A small country tries to bring down its high nitrogen levels
Edition 31 October 2019, by Johannes Visser ‘Very serious national measures are needed to counter the high levels of nitrogen emissions within the Netherlands….
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Farmers protest against bad press
Edition 31 October, by Stephen Swai Hundreds of farmersdrove to The Hague by tractor to protest against what they called unfair treatment by the…
Murder of Derk Wiersum also ‘an attack on the rule of law’
Edition 31 October 2019, by Seringe S.T. Touray Derk Wiersum, lawyer of crown witness Nabil B. against infamous cocaine-dealing criminal Ridouan Taghi, was murdered…
The government’s plans for 2020 as presented on Prince’s Day
Edition 31 October 2019, by Stephen Swai Relief for middle- and high-income groups The total burden on citizens will be reduced by 4.4 billion…
Three strikes, you’re out for the mayor of The Hague
Edition 31 October 2019, by Johannes Visser The city of The Hague last month lost its mayor and two aldermen in very quick succession….
Leader of the Party for the Animals (PvdD) Marianne Thieme resigns
Edition 31 October 2019. by Femke van Iperen Praising words, a royal award and a lot of speculation This September, Marianne Thieme resigned as…
Ahhh, moving to a new country.
Edition 31 October 2019, by Marla Thomson You’ve got your housing, your job and you’re getting settled in at both. You’re done with your…
Creative entrepreneurs – the unstoppable Dutch tribe
Edition 31 October 2019, by Phoebe Dodds For some reason, art and business are usually – and incorrectly – considered polar opposites. Either you…
Optimist international school scores great evaluation and new location
Edition 31 October 2019 Optimist International School had it’s fi rst offi cial evaluation by the Inspectorate of Education which shows the team is…
Seventh location for Zein International Childcare the Hague
Edition 31 October 2019 Childcare opens ‘The Pines’ their seventh location in The Hague region. Located on the premises of Tennis Park WW in…
Amsterdam Montessori school closure
Edition 31 October, by Femke van Iperen First victim of teacher shortage in the Netherlands? This September it was announced that an Amsterdam Montessori…
School Board spending choices contribute to national teacher shortage
Edition 31 October 2019, By Lorre Luther On 5 July, various Dutch teachers’ unions sent a letter to Arie Slob, Minister for Elementary and…
Bright Day tech festival announces first headliners
Edition 31 October 2019 Bright Day, the main tech festival in the Netherlands, today announced the first names on its programme. Fortnite gamer Royalistiq…
The IamExpat Fair is coming to The Hague
Edition 31 October 2019 The 9th edition of the IamExpat Fair is taking place at the Grote Kerk in The Hague on November 9. …
The United Arab Emirates, a fast growing country with many opportunities
Edition 31 October 2019 Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Mrs. Hissa Abdullah Ahmad Alotaiba Former positions: Ambassador to…
The Extraordinary Italian Taste 18 – 24 November 2019
Edition 31 October 2019, by Andrea Perugini Ambassador of Italy to the Kingdom of The Netherlands Fourth Week of the Italian Gastronomy in the…
Cai Guo-Qiang. Inopportune: Stage two
Edition 31 October 2019 The monumental installation Inopportune: Stage two consists of nine replica tigers pierced by dozens of arrows and a set decoration…
Thierry Mugler: Couture time in the Kunsthal
Edition 31 October 2019 This fall, the Kunsthal Rotterdam is presenting the European premiere of the fashion exhibition “Thierry Mugler: Couturissime”. Initiated and produced…
IDFA Amsterdam
Edition 31 October 2019 The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam offers an independent and inspiring meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a…
Tapis rouge French fi lmfestival
Edition 31 October 2019 The festive opening night of the French fi lm festival Tapis Rouge will take place on Wednesday 30 October in…
The winter games: a look at the winter sports season in the Netherlands
Edition 31 October 2019, by John Mahnen As the days grow shorter and the weather even less predictable, the temptation to put the feet…
Eethuys-Café Graaf Floris V (restaurant)
Edition 31 October 2019, by Paola Westbeek With its historic centre and pretty Dutch houses lining cobbled streets, the quaint town of Muiden has…
Joker (movie)
Edition 31 October 2019, by Cathy Leung Technically Joker is an origins movie, related to the well-established stories from DC Comics, with the Joker…
David Brooks, The Second Mountain(book)
Edition 31 October 2019, by Benjamin B. Roberts The Quest for a Moral Life (New York: Random House, 2019) David Brooks’ latest book, The…
Discover the world of Royal Delft
Blue Paintbrushes carefully touch the white earthenware, whilst elsewhere clay is poured into handmade moulds. It is here, at Royal Delft, that craftsmen have…
A war hero’s tragic fall from grace Marco Kroon
Edition 28 June 2019, by Johannes Visser A heroic troublemaker or decorated yet delusional blowhard? The jury is not out on the Dutch ex-commando…
Scientific expedition to the heart of Amsterdam
Edition 28 June 2019, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro This summer, a group of biodiversity enthusiasts will attempt to discover new species of wildlife right in…
Big Brother is indeed watching you
Edition 28 June 2019, by Lorre Luther A Volkskrant investigation conducted earlier this year revealed that at least 60 Dutch municipalities engage in Wi-…
Care for the elderly must change
Edition 28 June, by Stephen Swai Changes in the air It seems that many Dutch people are unaware of how care for the elderly…
Warning on infrastructure
Written by Marla Thomson Warning bells are ringing again for the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management to address the status of the…
1,600 children disappeared from asylum care
Edition 28 June, by Seringe S.T. Touray While irregular migration continues to be a major topic in Europe and around the world, more than…
Antisemitism on the rise in the Netherlands
Edition 28 June 2019, by Benjamin Roberts While on 6 June 2019, European leaders stood shoulder to shoulder commemorating the 75th anniversary of the…
Positive figures for Dutch DIY and furniture stores in the first quarter
Edition 28 June, by Femke van Iperen Early this June, CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek) reported on improvements in the retail sector in…
Pension agreement has been reached in principle
Edition 28 June 2019, by Femke van Iperen Following nine years of ‘polderen’ between the government and all relevant parties, on 4 June a…
An American expat’s journey
Column by Marla Thomson, edition 28 June 2019 I have been living in the Netherlands for almost three months now and my experience has…
Fifth edition festival Wonderfeel: experience classical music in the outdoors
Wonderfeel is the biggest outdoor festival for classical music in the Netherlands. This year’s festival will take place from July 19th to July 21st,…
GES 2019: “Crushed it!”
