Jan Peter Balkenende - Political Scandals

Dutch government presents budget cutting jobs and social benefits; more austerity to comeThe Netherlands' queen and the outgoing prime minister presented an austere annual budget on Tuesday that slashes government jobs, spending on immigrants, and tax breaks for families — a foretaste of ...

Dutch budget deficit will be smaller than forecast in 2011, papers say, citing leaked reportThe Dutch government's budget deficit will be 3.9 percent of economic output in 2011, better than the 4.7 percent deficit forecast as recently as June ...

Orange crush: Fans descend on Amsterdam to cheer World Cup runners-up on trip through canalsThe Netherlands' World Cup team has been honored by Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende at the start of a hectic day of celebrations for the tournament runner-up ...

The Netherlands went to the polls on Jan. 22, 2003, to elect a new parliament. With nearly 80% of eligible voters participating, the Labour Party (PvdA) made the most dramatic gains, increasing from 23 to 42 seats (out of 150), while the ...

The beginning of 2007 found The Netherlands still functioning with a caretaker government that had followed the elections of November 2006, but lengthy and detailed policy negotiations finally yielded a new government in February. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born former MP and ...

The spectacular election breakthrough of the far-right anti-Muslim Party for Freedom shocked the Netherlands on Thursday as two mainstream parties braced for weeks of coalition haggling.The pro-business Liberal VVD party had 31 seats and the Labour party (PvdA) 30, with 98 ...

The Liberals were one seat ahead of Labour with 88 percent of the vote counted early Thursday after cliff-hanger general elections in the Netherlands, the far-right Party for Freedom the big winner in third place.The Liberal party (VVD) led by Mark ...

The Netherlands' main liberal and left-wing parties remained deadlocked after a general election that left anti-immigrant leader Geert Wilders the big winner, a partial count showed Thursday.The Liberal party (VVD) led by Mark Rutte, which had campaigned on the need for ...

Why didn't anyone think to poll white racists or the KKK about how the 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawing racial segregation would affect them? Why...

Topic: Jan Peter Balkenende

Dutch government to cut benefits in 2011

Report: Dutch budget better than forecast in 2011

Fans cheer second-place Dutch team on canal trip

Netherlands The Year In Review 2003

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Far-right election breakthrough shocks Netherlands

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Liberals draw ahead of Labour in Dutch vote

Partial results point to deadlock in Dutch election

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