‘People will laugh, but I actually like the weather’

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Dutch more concerned about immigration than EU average

Dutch people are more concerned about immigration than citizens in other EU countries, according to the results of the latest Eurobarometer survey, published on Friday. The second most important topic for Dutch citizens is the war in Ukraine, chosen by 41% of respondents compared to an EU average of 31%. Support for Ukraine As regards the war in Ukraine, Dutch …

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4 weeks ago

"I absolutely love the outside eating and drinking culture"

Dutch News

Jennie Monon grew up in Scotland and spent several years working in human resources before a promotion brought her to Amsterdam. I’m also the Chair of the Anglo Dutch Society, which is a business networking group for Dutch and English executives, so I also sort of think of myself as an international networker. I think if I lived in a …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules

LA Times

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, right, sits next to Health Minister Fleur Agema, center, and Climate and Green Growth Minister Sophie Hermans, left, as he listens to Dutch King Willem-Alexander outlining the new government’s policy plans and budget for the coming year in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday. Dutch Migration Minister Marjolein Faber of Wilders’ party wrote to the European …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Early European parliament election results point to hard-Right vote faltering

The Telegraph

The hard-Right appeared to falter in the first vote of the EU elections as exit polls showed a Left-wing coalition winning the top spot in the Netherlands. The so-called GroenLinks-PvdA coalition is led by Labour’s Frans Timmermans, who has been dubbed the EU’s “climate pope”, and the Green’s Bas Eickhout. The coalition will win eight of the Netherland’s 31 seats …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Left-leaning parties lead as far right surges in Netherlands’ EU elections

Al Jazeera

Exit polls show surge in support for populist Geert Wilders and his anti-immigration party after victory in national election last year. Left-leaning parties in the Netherlands are projected to have narrowly won the most seats in the country’s election for the European Parliament, even as the anti-immigration party of populist far-right nationalist Geert Wilders made huge gains. The result suggests …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands first out of the blocks as voting across EU begins

Dutch News

Polls have opened in the Netherlands on the first day of voting for the European parliament, with most of the rest of Europe’s 380 million voters having to wait until the weekend. Latest polls suggest Geert Wilders’s far-right PVV party will win eight of the 31 Dutch seats, having failed to return a single MEP five years ago. Bontenbal, whose …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Netherlands first out of the blocks as voting across EU begins

Dutch News

Polls have opened in the Netherlands on the first day of voting for the European parliament, with most of the rest of Europe’s 380 million voters having to wait until the weekend. Latest polls suggest Geert Wilders’s far-right PVV party will win eight of the 31 Dutch seats, having failed to return a single MEP five years ago. Bontenbal, whose …

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11 months, 1 week ago

The Netherlands ordered 275 British nationals to leave last year

Dutch News

The Netherlands ordered more British nationals to leave the country in the first nine months of 2023 than any other EU member state, according to data compiled by EU statistics office Eurostat. Last year, it emerged that 615 British nationals had been told to leave the Netherlands between 2021 and the third quarter of 2022, but just 10 were actually …

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11 months, 1 week ago

The Netherlands ordered 275 British nationals to leave last year

Dutch News

The Netherlands ordered more British nationals to leave the country in the first nine months of 2023 than any other EU member state, according to data compiled by EU statistics office Eurostat. Last year, it emerged that 615 British nationals had been told to leave the Netherlands between 2021 and the third quarter of 2022, but just 10 were actually …

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1 year ago

The proliferation of the far-Right in Europe

Hindustan Times

“Dutch Donald Trump” Geert Wilders’ recent electoral triumph in the Netherlands has sent ripples across Europe. “The winds of change are here,” Hungary’s populist prime minister Viktor Orban said, a sentiment echoed by nationalist leaders in Italy, Austria, France, Belgium, Germany and Spain. The popularity of Wilders’s call for a “Nexit” referendum, akin to Brexit, alongside anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rhetoric, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Geert Wilders: How scared should we be of the rise of the ‘Dutch Trump’?

The Independent

Just when you may have thought that it was safe to turn away from the vagaries of elections in Europe and focus instead on the many other issues troubling the continent today, voters in the Netherlands have become the latest to fuel fears of an ascendant far right. Easily topping this week’s polls, with 37 parliamentary seats, was the Freedom …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Europe’s far-right populists buoyed by Wilders’ win in Netherlands, hoping the best is yet to come

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — If ever the hard right in Europe needed a set of jumper cables to rev up their electoral engine again in the wake of last month’s major setback in Poland, Geert Wilders in the Netherlands provided it. “All of Europe wants a political turnaround!” said Alice Weidel, the leader of German far-right pary AfD, or Alternative for Germany, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Shock and sadness: Dutch News readers react to Wilders' win

