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1 week, 1 day ago

I Was Stressed About Creating Holiday Magic For My Daughter. Then I Moved To The Netherlands.

Alejandra Rojas The writer and her daughter. Loviisa Maasson, a mom of two and the Founder of Näpp, a company that connects families in the Netherlands with experienced babysitters, told HuffPost, “For Sinterklaas, all the kids get a few small gifts from family members, and adults just give one gift through the lottery. “I received baby clothes from friends, and …

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2 weeks ago

Dutch society is not becoming more divided, says think-tank

Dutch News

Even though many people in the Netherlands feel society is becoming more divided, trust between individuals and institutions remains stable, the government’s socio-cultural think tank SCP said on Tuesday. “Our society appears resilient in the face of challenges, but this social cohesion is not guaranteed… and there are significant disparities between different groups,” the SCP said in a new report. …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Dutch News podcast: The Gnome Sweet Gnome Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? You don’t need a degree in rocket science to work out that the government’s higher education cuts are in deep trouble after opposition parties form a united front in the Senate against the €2 billion package. Dutch football clubs have a sensational week in …

Dutch Netherlands

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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1 month ago

Education council urges change to early school streaming

Dutch News

The Dutch education council is calling on MPs to press for action to combat the negative impact of early selection in the Dutch secondary school system, saying without structural change the issue will continue to hurt some children. Junior education minister Mariëlle Paul said last month that she would “to retain the current system for the time being, continue working …

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1 month ago

To Buy or Not to Buy? Floople Experts Review Real Estate Trends in the Netherlands in 2024

NL Times

The Dutch economy and real estate market in the last year are marked by significant trends and shifting dynamics. From this vision, Floople was born—an innovative real estate aggregator designed to streamline the property search experience and provide transparent, user-friendly solutions tailored to everyone’s unique needs. Positive and Negative Trends in the Dutch Real Estate Market The Dutch housing market …

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Inspectors damn reading standards at Dutch trade schools

Dutch News

School inspectors have issued a damning report about the reading skills of pupils attending lower streams of vmbo trade schools. “In fact, a large proportion of trade school pupils have not reached the right reading level halfway through their education, inspector Matthijs van den Berg told NOS radio. “They are unmotivated and don’t enjoy reading,” Van den Berg said. “That …

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1 month, 1 week ago

I'm Raising My Child In The Netherlands, And This Is Something I Never Expected

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING When you think of the Netherlands, canals, tulips and biking everywhere may come to mind — and those are among the reasons Americans are drawn to the country. Over 31,000 Americans live in the Netherlands, representing around 6% of the country’s total immigrants, and that number has increased over the years. As Andrea Hamlet, an international board-certified …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Explore the Netherlands: Career, Housing, and More at the IamExpat Fair

Dutch News

The IamExpat Fair in The Hague is a one-stop shop for anyone looking to change career, buy a house, rent a bike, find volunteer work, or just meet like-minded folk. The fair will feature over 80 exhibitors showcasing their services and products, offering a wide range of options to help you make the most of your life in the Netherlands.

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Connect and Explore: IamExpat Fair in The Hague Offers a World of Opportunities

Dutch News

The IamExpat Fair in The Hague is a one-stop shop for anyone looking to change career, buy a house, rent a bike, find volunteer work, or just meet like-minded folk. The fair will feature over 80 exhibitors showcasing their services and products, offering a wide range of options to help you make the most of your life in the Netherlands.

Business Law Career Housing The Hague

4 months, 1 week ago

What eight famous foreigners have said about the Dutch

Dutch News

Foreigners who have visited the Netherlands throughout the ages have not always been very complimentary about it. On leaving with a flea in his ear and smarting from the deceit of his Dutch publisher Van Duren he said the far from complimentary: “Adieu canards, canaux, canailles!”, or “Farewell ducks, canals, villains”. “Terwyl ik bin van voomemens om de hollansche taal …

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4 months, 1 week ago

What eight famous foreigners have said about the Dutch

Dutch News

Foreigners who have visited the Netherlands throughout the ages have not always been very complimentary about it. On leaving with a flea in his ear and smarting from the deceit of his Dutch publisher Van Duren he said the far from complimentary: “Adieu canards, canaux, canailles!”, or “Farewell ducks, canals, villains”. “Terwyl ik bin van voomemens om de hollansche taal …

