Interview with an expat
Where do you come from and where do you live in the Netherlands? I am from England and live in Noordwijk. What’s your job/business?…
Edition 5 – 2020 / 26 June
If you’re going on holiday, make sure you travel smart
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, summer 2020 will be very different to what we’re used to. From 15 June, travel restrictions to some countries…
Holidays in the Netherlands?
Vacation! A wonderful word for most people. But this year the meaning is slightly different due to the corona rules. Many Dutch people will…
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar offers a stress-free museum
The city museum (Stedelijk Museum) Alkmaar opened its doors to the public again in early June. The museum has taken special measures, according to…
CTG scan for pregnant women in your own environment
Monitoring of the unborn baby at home every day with a CTG scan. It is possible for pregnant women with a medical indication who…
Great summer camps for kids!
The summer holiday has started, and your child has some very long weeks ahead. Hopefully, they will play outside every day and spend as…
The light at the end of the footy tunnel
Covid-19 has ravaged through the sports world with perhaps no game more universally impacted than football, leaving clubs, competitions and federations reeling from the…
Vivian Maier – Works in Color
This summer Foam presents the colorful works of Vivian Maier in the new exhibition Works in Color. Mostly known for her black and white photography,…
Outdoor terraces are open, but is it worth it?
For over a hundred days now, the coronavirus has been governing the lives of Dutch people, keeping them away from friends and family, closing…
Online banks sloppy with privacy
When the Consumers’ Association (Consumentenbond) conducted research on the online privacy of customers of banks in the Netherlands, the findings exposed that many new,…
Improved digital skills and independence
As the Netherlands is slowly emerging from the worst of its lockdown, some teachers, pupils and parents have been taking stock and looked at…
Will social distancing become the new normal?
The first wave of Covid-19 infections is behind us and the Netherlands, as many other countries, is relaxing its corona measures. Now that the…
Fraud at language schools for immigrants
Lina: Can I register for the Dutch language course? Ahmad Abo Rashed: Of course! Lina: But I can’t attend the classes… Ahmad Abo Rashed:…
Fair and equal recovery for the European economy
The global impact of Covid-19 has been, and still is at this point, far-reaching and all-consuming. However, now that the initial wave of health…
A dry summer ahead for NL
After the driest spring ever recorded, not much rain is expected this summer either, according to reports from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). Warm…
Dutch government makes new agreements for local law enforcement officers to carry weapons
Extraordinary investigation officers (boas) are officers who help the police to supervise local order and safety, such as environmental inspectors, traffic wardens or security…
€500 million extra for students and summer school programs
With the lockdown in the Netherlands, almost every age group and lifestyle in Dutch society has been affected in some way. The elderly in…