Carola Schouten

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Fireworks usher in the New Year on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam. 1 January 2025
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Video: spectacular footage of what may be the last National Fireworks show in Rotterdam
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Ahoy Rotterdam defaced with fake blood and slogans against funding war crimes ahead of the arms fair on 21 November 2024
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Ahoy Rotterdam smeared with fake blood ahead of arms fair; 3 protesters arrested
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MediaMarkt in Eindhoven
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Rotterdam taking no additional measures for Black Friday after MediaMarkt chaos
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MediaMarkt in Eindhoven
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Rotterdam to review late night store openings after Mediamarkt riots
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Carola Schouten
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Carola Schouten takes over as Rotterdam’s new mayor
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Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb of Rotterdam high-fives kids on Statenweg, 14 May 2024
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Thousands say goodbye to Mayor Aboutaleb in Rotterdam
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Ahmed Aboutaleb in a photo taken in August 2017
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Rotterdam residents can bid farewell to Mayor Aboutaleb on Sunday
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Carola Schouten
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Carola Schouten nominated for mayor of Rotterdam; Third female mayor of large Dutch city
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FNV Centraal Vakbondshuis in Utrecht
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Unions insist on national early retirement for hard physical labor; Employers hesitant
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Rotterdam skyline
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Just under 13,000 Rotterdammers describe the ideal candidate for their new mayor 
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A street in Bonaire.
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Cabinet increases minimum wage and benefits in the Caribbean Netherlands
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Clyde van Putten, the leader of the Progressive Labor Party, the largest party on St. Eustatius, on the veranda of his house.
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Caribbean politicians skeptical about aid from The Hague to fight poverty
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) and his deputies, left to right, Carola Schouten (CU), Sigrid Kaag (D66), and Wopke Hoekstra (CDA) during a parliamentary debate on the provincial election results, 5 April 2023
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Cabinet is taking extra measures against government problem debts
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Student debt
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Dutch debt collection system requires major reform, experts say
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Carola Schouten
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Minister Carola Schouten the latest prominent woman to quit national politics
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks to reporters before 2 a.m. after the coalition's crisis meeting over asylum policy. 7 July 2023
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Cabinet crisis not yet averted: No asylum deal reached overnight, talks to continue
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Some students to get €400 for energy costs; Others households to get up to €1,300
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Empty wallet
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Families earning the minimum subsistence level are short up to €500 per month
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Pension
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Senate approves new pension system; Important step, Minister says
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Carola Schouten
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Pension reforms delayed after senators raise concerns
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Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag brings the 2023 Dutch budget to the Tweede Kamer in a ceremonial briefcase. 20 Sept. 2022
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"Back to budget cuts": Finance Min's message in spring budget review
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
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Thousands of students demanding energy allowance in court
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Mark Rutte talking to the press after the European Council summit in Brussels. 23 March 2023
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PM Rutte thinks Cabinet can survive election results
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Menstrual cup, tampons, and pads
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Dutch gov't pushes €2 million into making period products free for more women