Edition 28 June 2019, by John Mahnen The 2019 edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit was held in The Hague at the World Forum….
Women empowerment in the United Arab Emirates
Edition 28 June 2019, by H.E. Dr. Hissa Abdullah Ahmad Alotaiba, United Arab Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands For most nations, the…
Jewels! Glittering at the Russian court
From 14 September 2019 until 15 March 2020, tens of thousands of precious gems will sparkle at the Hermitage Amsterdam. From agate to zirconium,…
Hightlights exhibition programme 2019 Kröller Müller Museum
Need an escape from the bustle of the city; looking to enjoy a perfect blend of art and nature? Visit the Kröller-Müller Museum in…
Cricket in the Netherlands– watch this space!
Edition 28 June 2019, by John Mahnen Playing a sport which is relatively minor means explaining yourself to a lot of people a lot…
Ode to Amsterdam
Edition 28 June 2019, by Benjamin Roberts A Millennium of Amsterdam. Spatial History of a Marvelous City (2019) is not like any other history…
Rembrandt and Leiden’s school of fine painters of the Dutch Golden Age
Edition 28 June 2019, by Benjamin Roberts On 4 October 1669, Holland’s most famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn, died an impoverished man, and was…
The Professor and the Madman
Edition 28 June 2019, by James Luxford Mel Gibson’s passion project comes to cinemas under a cloud of controversy. Producer/star Gibson, along with director…
De Vuursche Boer
Edition 28 June 2018, by Paola Westbeek Situated in Lage Vuursche, a charming village nestled in the province of Utrecht (and home to Drakensteyn…
A political landslide in the Netherlands
On March 20, the Netherlands witnessed a momentous, record-breaking and greatly influential election. A political earthquake has turned the Dutch Senate into a place…
Holland Festival 2019
Since 1947, the Holland Festival is the leading international performing arts festival in the Netherlands. The festival offers a broad scope of international performing…
The nicest shopping areas in NL
Edition 19 April 2019, by Bárbara Luque Rain, wind or thunder have never stopped life in the Netherlands, and let’s be honest, there is…
One million homes at risk of structural damage due to drought
Edition 19 April 2019, by Megan Janicke Groundwater in the Netherlands has dropped to extremely low levels. Now, reports of sagging and sinking homes…
An American expat’s journey
Column by Marla Thomson, edition 19 April 2019 Bags are packed, bank and credit cards have been notified, place to stay while abroad has…
Is Dutch dying in Amsterdam?
Edition 19 April 2019, by Lorre Luther Every Saturday afternoon, worshipers flock to De Krijtberg, a picturesque Catholic church in the heart of Amsterdam,…
Latest Dutch National Quality Monitor for Childcare
Edition 19 April 2019, by Femke van Iperen ‘Satisfactory to good’ The latest Dutch National Quality Monitor for Childcare report shows a positive picture…
Haga Lyceum Accused of Extremist Sympathies
Edition 19 April 2019, by Seringe S.T. Touray “Things are happening at the school which are not good for democracy and for integration,” said…
Dutch supermarkets have been testing their potential to go plastic-free.
Edition 19 April 2019, by Femke van Iperen A step in the right direction? Opinions vary. As public concern around plastic and its devastating…
Meet the disruptors
Edition 19 April 2019, by Phoebe Dodds The female entrepeneurs making waves in 2019 With the #MeToo movement sweeping Hollywood last year, the rising…
Haarlem: the perfect marriage of old and new
From the moment it received city rights in 1245, Haarlem grew into one of the most important cities in Holland. Today, the city has a…
A shooting leaves a nation in shock
Edition 19 April 2019, by Johannes Visser On Monday 18 March, the Netherlands went through a day of physical and psychological terror. A man…
A new chance for the stint, soon back on the streets
Edition 19 April 2019, by Megan Jancike Made-in-Holland electric freight vehicles, known as ‘stints’, will soon make their way back to the Dutch roads….
A Little Life (Theatre)
Edition 19 April 2019, by Benjamin Roberts Jude’s friends are faced with a dilemma. In excruciating pain, they witness him mutilate his body. They…
Vox Lux (movie)
Edition 19 April 2019, by James Luxford What makes a megastar? That’s the question director Brady Corbet asks in this abrasive drama about two…
De Zeemeeuw (restaurant)
Edition 19 April 2019, by Paola Westbeek When sunny weather has you craving a beachside rendez-vous, head to De Zeemeeuw, a coastline gem situated…
Mission Pink: How to enjoy the Giro d’Italia in Olanda
Edition 19 April 2019, by John Mahnen In case you haven’t noticed or for that matter don’t read newspapers or watch television, the cycling…
10 years of Cineville!
