Residentie Orkest The Hague and Zuiderstrandtheater present Wanderlust festival
On Friday 12th October, the Residentie Orkest and the Zuiderstrandtheater will present the Wanderlust festival from 7.30 pm onwards. With pop, classical, jazz &…
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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…
Exclusive offer: visit the Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam and get two online tickets for the price of one!
use the code msoranje2018 HET SCHEEPVAARTMUSEUM OPENS MULTIFACETED NEW EXHIBITION ON THE ICONIC PASSENGER SHIP ORANJE ‘This is set to be the most entrancing…
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…
A colourful collection of inhabitants of Bamako, posed for Seydou Keïta (1921-2001, Mali)
People visited Keïta’s studio to have their picture taken at their best: wearing extravagant dresses made from wonderful textiles with splendidly formed headdresses, or…
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…
Masaaki Suzuki on moving beyond Bach
Japanese conductor Masaaki Suzuki is renowned as a fine interpreter of the works of JS Bach. Since founding Bach Collegium Japan in 1990, his…
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…
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,…
A history of Dutch criminal Willem Holleeder
Edition 22 March, by Hendrik Ike Willem Holleeder is one of the Netherlands most notorious criminals, having earned a national, and indeed international profile…
Smoking room ban angers the horeca industry
Written by By Phoebe Dodds When the smoking ban came into place in the Netherlands almost ten years ago, the government offered an alternative…
The Passion 2018: “I see you”
Edition 22 March 2018, by Femke van Iperen Diversity and resilience in the Bijlmer The eighth edition of The Passion will take place on…
Opening of the Lelystad Airport delayed until 2020
Edition 22 March 2018, by Stephen Swai The opening of the Lelystad Airport has been delayed from April 2019 until sometime in 2020. The…
Suspects will soon be obligated to listen to their victims in court
Edition 22 March 2018, by Bárbara Luque On February 22, European Day of the Victim, the Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker announced new…
Dutch parliament approves abolition referendum
Edition 22 March, by Marla Thomson On February 28, the Lower House of the Dutch parliament voted 76 to 69 to abolish the direct…
Did the Netherlands recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide?
Editioin 22 March 2018, by Juan Álvarez Umbarila Well, yes and no. Last February 22nd, the House of representatives (the lower house of the…
Political scandals index: VVD again on top
Edition 22 March 2018, by Johannes Visser Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has a problem on his hands. His liberal VVD (People’s Party for…
The sporting year that was 2017
Edition 28 December 2017, by John Mahnen There was a time when odd-numbered years, such as 2017, meant an off year for sports. Those…
Prinz Wolf is coming for you! (restaurant)
Edition 28 December 2017 Prinz Wolf is the first TARTAR-IA in the Netherlands located at the Canals of Amsterdam. Here you can just walk-in…
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (movie)
Edition 28 December 2017, by James Luxford Every year a front-runner emerges in the race for Oscar glory, and 2018 may just be the…
Visages Villages (Faces and Places) (documentary)
Edition 28 December 2017, by Benjamin Roberts Despite the almost 60-year age difference between the two directors of Visages Villages (2017), they are a…
The Year of Living Danishly (book)
Edition 28 December 2017, by Phoebbe Dodds The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country (by Helen Russell) When…
Tell Freedom. 15 South African artists
Edition 28 December 2017 The exhibition Tell Freedom comprises new and existing work by fifteen young artists from South Africa. In it, they reflect…
Wassenaar first to offer cross border digital services for expats
Edition 28 December 2017 Ordering your birth certificate online with, say, an Estonian eID in the Netherlands? It’s already possible at the municipality of…
“Primaduta Awards” from the Government of Indonesia
Edition 28 December 2017, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro Two Netherlands’ companies awarded “Primaduta Awards” from the Government of Indonesia in 2017 The Government of Indonesia,…
Cystic Fibrosis finally reimbursed
Edition 28 December 2017, by Anastasiia Myronenko After long and challenging negotiations between the manufacturer and the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport,…
Online Gaming: a support system for HIV research?