Dutch News

Dutch News readers have been reacting with shock and disappointment at the election results and the huge rise in support for the far right PVV. Other parties like the VVD and NSC also spent a lot of effort on blaming migrants for all problems in the country.” Wake-up call Photographer Carol Govaert, a dual American Dutch national said she stunned …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Despite Geert Wilders’ win, the Netherlands is still hard no on Nexit

The Telegraph

The Netherlands is not on course to leave the European Union, despite Geert Wilders’ landslide victory in the Dutch elections on Wednesday. Mr Wilders is a veteran eurosceptic and put a binding Nexit referendum in his Freedom Party manifesto before recording a shock first win for the hard-Right in a general election in the Netherlands. Scenting a chance of taking …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Alienating foreigners won't do the new government any favours

Dutch News

The Dutch News readers’ election poll showed clear support for a Liberal centre-left government with new parties NSC and BBB hardly getting a look in. It’s an election about numbers, from former CDA maverick Pieter Omzigt’s plea to limit the total number of foreigners coming to the Netherlands to 50,000 a year to VVD leader Dilan Yesligöz telling the Telegraaf …

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1 year, 1 month ago

How happy are you at work? Share your voice in a new survey

Dutch News

How happy are you in your job? “What do they expect from their employer, are they given opportunities to develop their careers and what else can employers do to improve their jobs.” The expertise centre was launched at the beginning of 2021 and so far has published the results of six Share My Voice surveys focusing on different aspects of …

Dutch Netherlands Work Survey Share

1 year, 1 month ago

How happy are you at work? Share your voice in a new survey

Dutch News

How happy are you in your job? “What do they expect from their employer, are they given opportunities to develop their careers and what else can employers do to improve their jobs.” The expertise centre was launched at the beginning of 2021 and so far has published the results of six Share My Voice surveys focusing on different aspects of …

Dutch Netherlands Work Survey Share

1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch election candidates make migration a key campaign issue in the crowded Netherlands

Associated Press

TER APEL, Netherlands — It is a familiar sight in this remote rural town: a migrant in a headscarf and thick winter coat carrying her belongings to the overcrowded reception center as a storm brews over the flat landscape. Tapper said he plans to vote for anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party which advocates a halt in asylum seekers and …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Dutch election candidates make migration a key campaign issue in the crowded Netherlands

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tapper said he plans to vote for anti-Islam lawmaker Geert …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch most interested in 2024 EU elections, survey shows

Dutch News

The Dutch are more interested in the next European parliamentary elections than any other EU nationality, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. The survey shows that 75% of people in the Netherlands are interested in the 2024 vote, compared to a European average of 56%. Overall, 43% of respondents in the Netherlands said they have a positive opinion of the …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Why Amsterdam is completely justified in targeting obnoxious ‘Brits Abroad’

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This week, the city’s been in the spotlight after launching a new campaign warning British tourists seeking a “messy” weekend …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Living in NL: How do you know when it’s time to go 'home'?

Dutch News

If you see your move to the Netherlands as temporary, at some point you will have to go ‘home’. ‘When you are a year away from that, you start asking yourself the question: Where do I want to start putting roots down?’ says Rob, who first came to the Netherlands in 2018. ‘Parents sometimes get panicky about where children are …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Living in NL: How do you know when it’s time to go 'home'?

Dutch News

If you see your move to the Netherlands as temporary, at some point you will have to go ‘home’. ‘When you are a year away from that, you start asking yourself the question: Where do I want to start putting roots down?’ says Rob, who first came to the Netherlands in 2018. ‘Parents sometimes get panicky about where children are …

Netherlands Country End Way Start Rob Lemieux

1 year, 11 months ago

Labour would ‘explore full potential’ of UK outside EU’s single market

The Independent

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy …

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2 years ago

Over a quarter of Dutch are keen to work abroad

Dutch News

More than a quarter of Dutch citizens are considering working abroad at some point in the future, well above the EU average, a new EU-wide survey has shown. In total, 27% of Dutch respondents said they could envisage working outside the Netherlands compared to an EU average of 18%. But only 42% of Dutch nationals who would like to work …

Dutch Netherlands European Europeans Work Abroad

2 years ago

Over a quarter of Dutch are keen to work abroad

Dutch News

More than a quarter of Dutch citizens are considering working abroad at some point in the future, well above the EU average, a new EU-wide survey has shown. In total, 27% of Dutch respondents said they could envisage working outside the Netherlands compared to an EU average of 18%. But only 42% of Dutch nationals who would like to work …