Cineville is 10 years old and celebrates film! On Sunday 24 March, you will see the most talked-about films from the past 10 years…
Never a dull moment with politician Klaas Dijkhoff
Edition 8 March 2019, by Stephen Swai Regardless what you might think of him, there is a never dull moment when it comes to…
Rotterdam study: healthy lifestyle means you live six years longer
Edition 8 March 2019, by Stephen Swai According to the results of a study by the Erasmus MC hospital, published in scientific journal PLos…
Former PVV politician Joram van Klaveren converts to Islam
Edition 8 March, by Lorre Luther Joram van Klaveren, a former member of Geert Wilders’ Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV) recently announced his conversion…
Online gambling will soon be legal in the Netherlands
Edition 8 March 2019, by Lisette Bosman Source: onlinecasinoground.nl Government budget for 2020 contains tax income from remote gambling Two (online) gambling bills have recently…
Srebrenica: Dutch history still in the writing
Edition 8 March, by by Johannes Visser One name hangs like a dark cloud over Dutch contemporary history, still being written: Srebrenica. It epitomizes…
‘Certainty’ promised to children seeking asylum in the Netherlands
Edition 8 March 2019, byMegan Janicke Hundreds of asylum-seeking children who were previously denied residency in the Netherlands could now be granted the right…
Is this really the best of Amsterdam?
The results are in! Big 7 Travel, the international travel media company, has announced its ultimate ‘best of’ lists for Amsterdam. The lists range…
Can the government still govern after upcoming Senate elections?
Edition 8 March 2019, by Seringe S.T. Touray Every four years, the Provincial Councils of the twelve Dutch provinces elect for the members of…
Yellow vests in action in the Netherlands
Edition 8 March, by Bárbara Luque Fuelled by the December protests in France, originally aimed at rising petrol costs, which involved tens of thousands…
Dutch students skip class for climate change
Edition 8 March 2019, by Juan Alvarez A National Student Protest for a Better Climate took place on Thursday 7 February in The Hague….
Increase of expats at Dutch-speaking schools
Edition 8 March 2019, by Bárbara Luqe Recently, municipalities have struggled to fill the educational needs of expat children in Dutch schools. Public schools,…
Social security vacations, paid for by the State
The Netherlands has a problem. Thousands of migrant workers receive unemployment benefits that they are not entitled to. Most of them are Polish seasonal…
Italy – 160th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations with the Netherlands
Edition 8 March 2019 Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Italy, H.E. Mr. Andrea Perugini Main former positions Deputy Director General for Globalization and…
Erwin Olaf in the Hague
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and The Hague Museum of Photography are to honour one of the Netherlands’ most famous photographers, Erwin Olaf (b. 1959), with…
The Barraud brothers in Museum MORE
They are probably the best kept secret of Switzerland: the Barraud brothers. Four brothers in art. Four very talented painters within one family. A…
Movies that Matter Festival 2019
Feel free to open your mind at the at the Movies that Matter Festival! The annual international fi lm and debate festival on human…
The IamExpat Fair Amsterdam, 2019
Looking for a new job? Need mortgage advice? Looking for a good school or day-care for your kids? Want to enrol in a quality…
World records, 30,000 bananas and a marriage proposal: anything goes at the Rotterdam marathon
Written by John Mahnen With the skates oiled and tucked back into the closet, it’s time to bring the running shoes back into regular…
The Scary Bikers: A Brexit comedy or tragedy?
Edition 8 March 2019, by Benjamin B. Roberts In early January, the conservative British speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, was called…
The Mule (movie)
Edition 8 March 2019, by By James Luxford Even at 88 years old, Clint Eastwood remains a vital and interesting film maker, occasionally going…
“The Euro” by Joseph Stiglitz (book)
Edition 8 March 2019, by Jeroen Spangenberg Joseph Stiglitz wrote a book which was published in 2017 called “The Euro’’. The Euro describes the…
Carstens (restaurant)
Edition 8 March 2019, Paola Westbeek Carstens takes diners on a delectable culinary journey featuring a fine selection of Holland’s gourmet treasures: from the…
Illegal residents of ADM yard Amsterdam forced to move after more than 20 years
Written by Phoebe Potter Illegal Conceived as a shipyard, the ADM – Amsterdamsche Drydock Company NV – has been through a vibrant history. On…
Amsterdam and Rotterdam take ‘hiss prohibition’ seriously
Written by Bárbara Luque Alanís In an attempt to make streets safer for everyone, the Netherlands is now applying legal pressure to combat street…
International train travel up
Edition 1 February, by Marla Thomson Travel by train in Europe is – not surprisingly – on the rise. Local, regional and now international…
Groningen Airport Eelde facing further problems
Written by Stephen Swai It seems that Groningen Airport Eelde, the Netherlands’ smallest passenger airfi eld, is in trouble following recent bad news. On…
Blacklisting tax havens: something about a pot and kettle
Edition 1 February 2019, by Johannes Visser The Dutch government recently published its expanded blacklist of tax-avoiding countries. Some of the countries on the…
Dutch boy band Breunion Boys wants the UK to stay in the EU
Written by Stephen Swai Whenever there is a crisis, interesting things happen. Take for example the Breunion Boys. This pro-European Union boy band has…
Converted housing. A solution to the housing shortage?