Edition 28 December, by Benjamin B. Roberts In 2011 an amazing breakthrough was made in HIV research. After a new problem solving game was…
The hottest fitness trends in the Netherlands
Edition 28 December 2017, by Phoebe Dodds New year, new you, right? If you’re like most people, your new years resolutions will include a…
Reality of mental health
Edition 28 December 2017, by Johannes Visser One in four people in the Netherlands suffers from a brain disorder. To combat this ‘epidemic’, about…
Permanent contracts on the rise due to scarcity of employees
Edition 28 December 2017, by Stephen Swai With the scarcity of employees in the job market and improved economy, many employers are giving permanent…
Guilty verdict for Netherlands’ largest cannabis cafe – but no punishment
Edition 28 December, by Max Opray The owner of a Terneuzen cannabis business that was once the biggest in the Netherlands has been convicted…
Schiphol Airport experimented with online appointment booking for security screening
Edition 28 December, by Lorre Luther In the last months of 2017 a limited number of passengers flying out of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport had…
Tedx event The British School in The Netherlands
Edition 28 December 2018 The British School in The Netherlands hosted its first ever Tedx event and it certainly was a day full of…
Registration now mandatory for childcare visitors
Edition 28 December, by Hendrik Ike Last month the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment announced that childcare centres will have to register,…
Fear the bee, not the terrorist
Edition 28 December, by Johannes Visser The Dutch are world champions in complaining about all that is not right, as well as finding solutions…
New publication reveals discrimination within the Dutch national police
Edition 28 December, by Benjamin B. Roberts In the Netherlands, the Dutch national police force is not a mirror image of Dutch society: 22%…
The winter games beckon
Edition 26 January 2018, by John Mahnen Congratulations sports fans! You have survived Blue Monday and if you have had just about enough of…
The Post (movie)
Edition 26 January, by James Luxford Three of Hollywood’s most legendary talents align for this fascinating true story, about the courage it takes to…
Go Gallery (exhibition)
Edition 26 January 2018, by Benjamin B. Roberts From the underground to the Art Gallery: Amsterdam Street Art Festival It’s hard to imagine that…
The proven power of being kind to yourself – Self compassion (book)
Edition 26 January 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko By Kristin Neff, Ph.D. The start of a new year is often the time when many of…
Indonesian restaurant Bogor Roemah Makan (restaurant)
Edition 26 January 2018, by Marc G. Baker Indonesian delight: sunshine on a cloudy day The first few months of the year can be…
Lelystad Airport: will it go through or not? And when?
Edition 26 January 2018, by Hendrik Ike Any traveller who has recently flown from Amsterdam Schiphol cannot fail to make two clear observations; there…
The art of laughter: humour in the Golden Age
Click here and win free tickets for this exhibition Rarely have more humorous paintings been produced than in the Dutch Golden Age. Naughty children,…
Opening ‘Heaven or Hell?’
An exhibition on extraordinary 95% of Dutch women feel more confident when wearing a pair of beautiful shoes. However, an average of 23 pairs…
The fascinating underwater photos of Harry Fayt
Edition 26 January 2018 With success, the Belgian photographer Harry Fayt made the switch to underwater photography a few years ago. His work consists…
HSV International Primary School will open a new location from August 2018
The HSV International Primary School is an established international school, currently housing three locations in the heart of The Hague. It is with great…
Dutch food festivals in 2018
Edition 26 January 2018, by juan Álvarez Umbarila A commonplace amongst expats in the Netherlands is that Dutch food is neither particularly diverse nor…
Food trends 2018
Edition 26 January, by Seringe S.T. Touray When tea first seeped into Europe from China in the 17th Century, nobody knew it would become…
Dutch company develops hydrogen solution for Tesla’s electric vehicle
Edition 26 January, by Benjamin B. Roberts Whoever thought about purchasing a Tesla and was only put off by the short travel radius of only…
Dutch take home pay increases for most workers
Written by By Lorre Luther The first paycheck of 2018 brought welcome news for most employees in the Netherlands— more take home pay. The…
Take a seat: The Netherlands in the 2018 UN Security Council
Edition 26 January, by Marla Thomson January 1 of this year saw The Netherlands take its seat at the 2018 session of the United…
Empty AZC’s cost Dutch society 250 million euros
Edition 26 January, by Stephen Swai Following the falling number of asylum seekers,The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) is losing…
Serious injuries caused by fireworks in 2017
Edition 26 January 2017, Anastasiia Myronenko Anyone who has ever been in the Netherlands for New Year’s Eve (Oud en Nieuw) has experienced the…
Companies with ‘Royal’ in their name must watch out for name change
Edition 26 January, by Phoebe Potter Permission from King needed Following a definitive court case in The Hague, companies using the word ‘Royal’ in…
Dutch bus drivers strike in search of better labor agreements
Edition 26 January 2018, by Bárbara Luque On Thursday January 4, drivers from regional carriers around The Netherlands took a stand against their established…
Crown prince with a dark side
Edition 26 January 2018, by Johannes Visser The Hague – Political newcomer Thiery Baudet has been crowned Dutch Politician of the Year 2017. The controversial…
Dutch Olympic skating team to be determined in December
Edition 30 November 2017, by John Mahnen Winter in the Netherlands hold its own special traditions: Speculaas flavoured everything and pea soup for example….
