Defense for Children: Netherlands Violates International Agreements

In 2014, the Netherlands was condemned by the European Court for Human Rights in a case where it had not given a woman from Surinam a permit to stay in the Netherlands in order to be able to take care of her children, who have Dutch nationality.  The organization Defense for Children says that there are probably thousands of similar cases where the Netherlands doesn’t give residence permits to foreign parents of Dutch children in the Netherlands.  This is a violation of international agreements.

http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/nederland-schendt-verdragen-voor-gezinshereniging~a4072272/

Conflicts Increasing between Parents and Schools

Parents are hiring lawyers, in increasing numbers, in order to solve conflicts with their children’s schools.  Insurers for legal assistance and lawyers report a rapid increase in the number of cases being opened.  One legal insurer said that it had several hundred cases in one year. 

http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1012/Nederland/article/detail/4055368/2015/06/05/Steeds-meer-conflicten-tussen-ouders-en-school.dhtml

Bailiffs Receive Suspicious Letters from “ISIS”

In the Hague and Amsterdam, various bailiffs’ offices have received letters containing a powder which have been signed by “ISIS” and “Islamic Caliphate”.  The letters say that the bailiffs should stop their work because they take money and goods away from poor people, which is forbidden by the Holy Koran.  The letters claim that its contents are heavily contaminated with radioactive material from the supplies of the Syrian army. The police have no clue regarding the origins of the letters but do not believe they were sent by ISIS.  The powder seems innocuous.  The Royal Association of Court Bailiffs is worried about the increasing aggression toward its members.

http://www.metronieuws.nl/binnenland/2015/06/deurwaarders-ontvangen-poederbrieven-van-isis

All Dutch Embassies Warned About Mohammed Cartoons to be Televised

Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch Freedom Party, intends to use the party’s television time over the coming weeks to show cartoons about Mohammed. These cartoons were made during a drawing contest in Texas, where Wilders had spoken. Shortly thereafter, two men opened fire on the participants. The two terrorists were killed.  In order to prevent anti-Dutch actions in Muslim countries, the Dutch Foreign Office has sent instructions to 140 diplomatic representations abroad.  The Dutch want to avoid endangering the safety of their citizens or the boycotting of their companies abroad.

http://www.volkskrant.nl/media/ambassades-voorbereid-op-cartoonactie-van-wilders~a4069268/

Valet Service at Amsterdam Airport Abuses Clients’ Cars

The Groeten van Max television program has reported that employees at two valet services at Schiphol Airport abuse their clients’ cars for their own purposes.  One example shown was of a client who returned from holiday and found that his car had a hundred more km in the meter than when he left.  Another client received a high fine for speeding while his car was supposed to have been parked.  An employee was found to have used a client’s car to bring other clients to and from the airport.  Yet other employees used clients’ cars to go to restaurants or sports events.  The valet companies’ owner does not want to take responsibility for the incidents, as he says that these incidents rarely happen.  However, he claimed that the employees in question will be dismissed.

http://www.metronieuws.nl/binnenland/2015/06/parkeerdienst-schiphol-misbruikt-auto-van-klanten

Former Dutch Minister Lobbied for Libyan Businessman with Ties to Gaddafi

The Dutch prosecutor’s office has seized the belongings of a Libyan businessman who is suspected of having removed 28.5 million euro from Libyan state funds.  An investigation is underway.  Former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Ben Bot has intervened on behalf of the Libyan who had close ties to the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi.  It has become known that Bot received payment for his involvement. Bot says that he had checked and that the Libyan could not be blamed for any wrongdoing. Bot received the assignment to lobby on behalf of the Libyan from the wife of the former British Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg.  She works for a London law firm which advises the Libyan businessman.

http://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/oud-minister-bot-lobbyde-voor-libier-uit-kringen-kadhafi~a4059530/

Chief Executive of Dutch Railways Forced to Resign after Scandal

Timo Huges, the chief executive officer of the Dutch state railways, NS, has resigned, effective immediately. The supervisory board has withdrawn its support of his position. NS announced that its investigations had found that statements Huges had made about his contacts with a subsidiary were “inaccurate and incomplete”. This is a euphemism for the fact Huges had falsely denied that he had leaked confidential information about a competitor to the NS subsidiary.  Huges will not receive any severance pay.

www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/ns-ceo-resigns-in-wake-of-qbuzz-bidding-scandal.html