30 percent of part-time self-employed people want to work more hours
The Netherlands is home to one and a half million self-employed people, or zzp’ers (zelfstandige zonder personeel, i.e. a self-employed person who works alone)….
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Now that the election is over …
From 15-17 March 2021, Dutch citizens cast their votes for the person and party they wanted to see in the Dutch house of representatives:…
Seventeen museums open for pilot with quicktests in the week of 19 April
Museums can open safely and responsibly, as shown in the summer of 2020, as long as 6 feet distance is maintained between visitors. As…
Interview Ali Najafbagy by The Hague Business Agency
First interview is with Ali Najafbagy. He works at the company 4impact. www.4impact.vc The interview is conducted by The Hague Business Agency to feature…
Principals choose their favourite choreographiers
Spring Special To celebrate spring, Dutch National Ballet presents the programme Spring Special on Easter Monday, 5 April 2021. An intimate and versatile duet programme featuring…
Cows dance outside during the opening of the farming season
Festive outdoor grazing at Campina farm with top skater Patrick Roest Today is the official first day of spring. Campina traditionally ushers in the…
Not all heroes wear capes
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic we have saluted our heroes. Naturally, we have heralded the amazing work of our heroes in health care who have…
Tickets for large trial festivals and events sold out within the hour
While life is still uncertain due to the world pandemic, some trial events and concerts are being held in the Netherlands. The aim is…
Entrepreneurs and self care: keeping burnout at bay
Burnout is the buzzword of the moment. It’s unfortunately a common phenomenon at the best of times, but the entrepreneurial community is even more…
Indulge me for a moment …
First, I watch a lot of Dutch TV to learn the language. I find it a really entertaining way to learn colloquial Dutch. If…
KLM to launch KLM Holidays package-travel division
KLM recently announced plans to launch a package-travel division, KLM Holidays, to sell vacations directly to consumers. The company will offer travelers packaged vacations…
Dutch income tax
A person is subject to Dutch tax when that person is a Dutch tax resident. A Dutch tax resident is a person whose life…
Cabinet is allocating billions to combat educational disadvantages
On 17 February, the two Ministers of Education Ingrid van Engelshoven and Arie Slob announced extra financial support for the education system. The COVID-19…
Dutch or international school: how to make the right decision
When moving to the Netherlands with children, your first plan might be to send your kids to an international school. International schools offer curriculums…
When and how will I be vaccinated?
There finally seems to be light at the end of the dark tunnel that is the corona pandemic. The Netherlands commenced vaccinating its citizens…
The Dutch National Elections
The most important election in the Netherlands will take place on 15-17 March 2021, where voters will choose the new members of the House…
Interview with an expat
Where do you come from and where do you live in the Netherlands? I am from Germany and I have been living in the…
Plan to build one million houses in ten years
A coalition of 34 organizations in the Dutch housing and construction industry has put forward an Action Agenda for the building of one million…
Cabinet is allocating billions to combat educational disadvantages
On 17 February, the two Ministers of Education Ingrid van Engelshoven and Arie Slob announced extra financial support for the education system. The COVID-19…
A rare Dutch sight and a tourist attraction in Drenthe: Outdoor pigs
In the province of Drenthe a number of pig farmers are making their animals useful before they go to slaughter. The pigs live outside,…
What are we going to do with all that money saved during corona?
Believe it or not, according to the Dutch National Bank (DNB), in 2020 the Dutch managed to hoard an astounding 42 billion euros extra…
Feel at Home International Community Fair – online
Sunday 14 March 2021, 11am-5pm Keeping Internationals Connected For more than a decade, the Feel at Home International Community Fair has been an annual…
The good doctor’s sports prescription
The importance of sport in modern society is already well-documented, but its role has been greatly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. When we consider…
We Are Animals in the Kunsthal Rotterdam
This coming spring, the Kunsthal is inviting its visitors to enter the realm of animal art. The exhibition ‘We Are Animals’ brings together a…
Tips on how to cultivate good feelings over the lockdown by practicing gratitude
Most of us are fed up with the pandemic. The new year has arrived and it’s still here. Blue Monday has passed, but we…
Surinamese School in het Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
The exhibition Surinamese School, which opens on 12 December at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, is a celebration of Surinamese painting in all its diversity and…
The closing of schools leads to major problems
Thinking back to when many of us were adolescents, the news of school closing would have been music to most of our ears. Not…
And the winner is: takeaway and grocery deliveries
Each crisis has its winners and losers and, during this pandemic one clear winner has particularly stood out, as a recent survey has shown:…
Millennials are getting richer quickly, thanks to the baby boomers
In 1992, the Dutch sociologist Henk Becker pigeon-holed four distinctive generations in Dutch society in the late twentieth century: the Pre-War generation (born 1910-1930);…
Dutch multinationals: government intervention required in recycling plastic
If a survey was conducted today asking people to choose just one thing that in their opinion is harming our planet the most, it…
Second lockdown threatens many sectors of the Dutch economy
With the introduction of the second lockdown in December 2020, several Dutch industries are facing the looming spectre of bankruptcy. Two industries have been…
2020: a record year for the mortgage market
The year 2020 is one for the history books as it changed many aspects of our lives; the mortgage market was no exception. Never…
No more weed for tourists, Amsterdam mayor says
A trip to Amsterdam may be a post-COVID dream plan for many visitors, but if they are expecting to engage in some recreational weed…
Lilianne Ploumen becomes the new PvdA party leader
On 18 January, Lilianne Ploumen became the new leader of the Dutch Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid), following the resignation of her predecessor…
Scandal unveils lack of government transparency and forces cabinet to resign
On 15 January, two months before the March elections, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced the resignation of his cabinet in response to the fallout…
The Hague, City of Peace and Justice
Nanda Jagusiak-Monteiro interviews Mr. Jan van Zanen, Mayor of The Hague Former posts: Deputy Mayor of Utrecht (1998-2005); Mayor of Amstelveen (2005-2013); Mayor of…
Every year, more than 16 million plants at home, die in the Netherlands
The Dutch love plants and have an average of thirteen plants at home. Nevertheless, taking care of them appears to be a major challenge…