Bureaucratic backlash
As if authored by Kafka himself, foreigners and Dutch nationals returning to the Netherlands have landed in a bureaucratic nightmare. According to Dutch law,…
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Martin Schoeller exhibits in Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof
‘Survivors: Faces of Life after the Holocaust’ 5 September 2021 – 31 January 2022 Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht presents an exhibition of…
MAISON AMSTERDAM major fashion exhibition in De Nieuwe Kerk
A collaboration with the Amsterdam Museum and a wide range of fashion designers From Saturday 18 September 2021, De Nieuwe Kerk will be the…
Boutique Hotel Texel – Charming boutique hotel & spa in the centre of Texel
Once in a while you meet them: friends you haven’t seen for a long time, but with whom you can pick up right where…
Paleis Het Loo – a must visit
Paleis Het Loo is located on the edge of Apeldoorn. Since 1984 is (former Royal) Paleis Het Loo a museum. The furnished rooms and…
How to run an environmentally friendly small business
This summer has brought the harsh realities of climate change to light like never before. Wildfires across Greece and Turkey, flooding in Germany, Belgium…
The best time on the beach
The best time on the beach is right now – right after a storm has just passed. Sure, being on the beach during the…
The glass is two thirds full: Formula one returns to The Netherlands
When we previewed the Sport Summer 2021 a few months back, we did so with a fair measure of trepidation. Would all the events…
More companies introducing compulsory vaccination
Demand for vaccination? Ever since corona vaccination has become available for everyone, there have been various instances in which businesses have required their employees…
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
With over 2 million copies sold worldwide, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig has become one of the most popular and most successful books…
Another Round
Drinking culture, middle age and the price of happiness are examined in this comedy drama from Denmark. Mads Mikkelsen plays Martin, a school teacher…
Supernova
As cosmic events, supernovae are gigantic, destructive explosions of massive stars in distant places of the universe. But for the naked eye from distance,…
When the road to Tokyo is a dead end
As this edition of the Holland Times goes to press, the athletes of the world are packing their bags and boarding planes to converge…
Welcome to Château Wittem, your home in three countries
Boutique Hotel Château Wittem offers all the amenities of a 5-star hotel. With us, enjoy a wiode range of extras to make your stay…
Experience Leeuwarden
A cozy city center full of hidden gems and beautiful surroundings: that’s Leeuwarden. Versatile Leeuwarden is ideal for an extensive voyage of discovery. The…
Frida Kahlo | Drents Museum
FRIDA KAHLO’S PAINTINGS AND PERSONAL POSSESSIONS BROUGHT TOGETHER IN LANDMARK SHOW Frida Kahlo’s paintings and personal possessions brought together in Landmark show. Two of…
Lucky Luke opens the Netherlands’ one and only Comic Book Museum: The MoCA in Noordwijk.
‘No talk, just pictures’: Saturday 19 June was the day! After a lockdown of almost six months, the brand-new Museum of Comic Art in…
2021 World Press Photo Contest | the stories behind the photos
De Nieuwe Kerk hosts the World Press Photo Flagship Exhibition 2021. De Nieuwe Kerk is the home of the World Press Photo Exhibition 2021,…
Exhibition Ground Hope by silversmith Jan van Nouhuys
From 5 June 2021 until 9 January 2022 international celebrated silversmith Jan van Nouhuys will be exhibiting his work in The Dutch Silver Museum…
The best business books of the summer
If you’re a time-stretched entrepreneur, reading is an opportunity to tick off multiple boxes at once. I know, I know – not all downtime…
Quality of Life
There are many things to love about the Netherlands and one for me is how most things work towards having a nice quality of…
European robotic arm to be launched to the space station
On July 5, a press event took place at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk in anticipation of the launch of the ESA’s European Robotic Arm…
Rabobank plans to build 12,000 temporary houses
In an effort to bring up a solution to the housing shortage in the Netherlands, Rabobank has plans to build a total of 12,000…
Future of solar energy on track in the Netherlands
This July, the Netherlands’ National Programme for the Regional Energy Strategy (NPRES) announced that nearly all the sustainable energy strategies of the 30 separate…
The Netherlands is slow, but can still catch up with its neighbours in the climate fight
The objective has been set: by 2030, the amount of greenhouse gases emitted must be decreased by 55%. The ultimate end goal is to have no greenhouse gas…
€249 million for holiday corona tests: money well spent?
