Netherlands

Netherlands

• NATO: Turkey wants use of Patriot missiles

  Turkey's government requested the deployment of NATO's Patriot surface-to-air missiles Wednesday to bolster its defenses along its border with Syria ... 

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  Dutch govt scraps 'weed pass' for coffee shops

  Dope-selling coffee shops in Amsterdam won't be shutting their doors to foreign visitors any time soon, a huge relief to the hundreds of thousands of ... 

• Philips: has sold 500 hospital room 'makeovers'

  Royal Philips Electronics NV says it has won its 500th contract to revamp hospital rooms to make medical scans less stressful for patients. In the ... 

• Dutch consumer sentiment at record lows

  As negative news about the Dutch economy pours in, the country's Central Bureau for Statistics says consumers have never been so gloomy about their ... 

• Dutch prince in coma shows signs of consciousness

  The Dutch royal house says Prince Johan Friso, who has been in a coma since being struck by an avalanche in February, is showing "very minimal" signs ... 

• Germany: Turkey will ask NATO for Patriot missiles

  Germany's defense minister said Monday he expects Turkey to make a formal request to NATO for Patriot missiles to bolster anti-aircraft defenses along ... 

• ING in new deal with EU over state aid, punishment

  ING Groep NV has agreed a deal with European regulators on when it will repay the remaining €3 billion ($3.8 billion) it still owes in state aid. 

• PSV extends Dutch league lead after Twente draws

  PSV Eindhoven extended its lead in the Dutch league after FC Twente drew 1-1 at FC Utrecht on Sunday. PSV crushed ADO Den Haag 6-1 in the Hague on ... 

• Joy in Croatia as UN overturns 2 key convictions

  Chanting "Victory! Victory!," waving red-and-white checkered flags and dancing in the streets, tens of thousands of jubilant supporters gave two ...