The Netherlands: A New Dutch Disease? The Netherlands Ranks Most Competitive, Least Sustainable

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A New Dutch Disease? The Netherlands Ranks Most Competitive, Least Sustainable

France: Thank God for France’s Sense of European Realism

French President Emmanuel Macron's restrictive stance on EU membership for the Western Balkans injects a much-needed dose of realism into EU affairs.

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https://www.theglobalist.com/france-emmanuel-macron-germany-eu-expansion-western-balkans/

The Netherlands: A storm after another: storm Dennis on the horizon

Awhile storm Ciara has just passed after a windy welcome, it seems that this weekend might bring us another storm, Dennis.

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https://dutchreview.com/news/weather/a-storm-after-another-storm-dennis-on-the-horizon/

'Europe can only be stronger with Russia,' claims Moldova's president

"I believe in a big Europe, from Lisbon to Vladivostok," Igor Dodon told Euronews.

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https://www.euronews.com/2020/02/14/europe-can-only-be-stronger-with-russia-claims-moldova-s-president

Britain's falling apart: some revelation at hand? - Brexit and Sinn Fein’s success boost talk of Irish unification

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Is some revelation at hand? - Brexit and Sinn Fein’s success boost talk of Irish unification | Briefing | The Economist

The Netherlands: Two suspected letter bombs explode in the Netherlands

wo suspected letter bombs went off on Wednesday in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Kerkrade but no one was injured, police have confirmed.

The first explosion was reported shortly before 0800 CET at a postal sorting centre on Bolstoen, in northwestern Amsterdam.

Police said in a statement that one of the employees heard a "hissing sound" emitting from a letter and threw it away. A "slight bang" then occurred.

The letter bomb contained an extortion letter, demanding payment in bitcoins.

There were no injuries and an initial sweep of the building by experts found no other explosives.

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The Netherlands: Half of Netherlands tenants expect they'll never afford buying

Nearly half of tenants in the Netherlands don't think they will ever be able to buy a home, according to an international study by ING among nearly 3 thousand tenants who have never owned a home. 48 percent of Dutch tenants think they'll never buy, compared to the European average of 38 percent, RTL Nieuws reports. Tenants in the Netherlands who think they will eventually buy

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https://nltimes.nl/2020/02/11/half-netherlands-tenants-expect-theyll-never-afford-buying