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The government in the Netherlands has collapsed with the prime minister and his cabinet resigning in a row over European budget rules. The outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte now has to tell parliament whether his caretaker administration can amend the budget within the next week to conform with European demands on debt reduction. The Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager said he was confident the government could resolve the crisis.

随着荷兰首相和其内阁成员相继辞职，挪威政府已经垮台。即将离职的首相Mark Rutte不得不给国会一个说法，他领导的政府是否能在下周前修改预算以达到欧盟缩减债务的要求。荷兰财政大臣Jan Kees de Jager表示他相信政府有能力处理危机。

"The Netherlands has shown it has a strong reputation for budgetary discipline. I'm convinced that the Netherlands, because it's in the best interests of everyone, can find the support to adopt the measures needed to have solid public finances."

荷兰已经向世人展现了预算纪律方面的好名声。我确信荷兰，能够得到支持，从而能够为稳固的公共金融采取必要的措施。而这符合每个人的利益。

The former prime minister of Iceland who was put on trial accused of negligence over his country's economic collapse in 2008 has been cleared of the major charges. Geir Haarde was found guilty of failing to inform or consult cabinet colleagues at the time, but was acquitted on three other counts and told he would not be punished. The leader of Mr Haarde's Icelandic Independence Party, Bjarni Benediktsson, said the charges should never have been brought.