The Venetian Kitchen in Holland ! (Restaurant)
Edition 30 November 2017 Recently The Hague was surprised with a new excellent ristorante Veneziano. Very nicely located, opposite the fabulous delicious sweetness shop…
‘Ernest Hemingway: A Biography’ by Mary (book)
Edition 30 November 2017, by Hendrik Ike In the most recent addition to the Hemingway annals, Mary V. Dearborn lays bare the rise and…
Innovative residential concept to launch in Dutch housing market
HUT: plug-and-play apartments HUT will be launching a new type of residency in Amsterdam by the end of 2017; new and innovative ‘plug-and-play’ apartments…
50 years of Austrian tradition in the Netherlands: The Vienna Ball on 9 February 2018 in Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin, Noordwijk
Each year more than 450 balls take place in Vienna. The best time of the year begins for ball-goers and dance fans on 11…
FIFA World Cup 2018: a unique way to discover Russia
Edition 30 November 2017, by H.E. Mr. A. Shulgin, Ambassador of Russian Federation The World Cup is the most expected sport event that for…
“If you ever receive a blue envelope… beware!” – Dutch taxes explained
Edition 30 November, by Max Opray World-class infrastructure, healthcare, education and safety, not to mention clean food, air and water – the Netherlands is…
Buying a house in The Netherlands, just a dream or an achievable goal for expats?
Edition 30 November 2017. Guest column by José de Boer As an expat buying and financing your home in The Netherlands might be a…
Winter events for the 2017-2018 season
Edition 30 November 2017, by Juan Álvarez Umbarila Winter has begun. Warm, bright days are now far behind us. In addition to cold temperatures…
Schippers launches European initiative for full drug access in all EU member states
Edition 30 November 2017, by Phoebe Potter In one of her final acts as Dutch Minister for Health, Edith Schippers has reached out to…
Equal pay in the EU – Except for long distance truck drivers
Edition 30 November, by Phoebe Dodds One of the benefits of a country being a member of the European Union is that its citizens…
Why avoid night shifts?
Edition 30 November 2018, by Sagar Harinarayan Shift work is very common in jobs based in factories and laboratories. If a manufacturing process in…
Healthcare plans of Rutte III cabinet
Edition 30 November 2017, by Stephan Swai Finally, the Third Rutte Cabinet has rolled out its healthcare plan. The plan, which touches on a…
I am not a tourist expat fair Amsterdam on October 8, 2017
Expat Fair Expatica’s “i am not a tourist” Expat Fair is the biggest event for internationals living, working, studying or setting up a business…
Creation of new Rutte III cabinet
Edition 30 November 2017, by Marla Thomson After 7 months of meetings, negotiations and compromising the new Dutch Government was finalized on 26 October…
Removing the barriers for deserving athletes
Edition 28 September 2017, by John Mahnen Many of us take sport for granted. We jump in the car or on the bike and off…
Eneco future situation unclear
Edition 28 September, by Sagar Harinayan Eneco is a Dutch company which produces and supplies natural gas to millions of customers, including households and…
Collateral damage: AH actie discount on pans
Edition 28 September 2017, by Bárbara Luque Albert Heijn has been dragging down a third party while trying to help its clients save a…
Sex Jokes: Humor in Art in the Dutch Golden Age (museum)
Edition 28 September 2017, by Benjamin Roberts When Elmer Kolfin, the professor at the University of Amsterdam started researching humor in the seventeenth century,…
Bohemian delight (restaurant)
Edition 28 September 2017, by Marc G. baker This isn’t a crime scene. Or, in a sense: it is. Exactly 90 years ago, the…
Teenagers and youngsters in the Dutch Golden Age (book)
Edition 28 September 2017 According to Benjamin B. Roberts’ recently published book Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Dutch Golden Age, the…
Mother! (movie)
Edition 28 September 2017 We start and end in flames, with an image of a fiery face giving way to a mysterious crystal, which…
25 years of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and The Netherlands
Edition 28 September 2017, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro On this occasion Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr. Magzhan Ilyassov….
