THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Cabinet said Friday it wants to ban burqas from all schools and prevent government employees from wearing the head-to-toe Islamic robes, but said it was impossible to outlaw them altogether. In a policy letter to Parliament, the Cabinet said it would send a proposal to lawmakers within a few months on banning burqas in schools and said it would push government offices to forbid burqas in their staff dress regulations. The move is largely symbolic as... Read Full Story
DEN HAAG (ANP) - Premier Jan Peter Balkenende heeft dinsdag in de Tweede Kamer opgeroepen tot samenwerking om de financiële stabiliteit te herstellen. Volgens de premier gaat ,,de problematiek waar we nu mee te maken hebben de partijpolitieke grenzen te boven‘‘. Balkenende zei dat in een toelichting op de miljardeninjectie van Nederland, België en Luxemburg voor Fortis. Volgens de premier dreigde Fortis in grote problemen te komen. Een faillissement zou ,,onevenredige schade voor de... Read Full Story
Sir,
Regarding ‘Dutch PM said to be eyeing EU president job‘:
Rumours of all kind exist in this world. We cannot fight them, we can only check reality.
Who is the Jan Peter Balkenende, and why are his ambitions newsworthy?
Well, the answer is simple: he is competent, efficient and effective, and besides all that, a modest and sympathetic [...]
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WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) --
U.S. President Obama said Tuesday Afghanistan can move into a new phase of development following upcoming elections.
During a question and answer session with reporters after his Oval Office meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Obama said Afghanistan is taking more responsibility for its own security
Balkenende echoed Obama's sentiments, saying combining defense, diplomacy and development -- the so-called approach -- is the most effective... Read Full Story
DEN HAAG (ANP) - Premier Jan Peter Balkenende vindt dat er in Amsterdam en Gouda grenzen zijn overschreden, toen daar ambulancepersoneel en buschauffeurs tijdens hun werk werden aangevallen of bedreigd. ,,Van ambulancepersoneel, buschauffeurs en politieagenten blijf je af‘‘, stelde Balkenende donderdag tijdens de tweede dag van de algemene beschouwingen in de Tweede Kamer. Zaterdag besloten chauffeurs van busmaatschappij Connexxion een deel van de wijk Oosterwei in Gouda te mijden nadat... Read Full Story
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende reiterated Friday that the 1,600 Dutch troops in Afghanistan would end their mission in 2010 but could contribute a smaller mission after that. "We will stop in (the restive southern province of) Uruzgan in 2010," Balkenende told a news conference. "An important mission of the size that we have at the moment in Uruzgan, and which ends in 2010, that is difficult," he said. But he did not exclude having a "small mission" by the Dutch military after that date... Read Full Story
The Dutch prime minister has ordered an independent inquiry into his government's decision to support the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. Monday's decision is a dramatic U-turn for Jan Peter Balkenende's government which long refused to hold any kind of investigation. Momentum for an investigation has grown in recent weeks after evidence emerged that government lawyers believed that the invasion might be illegal under international law — a potential embarrassment for a country that houses... Read Full Story
ROTTERDAM (ANP) - Er is een nieuw arbeidsethos nodig om de toekomstige behoefte aan arbeidskrachten te kunnen opvangen. Premier Jan Peter Balkenende heeft dat maandag gezegd bij de opening van het academisch jaar aan de Erasmus Universiteit in Rotterdam. ,,Werk hoort bij het leven. Het geeft gevoel van eigenwaarde‘‘, zei de premier. ,,Werk is geen noodzakelijk kwaad. Geen bijverschijnsel. Werk helpt ons om te worden wie we zijn. Ons karakter groeit op de werkvloer.‘‘ Balkenende wees erop... Read Full Story
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