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WEB6 days ago · About DutchNews.nl DutchNews.nl is the leading provider of quality Dutch news in English for an international audience. Some 18,000 people read DutchNews.nl every day, either online or through a free subscription to its daily digital newsletter. DutchNews.nl was founded in 2006. Editorial policy Our aim is to provide broad coverage of the main Dutch news so that non-Dutch speakers are kept up ...
The Netherlands has the flu: delayed epidemic now here
WEBMar 17, 2022 · The Netherlands is now officially in the grip of a flu epidemic, with the number of people diagnosed with the disease ‘rapidly increasing’, national health institute RIVM has said. The RIVM defines an epidemic as ‘a larger than normal number of people in a region getting a disease at the same time’. In the last week, triple the number of infections were reported compared to the week ...
What’s all the fuss about immigration in the Netherlands?
WEBJul 12, 2023 · Of the total people who came to the Netherlands in 2022, almost 44,000 (11%) were Dutch nationals returning home after a spell working or studying abroad. Almost 129,000 of them (32%) came from the EU and European Free Trade Association (Efta) countries and 108,000 (27%) came from Ukraine. A further 122,000 people (30%) came from outside the ...
Rotterdam’s massive storm surge barrier passes its annual test
WEBSep 17, 2023 · Hundreds of people turned out on Saturday to watch the Maeslantkering, the 420-metre-long movable storm surge barrier near Rotterdam, close for its annual test. The barrier is essential in protecting the region against flooding and is considered to be one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern world. The barrier’s two arms, each longer than the Eiffel Tower, took 30 minutes to close ...
all you need to know about the inburgering exams - DutchNews.nl
WEBOct 22, 2023 · The inburgering exam is a series of exams, each costing between €40 and €50. You can expect to pay anywhere between €240 and €390 for the integration process, depending on where you live, not including study and preparation costs. Preparation costs can cost hundreds, or even thousands, of euros …
Election watch: how the Dutch political system works
WEBFeb 21, 2021 · The Netherlands goes to the polls to elect a new lower house of parliament on March 15, 16 and 17. Here are some key facts about how the Dutch political system works. The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy and the king (or queen) is the official head of state. There are four layers of government in the Netherlands: local councils, provincial councils, the lower house of parliament or ...
Asylum situation is a crisis, PVV minister states: Telegraaf
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The Netherlands is facing an asylum crisis and that is the official standpoint of the new government, migration minister Marjolein Faber is quoted as saying by the Telegraaf. Faber, a minister on behalf of the far-right PVV, made the comments ahead of today’s budget talks at the prime minister’s official residence. She was responding to a Telegraaf claim that almost 40,000 family members ...
Fish in live stream get their own doorbell to enter spawning ground
WEBMar 30, 2021 · Fish caught on the webcam, waiting for the gate to open. Photos: Visdeurbel.nl. Fish and river crayfish passing through Utrecht have been given their own doorbell, so they can continue the trek to their spawning grounds without having to wait too long.. Thousands of fish make the journey upstream in the river Vecht each spring but because the gates of the Weerdsluis lock are not opened ...
‘Zwarte Piet is not an exception’ - the long history of racism in NL …
WEBApr 4, 2022 · Instruments and drawings used in the 18th century to demonstrate black inferiority. Photo: DutchNews.nl. Representation and resistance. Delayed by Covid, Facing Blackness was intended to open in 2021 to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Zwarte Piet is Racisme (Black Peter is Racism) campaign, which was the catalyst for a new social movement against racism in the Netherlands.