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1. Schmallenberg virus now confirmed at 3 cattle farms, 88 sheep farms and 5 goat farms

Minister for Agriculture and Foreign Trade Henk Bleker has notified the House of Representatives that the Netherlands Food and ...

News item | 09-02-2012 | EL&I, VWS

2. State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport announces support for International Holocaust Memorial Day

State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten has pledged to provide additional funding for the ...

News item | 06-02-2012 | VWS

3. Ban on Khat

The drug Khat is to be banned in the Netherlands. The drug damages your health and results in social problems. Khat - fresh leaves ...

News item | 10-01-2012 | BZK, VenJ, VWS

4. High-potency cannabis reclassified as hard drug

The government plans to place cannabis with a THC concentration of 15% or higher on the Opium Act’s Schedule I, making ...

News item | 12-10-2011 | VWS, VenJ

5. Province of Zuid-Holland expands seawards

Today, the Sand Engine project, an innovative type of coastal defence, will be launched along the coast of Zuid-Holland. The Sand ...

News item | 17-01-2011 | VWS

6. Cabinet members for Infrastructure and the Environment have taken office

Since 14 October, Melanie Schultz van Haegen has been the new Minister and Joop Atsma has been the new Vice Minister of the ...

News item | 14-10-2010 | VWS

7. Dutch aid for sport in developing countries

On 11 February, development cooperation minister Bert Koenders and State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport Jet Bussemaker ...

News item | 12-02-2008 | BZ, VWS

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