100 years of De stijl in the Kröller-Müller Museum
The patron and the ‘house painter’. Helene Kröller-Müller and Bart van der Leck In the international year ‘Mondriaan to Dutch Design’, and on occasion…
India Dance Festival 2017
One of the most important European events for Indian dance takes center stage in The Hague this October The Hague – The India Dance…
A tasteful journey, the ron Klein Breteler collection
Ron Klein Breteler began collecting contemporary Modern art several decades ago. One of his first purchases, a light object by the Dutch artist Jan…
“Strong Europe with strong member states” proclaims Hungary v
Edition 28 September 2017, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro On the occasion of Hungary’s Presidency of the Visegrád Group, Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the Ambassador of Hungary,…
Green is the new black: Dutch Sustainable Fashion Week
Edition 28 September 2017, by Alice Burke Dutch Sustainable Fashion Week will take place from the 6th to the 15th of October in various locations…
Towards self-driving trucks
Written by Sagar Harinayan DAF has been selected by the UK’s Department of Transport and Highways England, to participate in a two-year truck platooning…
Dairy industry may take a hit
Edition 28 September, by Sagar Harinayan The dairy industry has always been a major contributor to the flourishing Dutch economy. Large numbers of livestock are…
KYWIE. An ingenious cooler with inside-out sheep fur.
You love wine – so do we. Ideally a woody-fruity Chardonnay, or a cool, light red, a perfect delicacy. Preferably in good company, on…
Urban mobility in Dutch cities is about to change drastically: and for the better!
Edition 28 September 2017, by Benjamin Roberts Last month at the grand opening of Birò’s new showroom, Pex Langenberg, Rotterdam’s municipal council member for mobility,…
The short Dutch working week – as good as it seems?
Edition 28 September 2017, by Phoebe Dodds Here in Holland, citizens are no strangers to hearing about how lucky they are, from the standard…
Breaking records at the Binnenhof
Edition 28 September, by Johannes Visser Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte is a man who likes to pride himself on breaking records at record-breaking…
Registered partnerships rise in popularity
Edition 28 September, byLorre Luther Dutch couples are increasingly turning to registered partnerships when they decide to make their relationship official. In 2016, almost…
Public broadcaster pulls ‘Jesse’ documentary amid questions of objectivity
Edition 28 September, by Storm Gibbons Dutch public broadcaster BNNVARA has decided not to air a documentary on Groenlinks party leader, Jesse Klaver. The documentary,…
Blame game: Egg crisis impact becomes apparent all over Europe
Edition 28 September 2017, by Jeroen Spangenberg This summer news got out that many eggs in the Netherlands contained fi pronil. The scandal is…
New government goes on show
Edition 26 October 2017, by Bárbara Luque The Netherlands have a new government with a whopping sixteen new ministers of state. About five of…
Rotterdam’s new Botlek bridge reaches an unwelcome milestone
Edition 26 October, by Lorre Luther On September 29th of this year, the Botlek bridge near Spijkenisse malfunctioned for the 100th time. Around six o’clock…
The problem to find housing as an international student
Edition 26 October 2017, by Bárbara Luque On October 5, the National Monitor of Student Housing (Landelijke Monitor Studentenhuisvestiging 2017) reported the shortage of…
Departure from Defence
Edition 26 October, by Johannes Visser “I have to step up, stepping down won’t fix anything.” These were the words of Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, fi ve…
The Killing of A Sacred Deer (movie)
Edition 26 October, by James Luxford A hit at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this unusual story of revenge is director Yorgos Lanthimos’ follow up…
Learn Dutch quickly by putting your brain to work
