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No tulips please, we're Dutch (Reuters)







No tulips please, we're Dutch (Reuters)

No tulips please, we're Dutch (Reuters) 06/29/2004 05:13 PM

Reuters - Windmills, tulips and wooden shoes may be among the most beloved emblems of the Netherlands, but they are symbols the Dutch government hopes to avoid after it takes up the EU presidency, local media says.




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