Dutch Netherlands Dutchman French Een Frenchman James Boswell

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Interview: Jente Posthuma, author, What I’d Rather Not Think About, and translator Sarah Timmer Harvey

Hindustan Times

Did making it to the shortlist come as a surprise? *** Sarah Timmer Harvey: “I’m most excited by writing that changes my mind about something” Translator Sarah Timmer Harvey How did you come to translate Dutch literature and poetry? I want fiction and poetry that show me new ways of looking at the world and that’s definitely something I find …

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8 months ago

Number of "recent immigrants" in Amsterdam doubled in ten years; Most from Italy, UK, US

NL Times

The number of Amsterdam residents who are recent immigrants - born abroad and moved to the Netherlands in the past ten years - doubled between 2013 and 2023. In 2013, recent immigrants mainly moved to the Netherlands from Suriname, Morocco, and Turkey. Recent immigrants mainly live in private rental housing - a third in 2013 and half in 2023. The …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch kids spend too much time inside on screens; Campaign to encourage outside play

NL Times

Dutch kids between the ages of 6 and 12 spend less and less time playing outside, increasingly opting to spend their free time playing on the computer or console at home. The organization launched a campaign to encourage families to spend more time playing outside. That is about 2.5 hours less than two years ago, Pauline van der Loo of …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Children with limited Dutch could start school earlier: minister

Dutch News

The government is looking into lowering the official age for starting school from five to four, and an introducing special pre-school classes for children with limited Dutch language skills, primary schools minister Mariëlle Paul has said. Currently some 3% of children in the Netherlands do not start school at four, and that can put them at a disadvantage, Paul told …

Children School Paul Earlier Minister

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Children with limited Dutch could start school earlier: minister

Dutch News

The government is looking into lowering the official age for starting school from five to four, and an introducing special pre-school classes for children with limited Dutch language skills, primary schools minister Mariëlle Paul has said. Currently some 3% of children in the Netherlands do not start school at four, and that can put them at a disadvantage, Paul told …

Children School Paul Earlier Minister

10 months ago

Netherlands residents looking for cheaper holiday destinations due to expensive flights

NL Times

Expensive airline tickets have some Netherlands residents looking for alternative vacation destinations, according to research by the ANWB among nearly 2,000 Dutch. “Last year, 55 percent indicated that rising prices influenced their choice of a holiday destination. “50 percent go for a week or more, 30 percent go for two weeks, and 9 percent go for three weeks.” The international …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Podcast: The Wandering Cocks and Floppy Formations Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? The talks to form a right-wing coalition fall apart like a Babboe cargo bike after Pieter Omtzigt makes a smart getaway in lead negotiator Ronald Plasterk’s car. Mark Rutte could be checking out early on the old coalition after Nato says it wants to …

Dutch Wandering Cocks Coalition Talks

10 months, 1 week ago

Podcast: The Wandering Cocks and Floppy Formations Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? The talks to form a right-wing coalition fall apart like a Babboe cargo bike after Pieter Omtzigt makes a smart getaway in lead negotiator Ronald Plasterk’s car. Mark Rutte could be checking out early on the old coalition after Nato says it wants to …

Dutch Wandering Cocks

10 months, 2 weeks ago

DutchNews podcast: The Empty Chair Carousel Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? We ask where the talks to form a coalition government go next after Pieter Omtzigt pulls out of the negotiations, sending the other three party leaders into a state of synchronised shock. Meanwhile, the farmers’ protests heat up again, sending thick black clouds of …

Dutch Omtzigt

10 months, 2 weeks ago

DutchNews podcast: The Empty Chair Carousel Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? We ask where the talks to form a coalition government go next after Pieter Omtzigt pulls out of the negotiations, sending the other three party leaders into a state of synchronised shock. Meanwhile, the farmers’ protests heat up again, sending thick black clouds of …

Dutch Omtzigt

10 months, 4 weeks ago

43 million books bought in Netherlands last year; Most in 11 years

NL Times

Netherlands residents bought 43 million books - physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks - in 2023 - the largest number of books sold since 2012. That’s why CPNB connects people with books.” Readers purchased 685 million euros worth of books last year, 3 percent more than in 2022. “Between 2019 and 2023, approximately 15 percent fewer books of Dutch fiction were …