Written by Benjamin Roberts In the last couple of years, the Netherlands has been reminded again of its age-old problem. With a growing population…
Cause of mass deaths of starlings in the Hague identified
Written by Seringe S.T. Touray Autumn was in full swing in The Hague last year, the last residues of summer fading, parks filled with…
Oostvaardersplassen: tensions rise as judge gives green light for more than 1,800 red deer to be shot
Edition 1 February, by Femke van Iperen The continued tensions around the welfare of the large grazing animals inhabiting the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve reached…
Dutch climate agreement has the Greens fired up
Edition 1 February 2019, by Johannes Visser The Netherlands has a new climate agreement. There is just one problem: the green side of the…
The Dutch solar-powered car designed near Eindhoven
Edition 1 February, by Juan Alvarez Less than 20 km away from Eindhoven, in Helmond, an all- Dutch start-up is designing an electric car…
Lifestyle trends for 2019
Edition 1 February 2019, by U.Cathy Leung Let’s have a look at some of the lifestyle trends that have been identified for 2019, globally…
TEFAF Maastricht: one of the most powerful art networks in the world
Edition 1 February 2019 The most important art event annually in the Dutch calendar is TEFAF Maastricht. This Fair is organized by The European…
Shrimp from Bangladesh: a must item in your menu
Edition 1 February, by the Ambassador of Bangladesh, H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Belal If viewed from above, on a moonlit night, Bangladesh is bound to…
How full is your wallet in 2019?
Edition 1 February, by Phoebe Potter As with every new year, many are taking a look at their personal fi nances and wondering what…
Islamic Art Exhibition at The Hague Municipal Museum
Edition 1 February 2019, by Pejman Akbarzadeh The Hague Municipal Museum holds one of the largest collections of Persian ceramics and glasses, which forms…
Your Coffee, Hilversum (Restaurant)
Edition 1 February 2019, by Paola Westbeek Situated on Kerkstraat in Hilversum’s bustling city centre, is Your Coffee, a cosy and laid-back eatery where…
Beautiful Boy (movie)
Edition 1 February 2019, by Benjamin Roberts In 2017, more than 72,000 deaths in the US were caused by a drug overdoses. One of…
Rembrandt and Saskia. Love and Marriage in the Dutch Golden Age (expo)
Edition 1 February, by Benjamin Roberts When it comes to Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) and locations in the Netherlands, we usually think of Leiden,…
World sprint speed skating championships Heerenveen
Edition 1 February 2019, by John Mahnen Life in the fast lane! Heerenveen For the non-Dutch, skating is an acquired taste a bit like…
Missing person
Connor James Murphy (39 years old) living in Amsterdam is missing since January 13th in the early morning (approximately between 1 and 2 o’clock)…
GIVEAWAY FOR A VISIT AT THE FRANS HALS MUSEUM
Complete the form below and win two free tickets for the exhibition Hals meets Manet, Singer Sargent and van Gogh at the Frans Hals…
World’s grandmasters meet again at TATA Steel Chess Tournament
Edition 28 December 2018, by Seringe S.T. Touray Chess enthusiasts see the TATA Steel Chess Tournament, taking place between 11 and 27 January 2019,…
Tabú, Leiden (restaurant)
Edition 28 December 2018, by Paola Westbeek The vibrant culture of Central and South America is refl ected in an exceptional array of ingredients…
The Favourite (movie)
Edition 28 December 2019, by James Luxford Since his startling breakthrough nearly a decade ago with Dogtooth, director Yorgos Lanthimos has built a reputation…
Minnie Mouse as Muse (exhibition)
Edition 28 December 2018, by Benjamin Roberts Robert J. Halls exposition in Amsterdam’s GO Gallery What do Walt Disney’s Minnie Mouse and Marie-Antoinette have…
Stieg Larsson’s Legacy (book)
Edition 28 December 2018, by Jeroen Spangenberg – Prime Minister Olof Palme from Sweden assassinated in 1986 , – Jan Stocklassa researched the archive…
Cool Japan in het Tropenmuseum
Edition 28 December 2018 Cool Japan showcases the world’s fascination with all things Japanese. From Hello Kitty to samurai and from well-known Japanese horror…
The international mix of BRAVA
The Brussels Art Fair (BRAFA), created in 1956, is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious art fairs, famous for the high-quality fine…
Co Westerik – Everyday Wonder in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The artist Co Westerik was born on 2 March 1924 in The Hague, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KABK)….
“Seven facets of the great steppe”
Edition 28 December 2018, by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev events. Space is the measure of all things, time…
Hema back in Dutch hands, thanks to Marcel Boekhoorn
Edition 28 December 2018, by Jeroen Spangenberg Marcel Boekhoorn, a Dutch billionaire, who became rich by the sale of telecom provider Telfort, announced in…
Johan Derksen: tv loudmouth stretching the boundaries of free speech
Edition 28 December 2019, by JohannesVisser A force of nature is whirling through Dutch media land. Like a proper media storm, whenever it passes…
Extreme drought holding steady into 2019
Edition 28 December, by Megan Janicke Summer days are already fading into distant memory, but the impact of those record-setting hot and dry months…
Expat Ruminations
Rajeev Poduval is an Indian American journalist currently based in Amsterdam. He most recently reported for The Washington Times, The Christian Science Monitor and…
When will 50PLUS finally wise up?
Edition 28 December, by Johannes Visser Wisdom comes with age? Not when it comes to politics, it turns out. The Netherlands has a rich…
Lots of smoke and bang, but still no fireworks ban
Edition 28 December, by Johannes Visser The end of the year is nigh and the holidays are around the corner. For New Year’s Eve…
A year of laughs
Edition 28 December, by James Luxford 2019’s set to be a year of comedy with the many English language comedians coming to The Netherlands….