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Hugo de Jonge recently announced that corona testing is free for citizens going on holidays in July and…
CoronaCheck app
Imagine having a mobile app that acts as a vaccination certificate? With nearly two million apps available for download worldwide, the grim age of…
Netherlands wants to criminalize “doxing”
Ferd Grapperhaus, the Minister of Security and Justice of the Netherlands, wants to criminalize the sharing of private data to intimidate someone. The Justice…
Healthcare costs in the Netherlands increased by 8.3% last year
The Dutch government spent €116 billion on health and welfare in 2020 — a number which corresponds to an increase of approximately 8.3 percent…
Covid vaccinations now open for teenagers
With the Delta variant of Covid-19 looming on the horizon, Dutch pediatricians announced in late June that teenagers aged 12 to 17 should also…
Student loan system increases inequality
The current student loan system in place in the Netherlands is receiving increasing amounts of criticism for several reasons. Critics claim that the structure…
Laws and regulations change as of 1 July 2021
Like every year, certain changes to the laws and regulations have gone into effect as of 1 July. The biggest changes, that will have…
The stalemate continues: no new government in sight
Though nearly four months have passed since the national election, the formation of a government is still not complete. The three parties at the…
The rise of the self-proclaimed expert
There comes a time in every business owner’s life where it’s easier to outsource certain tasks to an expert. Whether you have a full…
Larger cities to ban foreign real estate purchasing
There have been many initiatives recently to address the real estate shortage and high house prices in the Netherlands. The most recent initiative, by…
Just in time for Summer
After a long, grueling 15 months, with the last 6 of them feeling the longest, life seems to be returning to normal, and not…
Despite abundant rain, the drought is not over yet
Last month we were all wondering when the rain and low temperatures would stop and give way to the much-awaited spring. It was a…
Shady deals? Face mask procurement affair leads to debate
The scarcity of face masks at the start of the corona crisis in 2020 led to questionable trade practices in order to supply enough…
Billions for education worth little without qualified teachers
The Dutch cabinet is planning a one-time injection of 8.5 billion euros into the framework of the National Education Program (NPO). Out of this…
Deadlock continues in the formation of the new cabinet
The formation of the new Dutch cabinet continues to be at a stand-still with no viable solutions in immediate sight. Since the mid-March elections,…
Uzbekistan: The Role of the President of Uzbekistan, Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev in shaping a strong civil society
After Shavkat Mirziyoyev became the head of state in Uzbekistan, during a new stage of development, he began to pay special attention to the…
Leon Keer – Forced Perspective
5 June – 28 August 2021 Wanrooij Gallery in Amsterdam presents a retrospective exhibition of Leon Keer from 5 June until 28 August 2021….
The Mauritanian
The first two decades of the twenty-first century have provided many world-changing moments that have been the basis for films both beautiful and tragic….
Sport summer 2021 – a return to normalcy?
Sports fans around the world have witnessed an unpreceded year. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a pronounced effect on the sports we watch and…
The ‘samenleving’
A word you hear quite often in the Netherlands is ‘samenleving’. Especially in the time of corona, this word comes up often. The English…
How to stay creative during high-stress times
We’re told that 90% of startups fail within the first 5 years, but what can we do to increase our chances of success? If…
The allure of Montenegro
Nothing had prepared us for Montenegro. After having visited more than half of the world, we did not expect this mesmerising surprise. What started…
Migration from a U.S. tax perspective
In your first year moving from the United States to The Netherlands, you need to consider how you will treat your foreign earned income….
Friendships torn apart by corona
Corona virus has changed so much in our lives. For over a year now, things are nothing like they used to be. Needless to…
Summer vacations: a smart idea or wait a bit longer?
Despite all the uncertainties about the upcoming summer vacations, the number of bookings for holidays is on the rise in the Netherlands. On travel…