countries: Iraq

Dutch military interrogators abused dozens of Iraqi prisoners after the 2003 invasion, a newspaper says.
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Tata Steel posts record profits

Monday, October 30th 2006, 17:41
related countries: India

Tata, the Indian company set to buy Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus, announces a 5.4% increase in profits.
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Brazil firm 'may make Corus bid'

Sunday, October 22nd 2006, 14:03
related countries: Botswana

Brazilian steel group CSN is preparing to make a rival takeover bid for Anglo-Dutch firm Corus, a report says.
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Corus accepts £4.3bn Tata offer

Friday, October 20th 2006, 17:08
related countries: India

Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus confirms it is accepting a £4.3bn takeover offer from Indian rival Tata Steel.
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Corus confirms Tata proposal

Tuesday, October 17th 2006, 12:54
related countries: India

Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus says it has received a takeover proposal from Indian conglomerate Tata.
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Dutch terror suspects go on trial

Monday, October 16th 2006, 14:02

Six alleged Islamists go on trial in the Netherlands accused of plotting terrorist attacks.
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Nigerian youths seize oil station

Tuesday, October 10th 2006, 15:56
related countries: Niger, Nigeria

Armed young men seize a flow station belonging to Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell in Niger Delta, police say.
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EU 'has to slash business rules'

Monday, October 9th 2006, 13:37
related countries: Denmark

Dutch and Danish government ministers have issued a joint letter calling on the EU to speed up bureaucratic reform.
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