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	Netherlands - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		The Netherlands is bounded on the east by Germany, on the south by Belgium, and on the north and west by the North Sea.
		The major rivers of The Netherlands are the Rhine, flowing from Germany, and its several arms, such as the Waal and Nederrijn rivers; and the Maas (a branch of the Meuse) and the Schelde (Escaut), flowing from Belgium.
		The Netherlands is one of the most proactive environmental countries in Europe; it was the first to produce a national strategy for sustainable development, targeting sectors such as agriculture and transportation.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761572410___0/Netherlands.html (8699 words)

	Netherlands. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The archbishop of Utrecht is the Roman Catholic primate of the Netherlands.
		The Netherlands reached the peak of political power when, by forming (1668) the Triple Alliance with Sweden and England, it forced Louis XIV of France to halt the War of Devolution against Spain.
		The Netherlands became a charter member of the United Nations (1945) and in 1947 joined in a close alliance with Belgium and Luxembourg, which became (1958) the Benelux Economic Union.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ne/Nethrlds.html (2868 words)

	Netherlands Antilles - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The island of Aruba was part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986, when it was granted a "status apart", and became a separate part of the kingdom.
		The head of state is the ruling monarch of the Netherlands, who is represented in the Netherlands Antilles by a governor.
		Antillenhuis - Cabinet of the Netherlands Antilles' Plenipotentiary Minister in the Netherlands
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Netherlands_Antilles (1154 words)

	Netherlands - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Netherlands again fought Louis XIV in the War of the Grand Alliance (1688-97) and in the War of the Spanish Succession.
		At the Congress of Vienna (1814-15) the former United Provinces and the former Austrian Netherlands were united under King William I, son of William V of Orange.
		Immigration as a colonial inheritance: post-colonial immigrants in the Netherlands, 1945-2002.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-nethrlds.html (3041 words)

	Politics of the Netherlands
		The prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch Minister-president or premier) is the head of the cabinet, and as such, coordinates the policy of the government.
		The Constitution of the Netherlands doesn't permit somebody to be a member of both cabinet and the lower house, so any cabinet members appointed from the house are replaced from the party lists.
		Before the two "purple" cabinets of Wim Kok, for 80 years the CDA (or the parties that later joined to form the CDA) had been in the government, sometimes with the socialists (PvdA), sometimes with the liberals (VVD) as their coalition partner.
	www.fastload.org /po/Politics_of_the_Netherlands.html (1363 words)

	GroenLinks
		The party represents a number of social ideas, found in the various groups among the ranks of the party: socialism and pacifism (hence, Left); the party emphasises the conservation of nature and the environment (hence, Green).
		The pacifist principles of GroenLinks were placed under heavy pressure after the September 11 Terrorist Attack, during the decision-making by the cabinet and the Lower House regarding the active participation of Dutch forces in the war against terrorism.
		Ultimately the faction approved the plans after a promise from the cabinet that the Netherlands would not take direct part in any fighting.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/gr/GroenLinks.html (307 words)

	Netherlands (06/06)
		U.S. law enforcement information indicates the Netherlands still is one of the most significant source countries for Ecstasy in the U.S. The number of Ecstasy tablets seized in the U.S. linked to the Netherlands dropped to 200,000 in 2004, from 1 million in 2003 and 2.5 million in 2002.
		The Netherlands' embassy in the U.S. is at 4200 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel: 202-244-5300; fax: 202-362-3430.
		The Netherlands is the third-largest direct foreign investor in the United States, and the United States is the third-largest direct foreign investor in the Netherlands.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3204.htm (5569 words)

	The Netherlands: Institutions and history - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Following the barbarian invasions of the third and fourth centuries, the ethnic distribution is the same as in the pre-Roman period: Saxon in the east, Friesians on the coast, Francs to the south.
		In 1806, Napoleon established the Netherlands as a kingdom, the Kingdom of Holland, and placed his brother Louis on the throne.
		After the French defeat at Leipzig, the kingdom of the Netherlands was instituted in 1814: the King William I took the title of Sovereign Prince.
	www.eubusiness.com /Netherlands/25591 (824 words)

