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Dutch DPA issues Opinion on Cloud Computing issues
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The Dutch DPA issued its Opinion on Cloud Computing issues (see press release).
Smoke and politics #2 – with radio
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More on smoke and politics. In Amsterdam new regulations that ment a smooking ban for turist on cannabis cafes is kind of ditched. The move comes after the new government of the Netherlands said it … Continue reading →...
The polarised nature of the Dutch party system and the volatility of the electorate ensure that any ‘victory for the centre’ is likely to be short-lived.
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Last week’s elections in the Netherlands saw the mainstream parties of the centre make significant gains over the far-right PVV, led by Geert Wilders. André Krouwel argues that despite the success of the mainstream parties, there is little evidenc...
On the Dutch elections result
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I don't consider the NL election results of September 12 a victory for "Europe". No outcome in these elections would, alas, have been imo a victory for Europe.NickPthinks on business, EU policy, socio-economics and systemics in Europe. North America...
And the winner is: #Hermandeschermman
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There were quite some surprises during the Dutch election night on September 12 - either positively or negatively – and yes, five parties can claim to have won some or a lot of seats. However, the social media winner, soon renamed the...
"The Magical Return of the Political Centre" by Rene Cuperus
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The Dutch political laboratory is alive and kicking. Populist actors may have taken past headlines but the election marked the dramatic return of the pro-European centre ground. ‘The political centre is back’, ‘Again the purple coalition of red...
Eurosphere roundup: Dutch Elections aftermath, European Economy Reality Check…
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Dutch Elections: “The Political Centre is Back!” from The European Citizen by Eurocentric The centre is back is the news out of The Netherlands today – from De Volkskrant Dutch vote gives Europe extra time from FT.com – World,...
The Netherlands: Balkan Snapshots Festival 2012
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Balkan Buro, a Dutch non-profit “dedicated to providing a platform for artistic and cultural encounters between Western and Southeastern Europe,” announces the Balkan Snapshots Festival 2012, which will take place in Amsterdam on Sept. 21...
The Netherlands: fool's gold | Editorial
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Mark Rutte's VVD now advocates the cutting of the nation's development aid budget by two-thirds (Geert Wilders wanted all of it to go). Is this the price of putting stability before intolerance?Brussels breathed an audible sigh of relief at the resul...
Mythology of a defeat, and an appeal to let it go
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The defeat of the dutch green party was predictable, but the measure of the fall wasn't. As usual, a commission to analyze our faults is being formed. After being allied to GroenLinks for several years, I choose here three dominant myths in the Groen...
Greece is the new Islam
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Leading up to national elections in the Netherlands, which took place on 12 September, I have been closely following the debates between party leaders . The most striking observation I made is the near-total absence of the issues of immigration and I...
An unexpected victory
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On last Wednesday, Dutch people came back to poll stations to renew their lower Chamber due to the resignation of the Premier Mark Rutte, after Geert Wilders, the PPV populist leader withdrew his support to the liberal – Christian-democrat coalitio...
Dutch election: Pro-Europe VVD and Labour parties win
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video Voters in the Netherlands have backed two pro-European centrist parties, while the anti-immigrant Geert W...
Dutch elections: a pro-Europe or strategic vote?
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Yesterday, Dutch voters cast their votes in the parliamentary elections. After weeks of having the eurosceptic Socialist Party (SP) lead the polls, the Dutch eventually endorsed the centre parties. A pro-Europe vote? Think again.
Too soon to jump to conclusions: the Dutch debate on Europe has only started
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As we said in our pre-election briefing, the Dutch elections saw a shift back to the centre, compared to the early signs of the campaign. Granted, a stronger combined majority for the two main parties - centre-right VVD and centre-left PvdA - than ma...
The Dutch elections are a victory for pro-European parties, but there is growing opposition to the EU’s bailout policies.
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Early results from Wednesday’s elections in the Netherlands show a large fall in support for the radical-right Party for Freedom (PVV), led by Geert Wilders, and gains for the two mainstream parties, the VVD and PvdA. Cas Mudde argues that …...
An unexpected victory
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On this last Wednesday, Dutch people came back to poll stations to renew their lower Chamber due to the resignation of the Premier Mark Rutte, after Geert Wilders, the PPV populist leader withdrew his support to liberal – Christian-democrat coaliti...
Dutch Elections
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The Dutch election results are unequivocal: the pro-EU parties of the center-right and center-left won a resounding victory, Geert Wilders' xenophobic and Europhobic extreme-right party will lose 1/3 of its seats, and Emile Roemer's Euroske...