Dutch Netherlands European Europeans Work Abroad

2 years ago

D66: Netherlands risks falling into 'Brexit trap' on migration

Dutch News

The Netherlands needs to widen its debate on migration beyond a simple discussion of quotas or risk running into a Brexit-style dead end, D66 parliamentary group leader Jan Paternotte has warned. ‘Meanwhile you see Germany, which has a labour market that looks quite a lot like ours, saying: we actually need more labour migration.’ Paternotte said the debate focused too …

Netherlands Labour Paternotte

2 years ago

D66: Netherlands risks falling into 'Brexit trap' on migration

Dutch News

The Netherlands needs to widen its debate on migration beyond a simple discussion of quotas or risk running into a Brexit-style dead end, D66 parliamentary group leader Jan Paternotte has warned. ‘Meanwhile you see Germany, which has a labour market that looks quite a lot like ours, saying: we actually need more labour migration.’ Paternotte said the debate focused too …

Netherlands Labour Paternotte

2 years, 1 month ago

As British voters cool on Brexit, UK softens tone toward European Union

LA Times

Britain’s new Conservative-majority government wants to restore ties with the European Union, acknowledging the economic cost of Brexit. The British government on Sunday denied a report that it is seeking a “Swiss-style” relationship with the European Union that would remove many of the economic barriers erected by Brexit — even as it tries to improve ties with the bloc after …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Brexit: Six years ago today, I voted Leave – would I do the same again?

The Independent

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2 years, 6 months ago

‘Dutch is a rich and enlightening language. There’s so much historical context’

Dutch News

Frank Heyn grew up in Baltimore and became a cook after finding himself in Paris. A few days later, the Dutch woman showed up, and I just couldn’t leave her anymore. I’ve definitely gotten the hang of it, but I still don’t know much about Dutch grammar, but I don’t know much about English grammar either. Tell us something surprising …

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2 years, 6 months ago

‘Dutch is a rich and enlightening language. There’s so much historical context’

Dutch News

Frank Heyn grew up in Baltimore and became a cook after finding himself in Paris. A few days later, the Dutch woman showed up, and I just couldn’t leave her anymore. I’ve definitely gotten the hang of it, but I still don’t know much about Dutch grammar, but I don’t know much about English grammar either. Tell us something surprising …

Netherlands Things Paris Ive Six Months Frank Dutch Think

2 years, 11 months ago

‘I plan to be here until I’m dead and buried. This is home’

Dutch News

Greg and Johanna emigrated to the Netherlands from the US nearly two decades apart and now live in Leiden. I don’t feel like I will go back and live in the US. Greg: ‘Nederlands of Engels voor het antwoord?’ Yes, I speak Dutch, I basically learned by reading, speaking, and using it. Greg: To the extent to which I know …

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2 years, 11 months ago

‘I plan to be here until I’m dead and buried. This is home’

Dutch News

Greg and Johanna emigrated to the Netherlands from the US nearly two decades apart and now live in Leiden. I don’t feel like I will go back and live in the US. Greg: ‘Nederlands of Engels voor het antwoord?’ Yes, I speak Dutch, I basically learned by reading, speaking, and using it. Greg: To the extent to which I know …

Netherlands Feel Rotterdam Johanna Dutch Work

3 years ago

'Spread expats outside Amsterdam,' provincial councillor says

Dutch News

Efforts need to be made to ‘spread’ international workers across Noord Holland province to ease the pressure on Amsterdam’s housing market, a D66 provincial councillor has told the Parool. Mulder’s comments were made in response to an ongoing debate about the ‘internationalisation’ of Amsterdam and whether the presence of internationals, particularly those who work outside the city, influences the housing …

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3 years ago

'Spread expats outside Amsterdam,' provincial councillor says

Dutch News

Efforts need to be made to ‘spread’ international workers across Noord Holland province to ease the pressure on Amsterdam’s housing market, a D66 provincial councillor has told the Parool. Mulder’s comments were made in response to an ongoing debate about the ‘internationalisation’ of Amsterdam and whether the presence of internationals, particularly those who work outside the city, influences the housing …

International Housing City Internationals Mulder International Workers Outside Amsterdam

3 years, 2 months ago

'People go swimming in the sea even if it is snowing or raining'

Dutch News

Originally from Lille, France, Greg Dubus relocated from Wisconsin to the Netherlands over a decade ago. I always see Dutch people going to take a dip in the sea, even during the months of January and February. I love to read about them and visit, but they’re not typically Dutch because they’re also in other places. Tell us something surprising …

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3 years, 3 months ago

'When the sun comes out, even when it’s 0 degrees, everyone goes outside'

Dutch News

Gary Brown grew up in a small town in Britain before relocating to London and eventually Amsterdam. I speak French fluently, although every time I learn a Dutch word I seem to lose a French word, and I studied German at school so Dutch wasn’t as hard as I was anticipating. After the working week, I’ll quite happily never leave …

