Pension debacle Belgium and the Netherlands

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BELGIUM - The Dutch ministry of social affairs and employment has denied there is a hostile row between Belgium and the Netherlands because of Belgium's status as the sole host for pan-European pension funds.

The denial came after J.P.H. Donner, the Dutch minister of social affairs and employment, wrote in a letter to parliament in August, that he expected few pension funds to transfer to Belgium. A ...

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