	Cabinet to punish early retirement
		The Cabinet reportedly discussed a plan on Wednesday under which workers who avail of the VUT system to stop work before retirement age will have to pay a massive "advance levy" in tax equivalent to a year's salary.
		The FNV, the largest labour union confederation in the Netherlands, described the plan as "idiotic" and warned it would go to court to "fight tooth and nail against the violation of pre-pensioners".
		Sources close to the Cabinet said Ministers discussed a proposal under which a person taking early retirement would have to pay the tax for each year until 65 in one lump sum.
	www.globalaging.org /elderrights/world/punish.htm (425 words)

	The Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Dutch tricolour is the national flag, flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (which includes the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba and until its independence in 1975 Suriname), merchant flag, naval ensign and war flag.
		The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was established in 1581, but did not include the Southern Netherlands (nowadays Belgium and Luxembourg, which were united with the Netherlands 1815-1830).
		The colours of the flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are red, white and blue.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/nl.html (654 words)

	THE NETHERLANDS, Landmine Monitor Report 1999
		The Netherlands became a strongly pro-ban country and a member of the core group of countries that worked together to ensure the success of the Ottawa Process.
		The Netherlands is a state party to the CCW; revised Protocol II of the CCW was approved on 17 November 1998 in the Lower House,
		In September 1993 the Netherlands instituted a moratorium on the export of landmines to states which were not party to the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons.
	www.icbl.org /lm/1999/netherlands.html (2449 words)

	boys clothing: European royalty -- Netherlands
		The first king of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands was Willem I, Prince of Oranje Nassau, son of the last stadtholder, Willem V. Besides, the King was also Grand Duke of Luxemburg, with which the Netherlands until 1890 had a personal union.
		The southern Netherlands in 1830 seperated and established the modern Belgian Kingdom.
		Both the constitution of the Netherlands and Luxembourg (which was a personal fieddom of the Dutch king) required the the head of state to be a man. The Dutch government was concerned that Kaiser Wilhelm I might claim the throne as Wilhelm III had no direct male heir.
	histclo.com /royal/net/royal-neth.htm (2825 words)

	Constitution of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first constitution of the Netherlands is the 1579 constitution, which established the federal republic of the Seven United Provinces.
		The Kingdom of the Netherlands was established in 1814.
		The Kingdom of the Netherlands comprises the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constitution_of_the_Netherlands (501 words)

	EUROPA - The EU at a glance - European Governments on-line - The Netherlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The official website of the Dutch Monarchy offers a description of the royal family and the royal palaces; as well as setting out the institutional role of the Head of State in the Netherlands.
		Postbus 51 is an online information service for the public in the Netherlands and also serves as the portal site for all Dutch public sector sites.
		The official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs offers a general description of the Netherlands, together with practical information for foreign nationals intending to travel or live in the country.
	europa.eu /abc/governments/netherlands/index_en.htm (367 words)

	Holland in World War II
		The Germans attacked The Netherlands on May 10, 1940 to provide access to France to bypass the Maginot Line and entice the Allies to cross the border to attack their spearhead in Belgium.
		The Gestapo was grimly successful in routing the Jewish population of Holland and sending them to death in the concentration camps.
		Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands evacuated to London and formed a government-in-exile.
	www.worldwar2database.com /html/netherlands.htm (264 words)

	Netherlands: History
		Slavery and the contest for national heritage in the United States and the Netherlands.
		Political racism in Flanders and the Netherlands: explaining differences in the electoral success of extreme right-wing parties.
		Third-generation South Moluccans in the Netherlands: the nature of ethnic identity.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0859933.html (2057 words)

	Prime Minister of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The prime minister of the Netherlands is the head of the cabinet, and, as such, coordinates the policy of the government.
		He has some formal powers, the two most important of which are the power to set the agenda of meetings of the cabinet and the adoption of the rules for laws and regulations, which state the basic rules for legislation and regulations.
		In practice a cabinet requires the support of a majority in the Second Chamber of parliament, so the Monarch will ask the representatives to form a coalition which will select a cabinet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_Netherlands (310 words)

	GlobaLex - Researching Dutch Law Guide
		Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands forms its constitution, which has a meaning superior to the written Dutch Constitution.
		Treaties to which the Netherlands is a party were officially published until 1951 in the Staatsblad and since then in the Tractatenblad, which is freely accessible as from 1 January 1995 at the website
		Constitution of 1983 for the Kingdom of the Netherlands
	www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/Netherlands.htm (1790 words)

