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June 18, 2013 Minister Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure & the Environment) today received the first timetable for work within the new High Water Protection programme. As of 1 January 2014, Rijkswaterstaat (the executive arm of the Ministry of Infrastructure & the Environment) and the water authorities will be getting to work on the dikes and water-barrier structures (locks, weirs, pumping stations) which failed to meet the safety requirements in the last round of national assessments. Between now and 2019, work will begin on 32 projects across the country aimed at strengthening 180 kilometres of dikes.
June 18, 2013 The government is taking action to prevent forced marriage and help the victims, many of whom are young women. From now on, Domestic Violence Advice and Support Centres will be supported by a nationwide organisation providing guidance for frontline professionals, for instance in cases where the victims are living outside the Netherlands.
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