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3 years, 3 months ago

‘I remember every bit of fleeing Afghanistan. It never leaves you’

Dutch News

Niloufar Rahim, a general practitioner from Arnhem, fled her childhood home in Kabul in 1997 to escape the Taliban and seek asylum in the Netherlands. I don’t feel Dutch enough, like I cannot do anything of influence to change things in the world and that really makes me feel vulnerable. For now, I’m going to stay, but in the future …

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3 years, 6 months ago

'The Dutch do not bow down to circumstance. Amsterdam is built on a swamp'

Dutch News

Miguel Luis was born in the Philippines and lived in California before he made his way to Amsterdam to expand his career in film and entertainment. I can navigate through Albert Heijn, I can read a menu, and I think when people are speaking Dutch around me I can get the jist of whatever they’re talking about. Tell us something …

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3 years, 6 months ago

'The Dutch do not bow down to circumstance. Amsterdam is built on a swamp'

Dutch News

Miguel Luis was born in the Philippines and lived in California before he made his way to Amsterdam to expand his career in film and entertainment. I can navigate through Albert Heijn, I can read a menu, and I think when people are speaking Dutch around me I can get the jist of whatever they’re talking about. Tell us something …

Dutch Netherlands Philippines Think Know Ive Berlin

3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch extend deadline for British to apply for residency to October 1

Dutch News

The Netherlands is extending the deadline for British nationals to apply for a post Brexit residency permit, because more than 3,000 people who are registered as living here have not yet applied. Junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol has decided to extend the June 30 deadline to October 1, to give the remaining British nationals more time to come forward. In …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Dutch extend deadline for British to apply for residency to October 1

Dutch News

The Netherlands is extending the deadline for British nationals to apply for a post Brexit residency permit, because more than 3,000 people who are registered as living here have not yet applied. Junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol has decided to extend the June 30 deadline to October 1, to give the remaining British nationals more time to come forward. In …

Netherlands Brexit British Ind Residency

3 years, 7 months ago

'I appreciate the way the Dutch remember those who died in WWII'

Dutch News

Malcom Mason, 82, used to visit Amsterdam on leave from the RAF in the 1960s. He learned Dutch from Linguaphone records, has adopted the scruffy Dutch way of dressing and says he would be gobsmacked if he was told he had to go back to Britain. I speak Dutch fluently but I’m actually taking Dutch lessons at the moment because …

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3 years, 7 months ago

'I appreciate the way the Dutch remember those who died in WWII'

Dutch News

Malcom Mason, 82, used to visit Amsterdam on leave from the RAF in the 1960s. He learned Dutch from Linguaphone records, has adopted the scruffy Dutch way of dressing and says he would be gobsmacked if he was told he had to go back to Britain. I speak Dutch fluently but I’m actually taking Dutch lessons at the moment because …

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3 years, 8 months ago

'Umbrellas are pointless in the Netherlands. I'm a rain-suit type of girl'

Dutch News

Sporty equal rights advocate Mérida Miller swapped the US east coast for Amsterdam in 2017. This looks good.’ I made an internal business case to say that I’d love to relocate to the Amsterdam office and I’m really thankful it happened. I would love to take a week off and do a really intensive course, but my job is so …

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3 years, 8 months ago

'Umbrellas are pointless in the Netherlands. I'm a rain-suit type of girl'

Dutch News

Sporty equal rights advocate Mérida Miller swapped the US east coast for Amsterdam in 2017. This looks good.’ I made an internal business case to say that I’d love to relocate to the Amsterdam office and I’m really thankful it happened. I would love to take a week off and do a really intensive course, but my job is so …

Love Amsterdam Dutch Netherlands Think Favourite Project Fearless

3 years, 9 months ago

‘I saw an old couple on a bicycle and I thought, ‘this is romantic, this is so Dutch’

Dutch News

Nanda Milbreta is originally from Riga in Latvia. Basically, I didn’t really know what to do with my life, and I found a programme that would be interesting for me. They would say, ‘Oh, you speak Dutch so good, welcome in Holland!’ even though I was living here and this was my home. I don’t know if America would feel …

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3 years, 9 months ago

‘I saw an old couple on a bicycle and I thought, ‘this is romantic, this is so Dutch’

Dutch News

Nanda Milbreta is originally from Riga in Latvia. Basically, I didn’t really know what to do with my life, and I found a programme that would be interesting for me. They would say, ‘Oh, you speak Dutch so good, welcome in Holland!’ even though I was living here and this was my home. I don’t know if America would feel …

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‘People will laugh, but I actually like the weather’

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