Netherlands

  • Mar 20, 2012
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Dutch parliament may not ratify fiscal compact treaty

The coalition government lost its majority in parliament today after Hero Brinkman quit the PVV.

Netherlands
  • Mar 15, 2012
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Budget will decide Dutch coalition and fiscal treaty

Diederik Samsom and Ronald Plasterk, frontrunners for tomorrow's leadership contest for the...

Netherlands
  • Mar 6, 2012
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Wilders's euro exit talk threatens Dutch coalition

Wilders yesterday called for a referendum on whether the Netherlands should stay in the euro.

Netherlands
  • Mar 2, 2012
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Socialists would gain from coalition collapse

Forecasts showed that the Netherlands expects a budget deficit of 4.5% of GDP in 2013 -- above...

Netherlands
  • Mar 1, 2012
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Merkel prepares U-turn on bigger bailout fund

The prime ministers of Italy, the Netherlands and Luxembourg yesterday said euro-area leaders...

EU
  • Jan 6, 2012
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Europe's pressured utilities face far-reaching changes

Most European utilities have long been seen as a safe haven for investors thanks to the...

EU
  • Dec 19, 2011
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Austerity and new treaty may snap Dutch coalition

Although the economy weathered the euro-area financial crisis relatively well until mid-2011,...

Netherlands
  • Dec 6, 2011
  • 2 min read

S&P downgrade warning will hurt euro-area bailout fund

S&P yesterday put on watch for a downgrade 15 of the 17 euro-area member countries, sparing only...

EU