International

European Commission enters the World Trade Organization. The anti-dumping duties that Colombia has introduced on deep-frozen potatoes from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are contrary to trade rules. The European Commission…
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Merkel Insists on the Importance of own Battery production for Electric Cars. Angela Merkel wants Europe to make an effort to produce batteries for electric cars. According to the German Chancellor, that is "of ultimate importance"…
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Google will Remove 81 YouTube-related YouTube channels from Iran and Russia. Google has removed 39 YouTube-related YouTube channels. The company also excluded six pages from its blogger Blogger and thirteen accounts from its social…
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Hundreds of Employees Google demand Transparency about Chinese Search Engines. Hundreds of Google employees want the company to be more transparent about suspicious plans to grow into the Chinese market. That turns out Thursday…
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Less Profit for BMW due to Setbacks in China. Due to disappointing car sales in China, a German car manufacturer BMW reached less profit in the second quarter. Furthermore, the automaker suffered from the increase in raw material…
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The Dutch are More Positive about their Finances and Institutions. In the past four years, the Dutch have started to think more positively about their financial circumstances and prospects. Confidence in institutions has also increased.…
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IMF: Hard Brexit badly Hits the Netherlands. The Netherlands is one of the countries most likely to be hit by a so-called 'hard Brexit', according to a calculation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday. If the United…
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Cabinet nominates Schoof as a new Director of the Intelligence Service AIVD. Dick Schoof will lead the intelligence and security service AIVD. He has been National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV) since 2013. …
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Financial position Pension Funds Stable in June. The financial position of the Dutch pension funds remained stable in June compared to the previous month. According to research agency Aon, the funds had to deal with minimal…
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Trump is Weakening Measures Against China Investments. Donald Trump slightly weakened his plans for restrictions on Chinese investment in the United States. In the fight against the theft of intellectual property, the American…
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