After negotiating for years, no pension deal is yet in sight
Edition 28 December 2018, by Johannes Visser Talks between employers’ organizations and workers’ unions on a new pension system have crashed, after seven years…
Dutch railways (NS) to compensate Holocaust victims
Edition 28 December, by Benjamin Roberts In late November, the director of the Dutch national railways (NS), Roger van Boxtel, announced that NS would…
Controversy erupts over burka ban
Edition 28 December, by Lorre Luther After more than 13 years of debate, theDutch government approved a limited burka ban last summer. On June…
New Year’s dive, a Dutch welcome to 2019
Edition 28 December, by Bárbara Luque How crazy do you need to be to enjoy a dive into the freezing North Sea waters in…
The Netherlands aims for gold at the European Women’s Handball Championship
Edition 29 November 2018, by Seringe Touquet “We are working hard to get this team to the highest possible level,” said Dutch Handball Federation…
Par Hasard, Almere (Restaurant)
Edition 29 November 2018, by Paola Westbeek Smack in the middle of the country, Almere boasts impressive architecture and a city centre replete with…
Stan & Ollie (movie)
Edition 29 November, by James Luxford While the story of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s latter days as a duo are worth exploring, Stan…
Climate Change in the seventeenth century (book)
Edition 29 November 2018, by Benjamin Roberts When climate change is mentioned, we often believe it is a modern phenomenon. However, during the late…
Hals meets Manet, Singer Sargent and van Gogh
The sensational major exhibition Frans Hals and the Moderns in the Frans Hals Museum will be the first time that Frans Hals’ paintings have…
ROMANIA100 – #RO2019EU – from great opportunity to great responsibility
Edition 29 November 2019, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Romania, H.E. Mrs. Brândusa Predescu Former positions of Mrs Predescu include…
The government’s new tax plan for 2019: what does it mean for expats and in general?
Edition 29 November 2019, by Jeroen Spangenberg Expats that fulfill certain criteria are entitled to a 30% reduction in their taxable income, as well…
Dutch Design Week Eindhoven
Edition 29 November 2019, by Phoebe Potter To add to Eindhoven’s already illustrious record as a city close to the centre of the design…
Birds killed by wind turbines: time to act?
Edition 29 November 2018, by Femke van Iperen Dutch researchers are gathering data on the migratory routes of birds in order to help mitigate…
Opening of IT Campus Rotterdam
Edition 29 November 2018, by Marla Thomson On Monday, October 29, 2019, the IT Campus at Rotterdam’s RDM (Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij or Rotterdam Dry…
Will the Netherlands become Europe’s new financial centre after Brexit?
Edition 29 November 2018, by Sagar Harinarayan At the moment, Brexit is the biggest source of uncertainty in the European financial sector. In case…
A Dutch Christmas: 2018 winter events
Edition 29 November, by Bárbara Luque There’s no question the Dutch know how to keep their spirits warm in the cold winter days. In…
Two hospitals declared bankrupt in one week
Written by Stephen Swai It is the end of the road for two hospitals, MC Slotervaart and IJsselmeer Hospitals, after both were declared bankrupt…
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…
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…
Air France-KLM Group: bad marriage or rough patch?
Edition 30 October 2018. by Benjamin B. Roberts In today’s aviation industry, it’s a doggy-dog world. With the budget airline Ryanair, a one-way ticket…
Royalty and the UN, the two phases of Queen Máxima
Edition 30 October 2018, by Bárbara Luque Alanís Queen Máxima has been working a side job for several years now. Since 2009, apart from…
Mark Rutte’s speech at the UN General Assembly
Edition 30 October 2018, by Juan Álvarez Umbarila Last September, the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations took place in New York. Like…
Eligibility period for the 30% tax rule decreased from eight to five years
Edition 30 October 2018, by Lorre Luther On Prinsjesdag 2018, the Dutch government announced an important change in the duration of the 30% tax…
Ghandi March marked International Day of Non-Violence in The Hague
Edition 30 October 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro in cooperation with the Indian Embassy Many hundreds of different nationalities and ages including over 20 Ambassadors…
Webshops are poorly accessible for the blind and visually impaired
Edition 30 October 2018, by Phoebe Potter A major new study commissioned by the Dutch Institute for Human Rights has uncovered major flaws in…
Large-scale attack by terrorists foiled
Edition 30 October 2018, by Sagar Harinarayan On Thursday 4 October, seven men were detained by police in Arnhem and Weert on suspicion of…
Ryanair temporarily closes its Eindhoven Airport base
Edition 30 October 2018, by Marla Thomson The Irish budget airline Ryanair announced on October 1 that it would be closing its base at…
The Netherlands is leading the way in artificial intelligence
Edition 30 October 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko It has become an essential part of our everyday life. It makes everything easier, faster, more efficient….
Refugees in front of the classroom
Edition 30 October 2018, by Lorre Luthe Last month, fifteen highly-educated refugees from Syria, Uzbekistan, Sudan and elsewhere found themselves back in the classroom….