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11 months ago

It's a new year, but we've still got the same old Dutch tropes

Dutch News

New year, new you. Axios, the American news website founded by a group of Politico journalists, ran a story called Gezellig: How to be cozy like the Dutch. The piece defines gezellig as “a word that describes feeling cozy, usually with friends or loved ones.” The Dutch love to claim gezellig is untranslatable but in reality, English just affords itself …

Dutch Netherlands Gezellig

11 months ago

It's a new year, but we've still got the same old Dutch tropes

Dutch News

New year, new you. Axios, the American news website founded by a group of Politico journalists, ran a story called Gezellig: How to be cozy like the Dutch. The piece defines gezellig as “a word that describes feeling cozy, usually with friends or loved ones.” The Dutch love to claim gezellig is untranslatable but in reality, English just affords itself …

Dutch Netherlands Gezellig

11 months ago

Podcast: The British Artists Are Worse Than Stag Parties Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? While a toilet paper discount caused stampedes in Utrecht, Geert Wilders broke the coalition talks’ radio silence for the first time this week. Not to say how happy he is that tart from his home province is now officially on an EU heritage list, …

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11 months ago

Podcast: The British Artists Are Worse Than Stag Parties Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? While a toilet paper discount caused stampedes in Utrecht, Geert Wilders broke the coalition talks’ radio silence for the first time this week. Not to say how happy he is that tart from his home province is now officially on an EU heritage list, …

Dutch British Vvd

1 year ago

Podcast: The Great Cultural Breakdown Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? The Brabant city is also the scene of some surreal footballing scenes as the orange Lionesses edge out the white ones in the Nations League. The Dutch government is taken to court over its supply of fighter jet parts to Israel, while the Red …

Dutch Ter Cultural Breakdown

1 year ago

Podcast: The Great Cultural Breakdown Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? The Brabant city is also the scene of some surreal footballing scenes as the orange Lionesses edge out the white ones in the Nations League. The Dutch government is taken to court over its supply of fighter jet parts to Israel, while the Red …

Dutch Ter Cultural Breakdown

1 year, 5 months ago

Krentenwegge: the list of Dutch traditions just got longer

Dutch News

The official list of Dutch traditions has just become longer as nine new ones have been entered into the national Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory. The wildly divergent items include Keti Koti, the annual remembrance ceremony and festival which mark the end to slavery on July 1, Carbidschieten, where milk churns are blown up using a mix of carbide and water …

Dutch

1 year, 5 months ago

Krentenwegge: the list of Dutch traditions just got longer

Dutch News

The official list of Dutch traditions has just become longer as nine new ones have been entered into the national Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory. The wildly divergent items include Keti Koti, the annual remembrance ceremony and festival which mark the end to slavery on July 1, Carbidschieten, where milk churns are blown up using a mix of carbide and water …

Dutch

1 year, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast: The Megabrothel Roadblock Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? In an explosive week for education, schools minister Dennis Wiersma’s short fuse detonated for the last time and universities erupted in protest against Robbert Dijkgraaf’s “Dutch first” plan for bachelor degrees. And here’s a link to David’s Twitter thread on the issue: For everyone …

Dutch

1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch News podcast: The Tulips Are Cancelled Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? It’s a bad week for European connections as the eurozone slips into recession and Eurostar trains to Amsterdam face being suspended for seven months. Prime minister Mark Rutte faces a barrage of criticism over the thorny issues of migration and the Groningen gas …

Dutch Rutte

1 year, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Flemings and Flamingos Edition – Week 21

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? Amsterdam bans smoking joints in public in the latest stage of the capital’s 12-step plan to kick its drug tourism dependency. One football coach abruptly quits, another unexpectedly stays, while Ajax’s women have their league title celebrations cancelled so as not to humiliate …

Public Cannabis

1 year, 6 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Flemings and Flamingos Edition – Week 21

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? Amsterdam bans smoking joints in public in the latest stage of the capital’s 12-step plan to kick its drug tourism dependency. One football coach abruptly quits, another unexpectedly stays, while Ajax’s women have their league title celebrations cancelled so as not to humiliate …

1 year, 7 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Ninja Accountants Edition – Week 20 2023

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? The national audit office takes time out from infiltrating army bases to deliver a damning verdict on the government’s handling of the economy. Mark Rutte dashes from a summit in Iceland where he made vague promises to send F-16s to Ukraine to a …

Dutch Feyenoord

1 year, 7 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Ninja Accountants Edition – Week 20 2023

