Labor shortage is on the rise
Edition 30 September, by Stephen Swai xWith business confidence on its highest level since the end of 2008, companies in the Netherlands are struggling to…
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Are ethnic minorities at a disadvantage in the labor market?
Edition 30 September, by Geetanjali Gupta Imagine dreaming of a big future with a great job and financial freedom, only to realize that it will…
Narco state: is the Netherlands the new Colombia?
Edition 30 September, by Bárbara Luque Alanís The title of world champion of drugs is not one that the Netherlands wanted. Is it fair to…
Is this the end of the tax on dividend?
The Dutch dividendbelasting (dividend tax) is about to be abolished and the country is up in arms. Prime Minister Mark Rutte called the measure…
Unvaccinated children might be refused by childcare organizations
Edition 30 September, by Juan Álvarez Umbarila An initiative bill has been proposed in parliament that would allow childcare organizations to refuse unvaccinated children…
Wilders cancels cartoon contest after uproar
Edition 30 September 2018, Johannes Visser He did it again. Eminent agitator Geert Wilders has made a big splash and upset lots of people, while…
Cabinet does not follow up on its promises to students
Edition 30 September 2018, by Marla Thomson Promises made by the government to Dutch students in 2015, when it abolished the student scholarship grant and…
‘Lawless urban jungle’
Edition 30 September 2018, by Femke van Iperen Mayor Halsema ready to tackle overcrowding in Amsterdam nightlife districts The recently-appointed Mayor of Amsterdam Femke…
Trend continues: another mayor threatened in the Netherlands
Edition 30 September 2018, by Jeroen Spangenberg The mayor of the municipality of Laarbeek in Brabant province, Frank van der Meijden, received death threats…
Trendy accommodations
Edition 30 September, by Phoebe Potter With the wealth of interesting and varied locations for events on offer in the Netherlands, wading through these…
Expat Ruminations by Rajeev Poduval
Rajeev Poduval is an Indian American journalist currently based in Amsterdam. He most recently reported for The Washington Times, The Christian Science Monitor and…
Tourists flock to the Netherlands and the dutch economy reaps the benefits
Edition 30 September, by Lorre Luther Tourism is hot in the Netherlands right now, just ask any resident of Amsterdam. From North Holland to Limburg,…
Experience Leeuwarden-Friesland, European Capital of Culture 2018
The North of the Netherlands is vibrant. Together with the province of Friesland, the city of Leeuwarden bears the honourable title of European Capital…
80 important aquisitions for 40 Dutch museums in a single exhibition
On the initiative of the Rembrandt Association, the Kröller-Müller Museum is organizing the exhibi tion For the love of art. Just once, more than…
Bangladesh – The Netherlands flagship undertaking ‘Bangladesh Delta plan 2100’
Edition 30 September 2018, Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands It was nothing short of a sputnik moment for Bangladesh, when the…
Den Haag Cook Book
After the success of their first venture into international foodie territory with The Amsterdam Cook Book Meze Publishing brings their latest ode to the…
Generation Wealth (exposition)
Edition 30 September 2018 What are you really like? And what do gold handbags, gleaming sports cars, glittering jewellery, luxury villas and ‘killer bodies’…
Cielo
Edition 30 September, by Jeroen Spangenberg The film Cielo, produced by filmmaker Alison McAlpine, is about the astonishing Chilean sky that is visible from…
Bel Ami (Restaurant)
Edition 30 September 2018, by Paola Westbeek Entering Bel Ami, situated in Bussum and just half an hour away from Amsterdam, always feels like meeting…
A new queen in the making?
Edition 30 September 2018, by John Mahnen In the Netherlands, we have a strange relationship with our sporting heroes. Most sporting legends can sit in a restaurant…