Expat Ruminations by Rajeev Poduval
Edition 30 October 2018 Rajeev Poduval is an Indian American journalist currently based in Amsterdam. He most recently reported for The Washington Times, The…
Higher education in the Netherlands
Edition 30 October 2018, by Femke van Iperen Great possibilities for expats wishing to further their education Known for being the first non-English-speaking country…
Booming economy, more money in your pocket
Edition 30 October 2019, by Johannes Visser The economy is booming, unemployment is down and the Dutch public will get to spend on average…
New Malaysia with many new great opportunities
Edition 30 October 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Malaysia, H.E. Mr. Ahmad Nazri Yusof Former posts: Mission at the…
Amsterdam contemporary art front-runner
Seventh edition of Amsterdam Art Weekend from 22 – 25 November Throughout the Amsterdam Art Weekend, from 22-25 November, Amsterdam is all about contemporary…
Path to the Present (exhibition)
Edition 30 October 2018, by Benjamin Roberts Today in the Netherlands, one of the most secular countries in Europe, there are more than 2…
SpanishJamon company (food)
SpanishJamon.company is the importer for the Netherlands of Spanish products like Oliveoil and the best Alioli. The company has his own stock in Zandvoort,…
Life itself (movie)
Edition 30 October 2018, by James Luxford Dan Fogelman, creator of TV hit This Is Us, is once again focusing on families in this…
Tunnel Vision: the Dam to Dam Weekend is a Dutch delight
Edition 30 August 2018, by John Mahnen The Dam tot Damloop is an annual event held in Amsterdam and Zaandam. What started years ago…
McQueen (movie)
Edition 30 August 2018, by James Luxford There are few stories in the fashion world as fascinating as that of Alexander McQueen, the infant…
Van Gogh and the Seasons (book)
Edition 28 August, by Paola Westbeek Whether you’re a fan of snow-covered landscapes or prefer balmy summer evenings, each season has its own charm…
Ancient Persian artefacts on display (exhibition)
Edition 30 August 2018, by Pejman Akbarzadeh For the first time after the 1979 Revolution, a huge collection of Iran’s National Museum is on…
Hokkai Kitchen (restaurant)
Edition 30 August 2018 Hokkai Kitchen – Perhaps the tastiest sushi of the Netherlands is eaten on a small business park in IJmuiden at…
Het Scheepvaartmuseum opens new exhibition on passenger ship Oranje
‘This is set to be the most entrancing fivestar exhibition of the spring, possibly even the whole year.’ (De Huisarts, medical newspaper, Belgium) On…
The Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht
Edition 30 August 2018 The Netherlands Film Film Festival is both the home of Dutch cinema and the leading platform for the Netherlands’ national…
Koos Breukel / Son in Huis Marseille
Edition 30 August 2018 The Dutch portrait photographer Koos Breukel, whose oeuvre is held in high regard both in the Netherlands and abroad, has…
Croatia, 5 years celebration as full member of the European Union
Edition 20 August 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro On this occasion Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of the Croatia, H.E. Mrs. Andrea Gustovic-Ercegovac Former posts:…
45 years celebration of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and the Netherlands
Edition 30 August 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro On this occasion Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Viet Nam, H.E. Mrs. Ngo Thi Hoa. Former…
Consequences for the Netherlands if there is no Brexit deal
Edition 30 August 2018, by Marla Thomson With less than eight months before the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on the stroke of…
Growing addiction to painkiller Oxycodone
Edition 30 August 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko One of the most powerful existing painkillers, Oxycodone (also known as OxyContin or Oxynorm), was introduced to…
Dutch hospitals stop trials of Viagra as remedy for growth delay in unborn babies
Edition 30 August 2018, by Bárbara Luque Alanís On Monday July 23, the Amsterdam hospital UMC, along with nine other Dutch hospitals, immediately stopped…
Wanna get in shape? Do it yourself or with some professional guidance
Edition 30 August 2018, by Jeroen Spangenberg Getting in shape with professional guidance might be a better idea than trying to lose weight on…
International Day of Yoga on June 17
Edition 30 August 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro In collaboration with the Indian Embassy, The Hague One day wellness festival concludes with soul shanti concert…
Regional shortages of general practitioners threaten healthcare
Edition 30 August, by Lorre Luther After Wilko Siderius moved from Beekbergen to Leeuwarden early in 2018, he attempted to find a local family…
Doctor gets reprimand for performing euthanasia on 74-year-old woman
Edition 30 August 2018, by Phoebe Potter A nursing home doctor who performed euthanasia on an incapacitated 74-year-old woman with dementia has been reprimanded…
Loans for making houses sustainable hard to get
Edition 30 August, by Stephen Swai According to a study by Vereniging Eigen Huis (VEH), loans for homeowners to make their houses more sustainable…
Dutch primary school pupils face cancelled classes in new school year
Edition 30 August, by Femke van Iperen Primary school pupils in the Netherlands are facing a shortage of nearly 1300 teachers in the new…
EBS buses will drive in Haaglanden from 2019
Edition 30 August 2018, by Stephen Swai EBS has won the concession to provide public bus transport for the Haaglanden area, from 25 August…
A greenhorn mayor for all Amsterdammers
Edition 30 August 2018, by Johannes Visser Amsterdam has a new mayor. She is the Dutch capital’s first female mayor, and the first from…
North-South metro line opens
Edition 30 August 2018, by Phoebe Potter With all due pomp and celebration for a metro line that has taken more years and more…
Climate change creates warmer summers in the Netherlands
Edition 30 August 2018, by Jeroen Spangenberg Globally the temperature is rising, but the Netherlands has far outpaced the global trend at an alarming…
Volvo Ocean Race to finish in The Hague
Edition 29 May 2018, by John Mahnen Few sporting events on this planet can evoke such powerful images as the Volvo Ocean Race. Formerly…
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich – Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (book)
Edition 29 May 2018, by Hendrik Ike On the 7th of May Vladimir Putin was inaugurated for the fourth time as President of Russia….
On Chesil Beach (movie)
Edition 29 May 2018, by James Luxford For those who follow the awards scene, a prestige drama being released in the spring or summer…
Bernd, Hilla and the Others: Photography from Düsseldorf (exhibition)
Edition 29 May 2018, by Phoebe Potter Bernd, Hilla and the Others: Photography from Düsseldorf The decision by the Huis Marseille to dedicate their…
Bar Fisk (restaurant)
Bar Fisk brings the ever-lively, no-strings attached hospitality of Tel Aviv to Amsterdam Located in “De Pijp” next to Albert cuyp market, Bar Fisk…
Royal Delft: 365 years of inspiration and innovation
Paintbrushes carefully touch the white earthenware, whilst elsewhere clay is poured into handmade moulds. It is here, at Royal Delft, that craftsmen have been…
Why Georgia might be your next destination!
