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América Móvil to discuss KPN takeover with minister 27 Aug 2013 | 02:25 pm
Officials from Mexican telecoms group América Móvil, which hopes to take over KPN, are to meet economic affairs minister Henk Kamp on Wednesday, news agency ANP reports. Kamp is keen to discuss the p...
Europe's biggest led display screen unveiled in Rotterdam 27 Aug 2013 | 02:20 pm
The biggest led display screen in Europe, which cost nearly €3m to make, has been unveiled at Rotterdam’s main railway station. The screen is 4.5 metres high and 40 metres long, contains 5,142,528 bu...
Three-quarters of tank storage firms are breaking safety rules 27 Aug 2013 | 01:45 pm
More than 75% of the tank storage firms currently operating the Netherlands are not complying properly with the rules, according to research by the social affairs ministry. Inspectors looked at 91 fi...
After 12 years of decline, the Dutch music industry grows again 27 Aug 2013 | 01:34 pm
Turnover in the Dutch music industry rose 1.9% in the first six months of this year, ending 12 years of continual decline. Sales reached €58m as streaming services such as Spotify and Deezer grew in ...
The brethren in black suits get their first female local leader 27 Aug 2013 | 01:18 pm
Members of the fundamentalist Christian political party SGP in Vlissingen have voted in favour of a woman leading their campaign for next year's local elections. The party does not approve of women b...
Protesters gear up for anti- shale gas campaign, Boxtel leads the way 27 Aug 2013 | 01:07 pm
People living in the Brabant town of Boxtel, earmarked as a test site for shale gas extraction, are planning to take their protest to The Hague, Nos television reports. Locals are angry the governmen...
Former Imtech bosses return €2.2m in bonuses after fraude debacle 27 Aug 2013 | 12:32 pm
The former chief executive and CFO of technical services group Imtech have paid back €1.5m and €700,000 in bonuses following the discovery of major fraud, the company said on Tuesday. Imtech has been...
Kidsweek deputy editor may escape jail on child porn charges 26 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
The former deputy editor of a children’s magazine should be given 100 hours community service for possessing and distributing child pornography, the public prosecutor told a court in Utrecht on Monday...
Dutch minimum wage is 'enough' for a decent life 26 Aug 2013 | 06:29 pm
The Dutch minimum wage provides more sufficient income to take care of basic daily needs, according to research by the international Wage Indicator Foundation. A living wage in the Netherlands is €92...
Coalition 'almost agreed' on new €6bn austerity package 26 Aug 2013 | 06:15 pm
The two coalition parties – the right-wing Liberals (VVD) and social democrats (PvdA) have almost concluded their negotiations on how to generate a further €6bn for the Dutch economy in 2014. The Dut...
