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Deputy PM calls for reform of Catholic Church

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:00:13 GMT

Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen says Dutch bishops should consider resigning in response to the damning Deetman report on child sex abuse at Catholic institutions....

Greenpeace protests at nuclear dump plans

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:01:49 GMT

Greenpeace has hung signs in 64 Dutch towns and cities warning of the dangers of underground nuclear waste storage. Economic Affairs Minister Maxime Verhagen is planning an...

Greenpeace protests at nuclear dump plants

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:01:23 GMT

Greenpeace has hung signs in 64 Dutch towns and cities warning of the dangers of underground nuclear waste storage. Economic Affairs Minister Maxime Verhagen is planning an...

Wilders criticised for language in parliament

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:19:54 GMT

Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen has criticised the language used by Freedom Party PVV leader Geert Wilders in the Dutch parliament on Wednesday....

Verhagen lashes out at anti-Europe attitude

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:22:57 GMT

An anti-Europe policy which would see an end to the euro and the Netherlands close its borders would lead to more unemployment. Economic Affairs Minister Maxime Verhagen made...

Questions about RWE-Gazprom collaboration

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:55:26 GMT

In parliament, the Christian democratic CDA has asked Economic Affairs Minister Maxime Verhagen questions about a possible collaboration between the German energy company RWE...

Violent robbery warranted Dutch armys help

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:42:44 GMT

Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen has questioned why the army was not deployed during a violent robbery in Amsterdam. On Wednesday night, thieves armed with automatic...

Dutch unease over society understandable

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:00:10 GMT

The unease that native Dutch people feel over changes in their society is “understandable,” Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Verhagen said at a symposium on populism...

The Netherlands Second Country to Codify Net Neutrality After Chile

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:29:06 GMT

I've been keeping you up to date about the situation around net neutrality in The Netherlands - and today, everything finally came to its logical conclusion. During a debate in our lower house, most of the kinks were ironed out, and our minister of economic affairs, Maxime Verhagen, will now turn net neutrality into law. This means that after Chile, The Netherlands will be the second country in the world to do so.

Holland's net neutrality act threatens to disrupt mobile carriers' pricing schemes

Wed, 25 May 2011 21:09:00 GMT

Net neutrality advocates are gaining momentum in The Hague as Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Maxime Verhagen, agreed to begin drafting legislation prohibiting teleco providers from blocking or charging extra for specific data traffic. Verhagen's action comes at the request of majority leaders in Netherland's Lower House, which adopted a motion to modify the Telecommunications Act in support of bit equality. The change should cause waves throughout the nation's mobile industry as Holland's largest provider, KPN, recently announced it would use deep packet inspection to monitor and selectively charge customers based on their usage. Currently, Vodafone blocks VoIP unless customers pay extra and T-Mobile has previously suggested it might follow suit.

The Economic Minister is now working with officials in Brussels to ensure the legislation is compatible with the EU framework, and the proposal is expected to go before the Dutch parliament within a few weeks. Skype and WhatsApp have received particular attention, as mobile providers argue they must offset the losses caused by these apps with surcharges -- or to block them altogether. Perhaps it's not the best week to be a telco exec in the Netherlands, but users of these "controversial" apps surely have reason to smile.

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MPs force ban on extra mobile phone charges

Wed, 25 May 2011 10:04:16 GMT

Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maxime Verhagen will forbid telecom companies to charge customers extra for using certain internet services via their mobile telephones. The...

Senior officials of China, Netherlands pledge further cooperation

Thu, 12 May 2011 04:01:55 GMT

Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu (R, front) meets with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation Maxime Verhagen in Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2011. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin) China and the Netherlands pledged on Wednesday to enhance bilateral agricultural and economic cooperation. The pledge came out of a meeting betwee ...

Dutch government returns rare incense burner to China

Wed, 11 May 2011 23:10:06 GMT

&$ &$Maxime Verhagen, the deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands, enjoys the incense burner with Shan Qixiang, the director of China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage. (Photo by Luo Xiaoguang, Xinhua)&$&$ On May 10, Dutch government returned a rare iron incense burner to China. The incense burner, which dates back to the year 1784 in Qing Dynasty, has been placed in the Di'anmen Fire God Temple in Be ...

Dutch minister: economic recovery may falter

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:14:49 GMT

The current trend toward economic recovery could be interrupted by a rapid increase in oil prices. Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maxime Verhagen made his...

IT should not cooperate with censorship

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:00:26 GMT

Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen has urged IT businesses not to supply internet content filters to all countries. According to the minister, IT businesses should first...