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- Frisian as a university subject under threat
The only Dutch university degree course in Frisian language and culture may disappear because of a shortage of students, the Volkskrant reports on Friday. - Warmer weather on its way, but showers set to continue The weekend will be warmer than recent days but there will still be heavy showers at times, particularly on Sunday, weather forecasters say. - Wilders takes Dutch state to court to head off EU emergency fund Geert Wilders is taking legal action against the Dutch state in an effort to stop the Netherlands supporting the European financial emergency fund. - Van Haersma Buma wins CDA leadership contest in single ballot Sybrand van Haersma Buma was on Friday elected the new leader of the Christian Democrats after taking more than 50% of the vote in a party membership ballot. - Dutch gas companies set sights on Israel Large natural gas reserves discovered under the Mediterranean sea close to the Israeli city of Haifa are proving a draw to Dutch firms, news agency ANP reports on Friday. - Staunch Protestant woman, 71, investigated for care home abuse Social workers and police are investigating claims of abuse at a children's home in the Bible belt region of Staphorst, regional paper De Stentor reports on Friday. - Labour voters don't back austerity deal, healthcare plans unpopular Now the details have leaked out, a majority of Labour party voters no longer support the austerity package finalised by the five-party coalition earlier this week, according to a poll for television programme EenVandaag. - Minister questioned over Dutch ambassador to Albania Foreign minister Uri Rosenthal has been asked to comment on a discussion in Albania about the Dutch ambassador's support for homosexuality, Nos television reports. - Thousands will lose jobs if road projects are halted Some 3,600 people will lose their jobs over the next two years if the government presses ahead with a partial freeze on new road projects. - Refugee protest camp grows (update) Over 300 failed asylum seekers are now said to be living in a protest camp, set up outside the Ter Apel refugee centre in Groningen, news agency Novum said on Friday. - Unions, opposition and health sector criticise austerity package The package of austerity measures worked out by the government with the help of three smaller parties will hit working people hard, Agnes Jongerius, leader of the FNV trade union federation, said on Thursday. - Austerity package details leaked, spending power cut by 2% The five-party agreement aimed at reducing the Dutch budget deficit to below 3% represents extra tax income and spending cuts to the tune of ?16bn, the Telegraaf reports on Thursday. - Football club finances improve Six professional clubs remain on the Dutch football association?s watch list because of their problematic finances, the KNVB said on Wednesday. - House sales down almost 20% in April Just 8,236 houses changed ownership in April, a drop of 18% on a year ago, the land registry office Kadaster said on Wednesday. - Healthcare spending rose 3.2% last year Spending on healthcare rose 3.2% last year, compared with 2010, the national statistics office CBS said on Wednesday. In total, ?90bn was spent on healthcare and welfare services, the CBS said. - Little support for Hedwige polder flood plan A compromise plan to flood part of a polder in Zeeland to compensate for lost nature has failed to win majority support in parliament, news agency ANP said on Wednesday. - Football fans warned to behave in Ukraine and Poland Dutch football fans are being given a special booklet drawn up by the Dutch football association and foreign ministry with dos and don'ts for June's European football championships in Poland and Ukraine. - Minister yes, but MP no Social affairs minister Henk Kamp and his deputy Paul de Krom, justice minister Ivo Opstelten, foreign minister Uri Rosenthal and transport minister Melanie Schultz are not standing for parliament in the September 2012 general election. - Customers can continue to smoke in small bars, judges rule Efforts by anti-smoking campaigners to reinstate a smoking ban in small cafes and bars failed on Wednesday when judges in The Hague ruled the law does allow exceptions. - Turkish singer goes back home after Schiphol questioning A Dutch concert by popular Turkish singer Arif Sag was cancelled this weekend after he gave up and returned home after lengthy questioning by officials at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. |
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