Dirk Beljaarts

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A deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography engineer assembling a machine at an ASML facility in 2022.
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EU countries unanimously support Dutch proposal to push billions into tech sector
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King Willem-Alexander, September 2023
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Dutch King leaving Czech Republic visit early after Cabinet collapse
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A container for ASML extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machinery is loaded into an airplane. May 2021
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ASML becoming a tool in the trade war between U.S., China, Dutch gov't fears
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Cookie notification on a website
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Five organizations caught using false cookie consent banners on their websites
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Tata Steel in IJmuiden
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Politicians, trade union criticize Tata Steel's plans to cut 1,600 jobs
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Dutch soldiers on a Leopard 1A5 tank
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Gov't to give Dutch defense industry a €1.1 billion boost
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Data center
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Parliamentarians want to keep system behind .nl domains in Netherlands
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A PostNL mailman emptying a PostNL-branded mailbox in Rotterdam, February 2022.
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PostNL asks the government for €68 million to help deliver post
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A long line of monster dump trucks carrying loads of rock out of an open pit copper mine
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Dutch government mapping out Netherlands' access to rare raw materials
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Dirk Beljaarts
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PVV Minister hired a private spokesperson to steer communication about bankruptcy
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A PostNL mailman emptying a PostNL-branded mailbox in Rotterdam, February 2022.
Business
PostNL will start emptying out mailboxes during the day to save on costs
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Woman works on computer
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Economic Affairs min. announces tighter rules for foreign investment in tech companies
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Older workers in the metal industry
Business
Government should do more to improve labor productivity says SME organization
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The room dividers at the NL Tech pavilion for CES 2022 were 3D printed from circular sources. January 2022
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Dutch government bringing 50 companies to Las Vegas tech fair CES
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A PostNL parcel van in Roermond, 21 July 2022
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Minister rejects proposal to let PostNL delay delivery of personal mail after outcry
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A man holding a smartphone
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Chamber of Commerce will finally shield entrepreneurs' phone numbers to prevent abuse
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ASML
Business
Disagreements among PVV ministers over ASML export restrictions
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Shopping street Beurstraverse in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Economic Affairs Min. warns of pressure on future prosperity despite economic growth
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A sunny day in Eindhoven city center
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Eindhoven region given 326 million euros for chip sector training and fast cycling paths
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Debt and bankruptcy
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PVV MP Beljaarts involved in bankruptcy, KHN awaits investigation
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PVV leader Geert Wilders campaigning in The Hague
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Schoof I Cabinet taking shape; Wilders meets with far-right leaders over EU cooperation
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Open sign hanging in store window
HealthBusiness
More hospitality sector protest actions likely after Saturday success
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Nightclub
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Mayors, catering sector call access passes & midnight closing times unfeasible
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Enjoying a drink on a terrace in The Hague
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Catering sector furious about plans for nightclubs' continued closure, expanded access testing