The Haarlemmermeer and Amsterdam regions were hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic in terms of economy, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. The coronavirus pandemic significantly reduced air travel and the Netherlands' main airport, located in Haarlemmermeer, reported an over 70 percent decrease in passengers last year. Groningen also saw a significant economic contraction last year, with the region's economy shrinking …
The average selling price of an owner-occupied home in the Netherlands topped 300 thousand euros for the first time ever. In 2019 the average selling price for an existing owner-occupied home was 308 thousand euros, the first time this amount was over 300 thousand euros since the Land Registry started keeping track of average selling prices in 1995. With an …
Waterboards in the northern parts of the country have started closing dikes as a stormy wind blows across the Netherlands on Tuesday. The northern waterboards already closed the dike passages at Delfzijl and are monitoring all dikes, NU.nl reports. On Monday the Groningen water authority Noorderzijlvest already called on the public to stop using the dike at Delfzijl due to …