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? The national audit office takes time out from infiltrating army bases to deliver a damning verdict on the government’s handling of the economy. Mark Rutte dashes from a summit in Iceland where he made vague promises to send F-16s to Ukraine to a …

Dutch Feyenoord

1 year, 7 months ago

Children's reading skills have fallen faster in the Netherlands than other countries

NL Times

Dutch children's reading skills have declined faster in recent years than in other Western countries, said Expertisecentrum Nederlands, which provides advice regarding Dutch language in education. This latest research also shows that reading skills are declining faster in the Netherlands than in other comparable countries. In a previous study produced in 2016, Dutch primary school students in group six scored …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Dutch teachers move to Belgium for smaller classes and longer holidays

Dutch News

The number of Dutch teachers working in Flemish schools has gone up by 30% in the last five years, according to figures from the education ministry in Flanders. Last year 1,010 teachers from the Netherlands were registered as working across the border, up from 921 the year before and 770 five years ago. The Netherlands has a shortfall of 9,700 …

Netherlands Teachers Belgium

1 year, 7 months ago

Dutch teachers move to Belgium for smaller classes and longer holidays

Dutch News

The number of Dutch teachers working in Flemish schools has gone up by 30% in the last five years, according to figures from the education ministry in Flanders. Last year 1,010 teachers from the Netherlands were registered as working across the border, up from 921 the year before and 770 five years ago. The Netherlands has a shortfall of 9,700 …

Netherlands Teachers Belgium

1 year, 8 months ago

This Amazon Dutch Oven Is An Affordable Hidden Gem

Huff Post

“I absolutely love everything about this new Dutch oven! I may even order one for my daughter!” — Pbandouver “I bought this for my husband who does 99% of the cooking in our house. It’s heavy cast-iron construction is great for any type of cooking, and awesome enameled exterior is pretty enough to place on the table for serving. The …

Love Dutch

1 year, 8 months ago

Most Dutch residents support drag queens, find no harm in reading events

NL Times

The majority of Netherlands residents support drag queens and see no harm in events where drag queens read children’s books to kids, Hart van Nederland found after a survey of a representative group of 3,491 people. Two-thirds of respondents said they have no problem with drag queens, and 57 percent see no harm in these reading events. Children of a …

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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, 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, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The World Economic Phallus Edition – Week 9 2023

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? The systematic failure to protect Groningen residents from earthquakes and witnesses in gangland trials from being murdered in broad daylight were laid bare in two damning reports this week. We unearth the village scandal behind a portrait painted by Vincent van Gogh shortly …

Dutch Groningen

1 year, 9 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The World Economic Phallus Edition – Week 9 2023

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? The systematic failure to protect Groningen residents from earthquakes and witnesses in gangland trials from being murdered in broad daylight were laid bare in two damning reports this week. We unearth the village scandal behind a portrait painted by Vincent van Gogh shortly …

Dutch Groningen

1 year, 9 months ago

What makes the Netherlands an ideal study abroad destination?

India Today

The Netherlands is a popular study-abroad destination known for its world-renowned universities and vibrant culture. In recent years, the Netherlands has become a popular destination for Indian students seeking to study overseas. FACTORS FOR THE NETHERLANDS' POPULARITY AMONG STUDENTS Several factors have contributed to the increasing popularity of the Netherlands as a study-abroad destination for Indian students. Erasmus Mundus Joint …

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1 year, 10 months ago

DutchNews podcast – The Vanishing Vermeer Edition – Week 6 2023

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep our stocks of drop, oude kaas and stroopwafels healthy? Dutch rescue workers join the international team searching the rubble of this week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria for survivors. Back home, Mark Rutte surveys the wreckage of his asylum policy as the Council of State throws out a rule delaying family reunions. …

Dutch Vermeer

1 year, 10 months ago

The five countries emigrating families love

BBC

The five countries emigrating families love Westend61/Getty Images We answer every emigrating family's top question: where are the best places to raise children – or, for that matter, to be a child? And in Unicef's most recent report card in 2022, which specifically looked at the environments children grow up in, it ranks second for the "world around the child" …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Labor market shortage can prevent wave of layoffs in the Netherlands

NL Times

Residents should not expect that the wave of layoffs announced by large American companies will lead to that trend continuing in the Netherlands. "After all that effort in recruiting employees, you don't just let them leave," said Wilthagen, who is a professor at Tilburg University with expertise on the labor market. And although "each individual dismissal is of course annoying" …

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