Many expats find the idea of learning Dutch a bit daunting because the language seems so challenging. Whether that is truly the case depends…
On 4 October 2017 Eurojust opened a brand new building in The Hague
Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews the President of EUROJUST, Mrs. Michèle Coninsx In addition to her role of President of Eurojust, Ms. Coninsx is National Member…
Rotterdam set to host 2017’s most prestigious Triathlon
Edition 5 September 2017, by John Mahnen The triathlon has become an established part of not only the Olympic games but the Dutch sporting scene…
Renato’s Pizzeria (restaurant)
Edition 5 September, by Paola Westbeek Authentic pizzas in a convivial atmosphere A proper pizza – one with a perfect crust and just the right…
Emanuel de Witte (1617-1692): The Master of Light (exhibition)
Edition 5 September 2017, by Benjamin Roberts During the Dutch Golden Age, the architect painter Emanuel de Witte (1617-1692) was just as widely known as…
The Beguiled (movie)
Edition 5 September 2017, by James Luxford In an unexpected turn, Oscar winner Sofi a Coppola directs a remake of a reasonably obscure 1971 fi…
Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights (book)
Edition 5 September 2017, by Paola Westbeek Medieval artist Jheronimus (sometimes spelled as ‘Hieronymus’) Bosch (1450-1516) is widely known for his richly imaginative and bizarre…
Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan opens to success, offers path to the future
Visiting more than a hundred countries in one day is now possible thanks to world expositions such as the one happening this year in…
Charity boom
Edition 5 September 2017, by Sagar Harinarayan Over the past two years, the Dutch economy has fl ourished. According to RaboResearch, the gross domestic product…
A melody of flavours, voices and music: Philippine cultural events in the Hague
….in its unique and flavourful dishes traditionally cooked, the angelic choral voices of children, the powerful melody of a chamber music choir in June…
Discover the little-known secret to the rich and vibrant flavours of West African Grills
By Madhura K., Ataro Food and Spices Why Ebere Akadiri decided to introduce the fl avorful, colourful, healthy and delicious seasoning mixes of West…
Psychiatric healthcare in the The Netherlands: a hidden crisis
Edition 5 September 2017, by Phoebe Dodds The Netherlands enjoys a good reputation internationally when it comes to healthcare: the country is often favourably compared…
City Swim Amsterdam on behalf of ALS
Edition 5 September, by Jeroen Spangenberg The sixth edition of the Amsterdam City Swim will take place on September 3rd. – raising money once again…
Dutch doctors skeptical of Philip Morris’ cigarette replacement
\ Edition 5 September 2017, by Storm Gibbons Philip Morris International (PMI), the largest tobacco company outside of China, launched their controversial IQOS ‘heat stick’…
Tall ship B.A.P. “Unión” from Peru at the port of Rotterdam
Edition 5 September, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro On Tuesday, 8 August the Peruvian Sail Training Ship, the “Buque Armada Perunana Unión“ arrived at the Port of…
A look at the rise in gender neutral language in the Netherlands and beyond
Edition 5 September, by Hanna Fillingham Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, GVB and the NS are all now using gender neutral language Last month, the NS announced…
Groningen: The first smoke-free city in the Netherlands
Edition 5 September 2017, by Benjamin Roberts In the seventeenth century, English tourists visiting the Dutch Republic complained that the country stank like tobacco. Historically,…
Amsterdam Art in RAI
Edition 18 May 2017 From Wednesday May 31 until Monday June 5 (2nd day of Pentecost) the Amstel Hall of Amsterdam RAI will host…
Holland Festival 2017
Edition 18 May 2017 The Holland Festival, since 1947 the leading international performing arts festival in the Netherlands, offers music, theatre, dance, opera, film…
Terschelling Oerol festival: a phenomenon!
