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Dutch PM warns Macron, Merkel against dictating EU reforms

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 02:18:29 +0100

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday cautioned Berlin and Paris not to try to push through their ambitious EU reform plans against the will of other member states.

French second best in world for healthy diet

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:32:00 +0100

Think France is the best place in the world to eat? Think again, says a new Oxfam report that looks at quality, availability and price of food. The country that topped the rankings might surprise you.

The woman at the heart of an erotic revolution

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:40:17 +0200

Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, who has died aged 60, will be remembered as the heroine of the erotic cult film "Emmanuelle", an incarnation of 1970s sexual freedom that propelled her to the ranks of international stardom at the age of 22.

Protests fail to stop nuclear train

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:53:00 +0200

A train carrying nuclear waste to France was able to depart on Tuesday despite efforts by Dutch and Belgian anti-nuclear activists – some who were trying to block it by chaining themselves to the tracks.