Dutch face tough coalition talks
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The ruling Christian Democrats emerge on top in the Dutch election, but difficult coalition talks lie ahead.
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Politicians, historians and the media are struggling to address the issue following her nomination for a television vote next month to decide the greatest Dutch person of all time.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The government vowed tough measures yesterday against what a leading politician called &quot;the arrival of jihad in the Netherlands&quot; after a death threat to a Dutch lawmaker was found pinned with a knife to the body of a slain
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TEHERAN - The third round of nuclear talks with Iran and the European Union trio of Britain, France and Germany will be &quot;tough and complicated&quot;, an Iranian spokesman said Friday.
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THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS -- The government vowed tough measures yesterday against what a leading politician called &quot;the arrival of jihad in the Netherlands&quot; after a death threat to a Dutch politician was found pinned with a knife to the body of a slain
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Afghan burden-sharing and tension on Turkey's Iraq border are likely to dominate Nato talks in the Netherlands.
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A right-wing politician without a party is more popular with Dutch voters than the ruling party as the traditionally liberal and tolerant Netherlands suffers a wave of sectarian violence.
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European Union leaders struggled to narrow their differences on Thursday on a reform treaty for the 27-nation bloc and said it was too soon to tell whether they could reach a deal at a two-day summit.
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Former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok has delivered a damning report on Europe&#39;s growth and competitiveness, warning that it will be &quot;extremely difficult&quot; for the EU to meet its 2010 targets.
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The Dutch government on Friday refused to order a referendum on a new EU constitutional treaty which risks opening up new divisions over Europe.
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South Africans may hope the ruling ANC finds new ways to fight social ills at its conference this week, but any policy debate will likely be overshadowed by a succession battle that has plunged the party into turmoil.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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Germany and France are expected to adopt a tougher stand on the Turkish bid to join the EU when their leaders meet in SaarbrA A1 4cken on Tuesday .Comment
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The Dutch cabinet is due to meet to decide whether to hold a referendum on the European Union's new Reform Treaty. Two of the three parties in the ruling coalition are opposed to a referendum, but a third, the Labour Party, is split over the issue. Dutch voters rejected the proposed European constitution in 2005, plunging the EU into a political crisis.
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The Dutch Christian Democrats held on to power in a parliamentary election but face a battle to form a coalition government after support shifted away from centrist parties to the far-left and far-right.
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Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot tries to defuse a row over a EU statement on Russia's handling of the hostage crisis.
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Queen Beatrix began discussions Friday with the leaders of the 10 parties that won sets in the new parliament, elections that could lead to an easing of the Netherlands' tough immigration policy.Comment