Dutch rejection of EU fails to materialise in elections
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Voters back centrist pro-European parties as the expected shift towards the Eurosceptic fringe fails to materialise...
The wisdom of the Dutch crowds
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Thursday, 13 September 2012 In a column last week in Humo (a Flemish magazine) Arnon Grunberg predicted that Mark Rutte (Liberal leader and outgoing prime minister) would become the next premier of The Netherlands...
Daily Digest: Rutte claims victory in Dutch elections
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This morning, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has claimed victory in yesterday’s national elections for his conservative VVD party. With 92% of the votes counted, Rutte’s party is set to take 41 seats in the … Continue reading ͛...
Dutch elections – anti-Europe lost, but did pro-Europe win?
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Authors: Michiel BijlsmaThe Dutch elections have ended in a race between the liberal party (VVD) and the social-democratic party (PvdA). The preliminary results indicate that VVD has 41 seats (up from 31) whereas PvdA has 39 seats (up from 30) out of...
Dutch Elections: "The Political Centre is Back!"
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The centre is back is the news out of The Netherlands today - from De Volkskrant:"De PvdA en de VVD boeken vandaag allebei een enorme verkiezingsoverwinning. Samen met het CDA en D66 behalen de middenpartijen maar liefst 106 zetels. Het politieke m...
Elections in the Netherlands
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Today general elections (for parliament) are held in the Netherlands. These are politically exciting/nervous times, since the electorate has polarized quite significantly. Until a few weeks back, the polls showed two main contenders to win the electi...
Dutch apparently decide they do like Europe after all
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It’s election day in the Netherlands, and the latest polls indicate that the Dutch are mostly over their brief flirtation with the anti-Europe, anti-bailout parties. You...
Greenpeace Activist Vs. Pianist
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It's election day in the Netherlands, and Vanessa Mock assesses the race.
The Netherlands gets ready to turn left | Chris Aalberts
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But, unlike in France, this Dutch political shift won't mark a turning point against austerity measuresToday, Dutch people go to the polls for the fifth time in 10 years. Going by the latest polls, the Labour party (PvdA) is likely to becom...
Swedish, Italian and local media on Dutch new parliament
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On the eve of the Dutch parliamentary election on 12 September it is a close race between the ruling centre-right liberals and the social democrats. The EU-critical right-wing populists and socialists have seen their popularity wane: voters have not...
the authentic and the winner, a plea for Jolande Sap
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One disturbing thing in election times is that desperate need that politicians have to be seen as winners. In the last days of any election campaign you will see in the press, or in debates, or in every last minute flyer, a desperate attempt to "...
Dutch Populist Goes for Broke
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Geert Wilders version of a board game is aimed at highlighting how the European Union supposedly impoverishes the Dutch. But his election campaign hasn't gone as well as past efforts.
Dutch go to polls with repercussions for the rest of the EU
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The uncertainty hovering over the eurozone will be reflected in tomorrow's Dutch elections when a divided country will choose a new government in a vote prominently focussed on how to deal with the single currency crisis, Francesco Guarascio reports...
Dutch Election: Party Profiles
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A profile of four of the main political parties and their leaders taking part in Wednesday's Dutch parliamentary election. Weekend opinion polls are predicting a neck-and-neck race between Mark Rutte's center-right Liberal Party and Diederik Samsom's...
What the Dutch elections could mean for Europe and the euro
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We have today published our thoughts on what the 12 September Dutch elections are likely to mean for the future politics of the eurozone. Although the EU-critical left-wing Socialist Party has had a strong election campaign, recent polls have seen a...
At a Glance: Dutch Elections
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European Pressphoto AgencyLiberal party VVD-leader Mark Rutte, right, and right-wing Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders, left, joke around during a TV recording. Dutch voters head to the polls on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The outcome of the elections...
Dutch Voters: Little To Choose From
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The Dutch parties' budget plans are not all that different from each other--except for one.
Dutch elections and the EU
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Which issues dominate the election campaign? Of course, being involved in politics myself, I would like to believe that this campaign is about issues. As a matter of fact, quite some journalists and politicians seems to believe it is. I beg to disagr...
How the Dutch state is stealing from itself
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Even though this story has no obvious European dimension – other than a bit of international tax competition – I think it is interesting enough to be worth cross-posting here. As explained yesterday, I managed to get all of Dutch politic...
