King opens Floriade Expo 2022 in Amsterdam – Almere
His Majesty the King will open the international horticulture exhibition Floriade Expo 2022 on the afternoon of Wednesday 13 April in Almere. With its…
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Science on Stage 2022
Wednesday 23 March 2022 “How to teach the idea of ‘motion’ to my students?” Every dedicated teacher of science and physics grapples with this…
Amsterdam Museum relocates temporarily to Hermitage Amsterdam
For a period of 3.5 years: a permanent presentation, temporary exhibitions and programmes The Amsterdam Museum is relocating to Hermitage Amsterdam and will be…
Post-Covid: employees wish to continue working from home
It’s official: on 15 February the government’s advice to mainly work from home was withdrawn. The new recommendation is going back to the office…
The Netherlands scraps most Covid-19 restrictions as pandemic ‘passed its peak’
Just like its neighboring countries, The Netherlands has also moved to scrap most Covid-19 restrictions, as it is now clear that the virus has…
Extreme rise in energy costs hits the Netherlands
In the autumn of 2021, energy prices in the Netherlands reached a historically high level. As Statistics Netherlands (CBS) estimated, based on the energy…
Supermarkets complain about the escalating prices of premium brands
Negotiations between supermarkets and suppliers are hitting it up, once again. The Financieele Dagbladreports that due to the rising inflation, the bargaining game between…
Hail the Conquering Heroes
As we emerge from the shadows of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us are looking for ways to entertain ourselves. Hopefully, there will be…
Current student loan system set to be abolished
The student loan system in Dutch higher education will be phased out from September 2024. This decision was taken in the run-up to the…
What I learnt about cravings when I quit smoking
I quit smoking in November 2021, after a ten-year stint. I was a pack-a-day’er of the shag variant, and I smoked like my life…
Modern Dutch heroes: Boyan Slat
What did you want to do when you were a teenager? What did you want to do in the future? If you were like…
Spring now starts 1 month earlier than 50 years ago
As the Netherlands and the planet warm up, spring is starting earlier than we were used to, and these changes are observable and measurable…
Distance learning: 5 tips to help my child learn and concentrate online?
48% of children say they have difficulty concentrating in an online classroom environment and 38% have difficulty understanding a subject, according to a recent…
Revolusi! Indonesia independent in The Rijksmuseum
The major exhibition – curated by Dutch and Indonesian curators – offers an international perspective on the struggle for independence of Indonesia from the…
Living in Amsterdam is becoming more difficult
The scarcity of owner-occupied homes in Amsterdam is high, with only about 979 homes up for sale in the municipality in the last quarter…
New law set to improve gender equality at top levels of Dutch businesses
A change in the law in the Netherlands is set to improve gender equality at the top levels of businesses. The new bill aims…
Gardens Mien Ruys reopening April 2022
Tuinen Mien Ruys will reopen on Friday 1 April. From Friday 1 April visitors are welcome to gain inspiration or simply enjoy the work…
Structural shortage of police for the next three years
House robbed or bike stolen? Don’t expect a calvary of blue-uniformed police officers in screeching car wheels and blaring sirens to come to the…
Rutte IV Cabinet installed
After the longest formation in Dutch history (271 days to be exact), the new Dutch government was sworn into office on 10 January 2022….