Almost no country is as varied as Georgia and that’s probably why it landed on CNN’s ‘’destination of 2018’’- list. Georgia is the land…
Foam presents the work of photographer Daniëlle van Ark in the exhibition Artist’s Proof
For Dutch artist Daniëlle van Ark (1974) photography is the most ephemeral of all media. With the development of steadily more advanced reproduction technologies,…
ECB monetary policy lucrative for dutch treasury
Edition 29 May 2018, by Phoebe Potter Figures provided to De Volkskrant at the end of April have shown just how fortunate the Dutch…
Survival: From Zambia to Holland
Warning: this article may contain triggers for victims of physical and sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised. Edition 29 May 2018, by Michelle Havard…
Partly due to expats, housing prices soar in The Netherlands
Edition 29 May 2018, by Seringe S.T. Touray Business Insider puts the Netherlands in the top ten out of nineteen hottest housing markets in…
The Knighthood of the Order of the Star of Italy for the Director of ESTEC
Edition 29 May 2018, by The Director of ESTEC (European Space Research and Technology Centre) Mr. Franco Ongaro had the Knighthood of the Order…
Discrimination figures at peak in 2017
Edition 29 May 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko Equality and tolerance, highly discussed in the media and society, are still concepts that require a lot…
Willem Alexander’s first five years
Written by Benjamin Roberts Five years ago, when the Dutch Crown Prince, Willem Alexander ascended the Dutch throne, he became the first king in…
Dutch users become leaders on Facebook hate messages
Edition 29 May 2018, by Bárbara Luque The Netherlands has recently acquired a doubtful reputation on Facebook thanks to the numerous messages filled with…
New natural world, or hell on earth?
Written by Femke van Iperen No consensus on ‘Oostvaardersplassen´ When the area of the Oostvaardersplassen was created in 1968, and its first large grazers…
Still no clarity about reason to elimate dividend tax
Edition 29 May 2018, by Marla Thomson Going back to the weeks and months of the formation of the current Dutch government, the discussion…
Van Ark suggests disabled individuals work for less than minimum wage
Edition 29 May 2018, by Lorre Luther On April 26, 2018, the Dutch House of Representatives debated a proposal that would allow employers to…
Groningen to terminate gas production
Edition 29 May 2018, by Phoebe Potter For Groningers it has been a long time coming. Eric Wiebes’ phone call to Eelco Eikenaar at…
Life is better at the beach
Edition 26 April 2018, by John Mahnen Whoever coined the phrase, “Life is better at the beach” was spot on when it comes to…
Brasserie Ambassade (restaurant)
Edition 26 April 2018, by Paola Westbeek Situated on Herengracht, in Amsterdam’s monumental Canal Belt, is Brasserie Ambassade. The fusion of French cuisine, fine…
Forever Young? (exhibition)
Edition 26 April 2018, by Michelle Havard For those unacquainted with modern and contemporary forms of art, the status of photography as a vital…
Unsane (movie)
Edition 26 April 2018, by James Luxford Ever since his arrival on the film scene in the late 1980’s, Steven Soderbergh has never been…
Learn to Cycle in Amsterdam by King Chen (book)
Edition 26 April 2018, by When I moved to Amsterdam in 2014, one of the very first things that I did was to buy…
Saudade: the expatriate archive centre’s 10th anniversary
Moving abroad can challenge the meaning of home, open new horizons, and change us as people. At the very least, it inevitably results in…
Film about the life and work of ESCHER
Edition 26 April 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak Journey to infinity – 2018 Leeuwarden Cultural Capital of Europe Maurits Cornelis ESCHER (1898 – 1972) is one…
Japan – more than 400 years of relationship with the Netherlands
On this occasion Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Hiroshi Inomata Former posts: Ambassador in Pakistan; Consul-General in San Francisco; counsellor in…
100th Anniversary of the declaration of the Democratic Republic of Georgia
The 18th season of the popular AVRO-TROS program “Wie is de Mol” was filmed in Georgia. The year 2018 also marks the 100th Anniversary…
Number of homeworkers on the rise in The Netherlands
Edition 26 April 2018, by Phoebe Potter Throughout the course of last year, over 3 million Dutch workers ended up working from home at…
Childcare in the Netherlands
Edition 26 April 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko Beyond any doubt, childcare has been a highly discussed topic in the Dutch society and Dutch politics…
A guide to shopping in the Netherlands’ expat hubs
Edition 26 April 2018, by Phoebe Dodds Unlike its neighbour Germany, in the past few years the Netherlands has embraced consumers’ desire for a…
Greyston Bakery has announced plans to open a new location in Amsterdam
Edition 26 April 2018, by Tiffany R. Jansen The purpose of the new facility is two-fold: to cater to the needs of Ben &…
Don’t turn parents into judicial parties
Edition 26 April 2018, by Irene Kroezen, coordinator Mediation Bureau. In Europe and worldwide we are counting more and more international relationships. This is…
Changes in Dutch defence budget
Edition 26 April 2018, by Hendrik Ike The Dutch coalition government has agreed to inject an extra 1.5 billion euros into the national defence…
Mourning and celebrations across the country this Liberation Day
Edition 26 April 2018, by Max Oprey Sombre memorials and joyous celebrations will once again sweep the Netherlands across May 4 & 5 as…
A letter of thanks from Canada
Edition 26 April 2018, by Nadine Bujold I wanted to write about my grandfather Florian Patrick Pattenaude who went by the name of Pat…
Dutch home care suffers shortage in staff
Edition 26 April 2018, by Bárbara Luque In the last years the Netherlands has suffered from an acute shortage of district nurses, jeopardizing home…
Expertise centre for endometriosis in HMC Bronovo
Edition 26 April 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak Her majesty Queen Máxima opened the expertise centre for endometriosis in balance in HMC Bronovo On Thursday…
Local parties win big in elections
Edition 26 April 2018, by Johannes Visser On March 21, a little over half of the Dutch electorate took to the polls to vote…
Euro beach volley returns to the Netherlands
Edition 28 June 2018, by John Mahnen In 2015, many Dutch and international Beach Volleyball fans enjoyed the Beach Volleyball World Championships held in…
Exhibition Restless Matter in Cobra Museum (exhibition)
Edition 28 June 2018 Do stones have feelings? Do tree branches have an inner world? Can paint think? The subject of Restless Matter, and…
Choral music from Persia
Edition 28 June 2018 Rare Persian Choral album released in the Netherlands In autumn 1978 the Farah Choir went to Austria to record its…
Adrift (movie)
Edition 28 June 2018, by James Luxford After a strong start to her career, Shailene Woodley has struggled to live up to her promise…
A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler (book)
Edition 28 June 2018, by Hendrik Ike The release of ‘A Whole Life’ by Robert Seethaler in 2014 created a critical eruption of biblical…
Rijksmuseum receives core collection Erwin Olaf
Edition 28 June 2018 The Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf this week donated to the Rijksmuseum his core collection, the fully representative range of work…
Light paintings by Maryolga Nieto at Hop & Stork
One of the first expressions of dissemination of this contribution to contemporary art currently presented by artist Maryolga Nieto in the gastronomic-cultural space “Hop…
A swifter shock of beauty…
Edition 28 June 2018, by Caroline de Westenholz, director Louis Couperus Museum Louis Couperus and the art of sculpture: New exhibition in Louis Couperus…
Kröller Müller Museum
An unforgettable experience The Kröller-Müller Museum is a place where things of beauty come together. The unique combination of art, nature and architecture guarantees…
Will Blokker become the next bankrupt store chain?
