Topic: Maxime Verhagen

Dutch Econ Minister Won't Look Into Mobile Internet Price Increases

FOX Business - 174 days ago
The Dutch economic minister sees no reason to investigate recent price increases in mobile Internet services in the Netherlands, he said in a...

Dutch Buy Second F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Test Aircraft But Defence Minister Says Country Could Still Pull Out of the Program

David Pugliese's Defence Watch - 302 days ago
Radio Netherlands Worldwide has reported this development on the JSF front there: The Dutch Lower House has approved the purchase of a second Joint...

Pithy peace treaties? Diplomats turn to Twitter

AP News - 1029 days ago
European diplomats set aside nuance and turn to 140-character TwitterEnough reading between the lines. European diplomats are saying it all in 140 characters.France is the latest country to turn to social networking site Twitter to tell the world what its diplomats ...

Dutch troops could stay longer in Afghanistan: report

AFP South Asian Edition - 1134 days ago
Dutch troops, who are already stationed in the south of Afghanistan, could take part in more missions there after the present one ends, Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said Sunday in an interview. "The last soldier from the Oruzgan Task Force leaves at ...

Coalition asks UN to decriminalize homosexuality

AFP Global Edition - 1158 days ago
Sixty-six countries Thursday called on the United Nations to urge members to decriminalize homosexuality, a position rejected by several Arab countries and the Vatican.A declaration of the rights of gays was submitted to the UN General Assembly for the first time ...