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Leefbaar Rotterdam 'collected' proxy votes

11-03-2010 - The public prosecution department in Rotterdam has begun an investigation into the collection of proxy votes by supporters of local populist party Leefbaar Rotterdam following the discovery of an email full of tips for getting other people's voting forms....more

Eurlings lined up to replace Balkenende

11-03-2010 - Caretaker transport minister Camiel Eurlings is being lined up to replace CDA leader Jan Peter Balkenende if the June general election turns out to be a fiasco for the party, the Telegraaf reports on Thursday. ...more
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Wilders is damaging Holland: minister

11-03-2010 - Anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders is damaging the Netherlands' reputation abroad, caretaker foreign minister Maxime Verhagen said on Wednesday. ...more
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Bouvrie speaks out about his tax fraud arrest
11-03-2010 - Society interior designer Jan des Bouvrie told a news conference on Thursday afternoon his arrest on tax fraud charges centres on the value added tax levied over an €80,000 bill which was addressed to the wrong company due to a typing error. ...more

Corus works council anger at Oudeman removal
11-03-2010 - Corus Nederland's works council has reacted angrily to the enforced departure of supervisory board member Marjan Oudeman, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Thursday. ...more

Mosquito noise machine 'should be banned'
11-03-2010 - The mosquito, a machine which emits an annoying sound only young people can hear and is used in Holland to discourage youngsters from hanging around on the streets, should be banned, according to the Council of Europe. ...more

• Less cash to help the jobless find work - 11-03-2010
• Ryanair under fire from Air France-KLM  - 11-03-2010
• Supermarket staff to get 1% pay rise - 11-03-2010
• Cut jobless benefit entitlement, says OECD  - 11-03-2010
• Zalm reports to remain secret: finance minister - 11-03-2010
• Random car search yields 71kg of cocaine  - 11-03-2010

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