Kellys Expat Shopping
Kellys Expat Shopping is the biggest British & American grocery store in the Netherlands. The company opened its first shop back in 2008 in…
House prices skyrocketing in many places
The housing market in the Netherlands is experiencing its highest price surge in over 20 years. The Dutch Association of Real Estate Agents (NVM)…
Problems with electricity supply expected to rise after 2025
Amidst an unprecedented growth in renewable energy production and the phasing out of carbon and gas to achieve climate goals, problems in the electricity…
Breaking down expat loneliness
It is nothing new to say that the expat life can be a lonely one. But what exactly is expat loneliness? Is it run…
Modern Dutch Heroes: Queen Máxima
Her Royal Highness Máxima recently celebrated her 50th, birthday along with the country of which she is queen. Dutch TV broadcast various specials, interviews…
King’s night in the Concertgebouw with Jeangu Macrooy, MEAU, Pitou and Thomas Azier
Young Dutch singer-songwriters perform with Camerata RCO in the Concertgebouw The traditional King’s Night concert is back in Het Concertgebouw with four Dutch singer-songwriters:…
How to handle the holiday blues (& other variations)
I would venture to guess that while most of us who grew up celebrating Christmas have heard that it’s the most wonderful time of…
University of Amsterdam struggles with growing numbers of international students
This year, for the first time in its history, the University of Amsterdam (UVA) enrolled more than 40,000 students. According to university numbers, there…
Museum Flehite presents ‘A different Light on Withoos’
From 12 December 2021 to 8 May 2022 Museum Flehite in Amersfoort presents the first large retrospective exhibition of the Dutch master painter Mathias…
Jan Tilmans on the 25th anniversary of the Johan Cruyff Arena
In the topsy-turvy world of sports in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the milestones you may have missed was the 25th…
Shocking increase in mental health problems among students
Many college and university students have suffered from mental issues in the past year, according to the joint study between Trimbos Institute, RIVM and…
Anger and unrest sweep across the Netherlands over new corona restrictions
Hundreds took to the streets in various cities in the Netherlands as anger mounted over new Covid restrictions imposed by the government to tackle…
Healthcare collapsing under Covid pressure?
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, the healthcare sector is facing challenges in meeting the rising demand in patient. The healthcare industry is experiencing extreme…
Shell’s move to London: a strategy for sustainability
On Sunday 14 November, Royal Dutch Shell informed the Dutch government of its intention to move its headquarters to London from The Hague. A…
Modern Dutch heroes: Sifan Hassan
Every country has its heroes – people who have made such an impact on the country that their influence and legacy go beyond themselves….
The eleventh hour? Only 30 percent of the Dutch trust their government
According to a recently published report about the social impact of Covid-19 in the Netherlands, at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in April…
Amsterdam Light Festival celebrates anniversary with highlights from previous editions
From 2 December 2021 to 23 January 2022, the tenth edition of Amsterdam Light Festival takes place. Sailing on or walking along the Amsterdam…
IDFA 2021 runs from November 17 to 28 in Amsterdam
With the 34th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) just over two weeks away, IDFA’s Artistic Director Orwa Nyrabia unveiled highly…
Mission: impossible
We looked in on the efforts to make sport more sustainable in the Netherlands before the worldwide pandemic brought the sector to a virtual…
Jingdezhen. 1000 years of porcelain in Museum Prinsenhof Delft
Museum Prinsenhof Delft brings the history of Chinese porcelain from Jingdezhen to the Netherlands in 90 masterpieces. These range from early Song Dynasty porcelain…
Overheated housing market: DNB offers solutions
Escalating house prices, a lack of housing, negative social consequences and public demonstrations highlighting the urgency of the problem: the country seems fed up…
Royal Delft pop-up store in Westfield Mall of the Netherlands
Monday 27 September, Royal Delft opened its new pop-up store in the Westfield Mall of the Netherlands. A selection of products from recent collections…
The Royal Christmas Fair
14 days of sheer Christmas magic The Lange Voorhout in The Hague will once again host the largest multi-day Christmas fair in the Netherlands…
New Plans for Noordwijk Landmarks (hopefully!)
A couple of times last year (2020) I wrote about Ronnie van de Putte, the notorious ‘slum lord of the Netherlands’. The real estate…
Mortgage deduction abandoned?
The mortgage deduction is a topic constant under discussion. This time the discussion is about abandoning the entire mortgage deduction. Is that likely to…
Amsterdam sees drastic drop in tourist rental listings
Recent steps taken by Amsterdam’s city council to reduce problems associated with overtourism appear to be paying off — the number of tourist rentals…
Amsterdam’s housing crisis
There is no denying that the housing crisis in this country has taken on new urgency, with more and more people struggling and often…
Mayor Halsema wants more money to fight drug crime
What are the Dutch most known for, their cheese or their narcotics? The nation that so far was best known for its tulips, windmills,…
Skyrocketing energy prices
Since the cancellation of many Covid restrictions, all around the world the demand for fuel has skyrocketed. In 2020, in the midst of the…
Cyber threats aimed at politicians are on the rise
Digital life has added more complexity to an already tricky question: How can the authorities decipher the difference between hateful rants that contain hollow…
Current Dutch politics – and now for something new
As much as we thought and hoped there would be a new cabinet in the Dutch government to showcase in this edition, alas there…