Edition 18 May 2017 Terschellings Oerol festival has a reputation as one of the most fun, most exceptional theatre festivals in Europe. From its…
Cyclespace: mobility as a lifestyle
Edition 18 May 2017 Studies have shown that people that cycle to their work are more alert, creative, resilient and healthy. Businesses that foster…
Hard to find housing for expats in The Netherlands
Edition 18 May 2017, by Hanna Fillingham The Holland Times looks at the current housing problem in The Netherlands and speaks to young professionals…
Waterfront fraud scandal
Edition 18 May, by Peter Sharpless A year on from the shocking revelation that the tenants of the Waterfront Stage in Rotterdam were suspected…
Push back on Amsterdam’s beer bikes
Edition 18 May 2017, by Cathy Leung The expected ban on beer bikes from the centre of Amsterdam has been pushed back to 1st…
Feeling the heat but still riding free
Edition 18 May 2017, by Johannes Visser Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs) may soon be out of town and out of sight. At stake is…
A crackling game of give and take
Edition 18 May 2017, by Johannes Visser No white smoke has yet been detected over Binnenhof, the center of power in Dutch politics in…
Proposed law aims to modernize communications protections
Edition 18 May 2017, by Megan Yanicke There’s a push in Dutch Parliament to bring communications protections up to date with the way most…
The Rotterdamse Daken Dagen (Rotterdam Rooftop Days)
Edition 18 May 2017, by Jeroen Spangenberg Rotterdam has proven its international standing due to its outstanding architecture such as the Erasmus bridge, the…
The Promise (movie)
Edition 18 May 2017, by James Luxford Often a film’s release is preceeded with a degree of controversy that is difficult for the final…
Dignita Vondelpark (restaurant)
Edition 18 May 2017, by Cathy Leung (tweets @cathycentral) For a while, I had seen various good reports about Dignita in Oud Zuid, Amsterdam,…
The Netherlands in 26 iconic objects (book)
Edition 18 May 2017 An intimate portrait of The Netherlands through the objects that surround us in everyday life What do objects such as…
Time to Shine: the lionesses are set to step into the light of the Dutch summer sun
Edition 20 June 2017, by John Mahnen. On Sunday July 16, the EUFA Women’s European Championship will kick off in Utrecht. Years in the…
TESLA, the most popular employer among technical students
Edition 20 June 2017 Tesla is proud to be on top of the list of the most popular employers for technical students in the…
We do not speak Americano, but we speak Dutch
Edition 20 June 2017, by Jeroen Spangenberg The low lands, Pay-Bas, the country with dikes and dams, the country between England, France and Germany,…
Predicting crime using big data
Edition 20 June 2017, by Sagar Harinarayan Imagine: A police officer is on patrol duty. She is driving in a shady neighbourhood, with small…
Truckloads stolen significantly more often
Edition 20 June 2017, by Manasa Bandaru The number of cargo thefts from trucks in the past year increased significantly in the Netherlands….
Saravana Bhavan (restaurant)
Edition 20 June 2017, by Sagar Harinarayan South India boasts of uniquely flavoursome food. No wonder Mr. P Rajagopal decided to create a…
Costume & Fashion by Bianca du Mortier (book)
Edition 20 June 2017, by Paoloa Westbeek When one thinks of high fashion, countries such as France and Italy usually come to mind. The…
The Wall (movie)
Edition 20 June 2017, by James Luxford This Iraq war-set thriller sees its director and stars taking a much more considered, low-fi approach than…
A New Type of Baby Boomers on the Rise
Edition 20 June 2017, by Benjamin B. Roberts When demographers and sociologists speak about the growing numbers of Baby Boomers, we are inclined to…
Chaos at Schiphol: queues, missed flights, and millions of angry passengers
Edition 20June 2017, by Phoebe Dodds Amsterdam is known as a must-see destination to visit before you die, but the flip side of this…
Entrepreneurs eye marijuana for growing business
Edition 20 June 2017, by Megan Yanicke A group of entrepreneurs are jumping on a potential new market in the Netherlands: large scale cannabis…
3 Indonesian High-End Guitars offered by the Ambassador of Indonesia
Edition 20 June 2017, by Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro 3 Indonesian High-End Guitars offered to George Kooymans, Henny Vrienten and Boudewijn de Groot by the Ambassador…
Mr. Sipp – Knock A Hole In It
Edition 20 June 2017 Mr.Sipp is the alter ego of gospel guitarist Castro Coleman. At an early age, it became clear that Castro Coleman…
Child sex abuse at Dutch football clubs: an investigation is opened
Edition 20 June 2017, by Peter Sharples Reports of child sexual abuse in Dutch football clubs keep rising. So far, four clubs are implicated,…
Reforming the fiscal service a taxing affair
Edition 20 June 2017, by Johannes Visser It’s not easy being a tax-man in the Netherlands service a taxing affair these days. It’s one…