	The Netherlands - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		The Netherlands is an influential member of the EU and shares Australia's conviction on the need to liberalise international trade, including on agriculture.
		In 2006, Australia and the Netherlands are commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first recorded European landing on the Australian mainland by the Dutch ship, the Duyfken.
		The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a bicameral parliament (Staten-Generaal).
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/netherlands/netherlands_country_brief.html (2609 words)

	Netherlands: History
		The Netherlands sided against England in the American Revolution and as a result lost several colonies at the Treaty of Paris of 1783 (see
		The Netherlands was neutral in World War I. In 1927, a 20-mi (32-km) dam was completed; it enclosed the Zuider Zee and thus created the
		The Netherlands became a charter member of the United Nations (1945) and in 1947 joined in a close alliance with Belgium and Luxembourg, which became (1958) the
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0859933.html (1959 words)

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		Paternalism in the Netherlands Past and Present Introduction She is called a murderer, among other names, on this day.
		July 1, 2005, marks the national commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands.
		In the report, the cooperation between the former colony and the former mother country is characterized as rife with “distrust, irritation and tumultuous relations.” Regarding the Antilles, the relationship is also quite unequal.
	www.humanityinaction.org /docs/Anouk_Karima_and_Jeffrey2.doc (2824 words)

	Netherlands Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I but suffered a brutal invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II.
		The country was a founding member of NATO and the EC, and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.
		Economy - overview: The Netherlands is a prosperous and open economy in which the government has successfully reduced its role since the 1980s.
	www.insidecountries.com /html/netherlands_information.html (1361 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Country profiles \| Country profile: The Netherlands
		Although their country has traditionally been one of the keener advocates of the European Union, Dutch voters echoed those in France when a referendum spurned the proposed EU constitution in 2005.
		The Netherlands has produced many of the world's most famous artists from Rembrandt and Vermeer in the 17th century to Van Gogh in the 19th and Mondrian in the 20th.
		After two decades of strong growth and low unemployment, the economy ran into more troubled waters as global trade, in which the Netherlands is a major player, slowed in the early years of the new millennium.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1043423.stm (760 words)

	JURIST Search Results - netherlands
		Netherlands government to push for Muslim burqa ban
		[JURIST] The Supreme Court of the Netherlands [official website, in Dutch] on Friday refused to extradite [press release, in Dutch] the leader of the Kurdistan Worker's Party [official website, FAS backgrounder] to Turkey, citing the possibility that....
		[JURIST] Netherlands Minister of Justice Piet Hein Donner [official profile] Wednesday defended controversial comments he made during an interview suggesting that if a large majority of the Dutch people wanted to be ruled by Islamic law, then that couldn'....
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /jurist_search.php?q=netherlands (617 words)

	EUobserver.com
		Ms Kroes said that EU institutional reform has "no priority" for the Balkenende government of which her own liberal VVD party forms a part, according to Dutch daily De Telegraaf.
		But if we do not take part in the discussions, decisions will be taken for us," she stated amid a re-emerging debate on the EU on what to do with the shelved constitution.
		Meanwhile, the outcome of the November elections in the Netherlands could prove crucial to the fate of any new EU treaty - despite the issue not figuring prominently in the campaign.
	euobserver.com /9/22625?rss_rk=1 (643 words)

	NPR : Dutch Government Resignations
		All Things Considered, April 16, 2002 ·; John Ydstie talks with reporter Geraldine Coughlin in the Hague, about the resignations of members of the Dutch Cabinet.
		A report on the 1995 slaughter of about 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Serbs at Srebrenica condemns the Dutch government and military for failing to stop it.
		The cabinet has bowed to pressure resulting from that report.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1141817 (156 words)

	LTTE using intimidation to raise funds: Dutch cabinet - India News
		The Hague, May 8 (DPA) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is using intimidation tactics to raise funds in the Netherlands, two cabinet members said Monday in written response to a parliamentary question.
		Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner and Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk referred to 'certain indications that fundraising with an intimidatory character' was taking place within the Sri Lankan community in the Netherlands.
		The letters, responding to a question from Green-Left member Marijke Vos, said that thus far no formal complaints had been made to the authorities.
	www.indiaenews.com /europe/20060508/7164.htm (323 words)

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