Edition 28 June 2018, by Sagar Harinarayan In the recent past, several companies have experienced bankruptcy. Even famous organizations, which had gained a good…
Summer camps
Most children who go to summer camp come alone. This is often the first time that they participate. Suddenly they have to decide for…
Iran a country with a great historical culture
Edition 28 June 2018, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro your following holiday destination? With the Pardisan Travel Company, I made an amazing trip last April to…
Dutch government appeals Urgenda’s climate lawsuit
Edition 28 June 2018, by Stephen Swai The Dutch government has appealed against the decision of The Hague District Court on the climate case…
Can you pronounce Scheveningen?
Edition 28 June 2018, by Johannes Visser For those of you non-Dutch readers trying to learn the Dutch language, God bless and good luck….
Tailored Education: opinions remain divided
Edition 28 June 2018, by Femke van Ieperen Equality and inclusion have traditionally played a key role in the Dutch educational system. It is…
High costs of the dutch passport abroad
Edition 28 June 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko For immigrants, life often presents a number of intricate situations. The rules are often complicated and can…
Murderer of Anne Faber gets 28 years
Edition 28 June 2018, by Benjamin B. Roberts The loss of a child is the worse grief a person can suffer. However, when the…
Pim Fortuyn’s murderer no longer required to report to Parole Office
Edition 28 June 2018, by Lorre Luther In the last week of May, a judge ruled Volkert van der Graaf, the man who shot…
Ecological armageddon – disappearing insects threaten the Netherlands
Edition 28 June 2018, by Geetanjali Gupta It is righty said that “if all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate, but if…
Explosive growth in train passengers expected for the coming years
Edition 28 June 2018, byJuan Álvarez Umbarila The Dutch railway network is already one of the busiest in the world. Yet with a booming…
Dutch festivalgoers hungry for vegetarian food trend
Edition 28 June 2018, by Max Opray Vegetarian food is the next big thing at Dutch festivals, with major events offering more and more…
The Netherlands to go completely gas-free in the future
Edition 28 June 2018, by Phoebe Potter For many, the decision taken by the government at the end of March to stop extracting natural…
Why Georgia might be your next destination!
Almost no country is as varied as Georgia and that’s probably why it landed on CNN’s ‘’destination of 2018’’- list. Georgia is the land…
There’s more to ice racing than skating
Edition 22 March 2018, by John Mahnen The images of Olympic skating Gold in Korea have begun to fade. The memories of frozen canals…
Vibrant West African Cuisine (book)
Edition 22 March 2018 Food Entrepreneur Ebere Akadiri publishes cookbook to fight against human trafficking in Nigeria Vibrant West African Cuisine is more than…
High Society in the Rijksmuseum (exhibition)
Edition 22 March, by Benjamin Roberts Back in the olden days, long, long before ‘selfies’ the only people that had portraits made of themselves…
Lady Bird (movie)
Edition 22 March 2018, by Juan Alvarez Lady Bird feels like she is a flower in the wrong pot, in an unnurturing, neglected one….
Dutch Feast – Emily Wight (book)
Edition 22 March 2018. by Paola Westbeek Though the Netherlands is not really known for its cuisine – in fact, the Dutch diet has…
Meet the world at the Movies that Matter Festival
Edition 22 March 2018 You’ll get to meet people from all over the world, talk to inspiring activists, see interesting documentaries and revealing fiction…
Mesdag & Japan: Collecting the Far East
Edition 22 March 2018 Mesdag’s extraordinary collection of Japanese decorative art: from samurai swords and Satsuma vases to colourful earthenware and bronze cranes. Exhibition…
Dutch companies stunned by EU law while treasury faces a € 400m setback
Written by Seringe S.T. Touray The year of 1952 saw the establishment of the Luxemburg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ), the judicial institution of…
Paradiso, Amsterdam’s temple of pop culture turns 50
By Benjamin B. Roberts If the 1960s Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll generation, Flower Power, and counter culture movement could all be rolled…
Netflix obliged to offer more Dutch productions
Edition 22 March 2018, written by Sagar With its massive successes in the past few years, Netflix has become the leading online television network,…
