The Dutch Red Cross is looking for volunteers to help new refugees in the Netherlands, from sorting donated clothes to interpreting and first aid. Register via www.Ready2Help.nl
Ready2Help is een netwerk van mensen die bereid zijn te helpen als dat nodig is. Op dit moment wordt Ready2Help op veel plekken in Nederland ingezet voor de hulp aan vluchtelingen. We zijn hard op zoek naar extra Ready2Helpers die...
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It's one of the most popular exhibits at the Mauritshuis in The Hague and was nearly blown up in an explosion in 1654.
The Goldfinch, painted by Carel Fabritius in 1654, is small but perfectly formed and is one of the most popular...
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Dutch counter terrorism agency NCTV said it has ‘no information’ indicating that large numbers of jihadis are coming to Europe with migrants from the Middle East and northern Africa.
The Dutch security service AIVD has no evidence that IS or other Islamic extremists are trying to smuggle supporters into Europe by pretending they are refugees.
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Erwten soep, poffertjes and oliebollen keep Costa Rican Javier Arias coming back for more. He's stayed in the Netherlands, in part, because it is such an LGBT friendly country.
Costa Rican Javier Arias came to the Netherlands to study four years ago after winning a scholarship to Nyenrode Business...
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The 35th annual dance around the Golden Calf film award kicks off today but various producers have bowed out, not because the calf is too shiny and ostentatious but because it is not shiny and ostentatious enough.
The Netherlands’ most prestigious film festival is about to kick off but it wouldn’t be complete without a little drama...
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Is your Dutch terrible? Doesn't matter your level of fluency, there are still some words everyone uses.
There are some Dutch words which just sneak in to the conversation, either because we use them so much or...
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Two incomes, no kids and good health. Unsurprisingly couples in their 20s are the happiest.
One in three people in the Netherlands is relatively prosperous and say they are in good health and content with life,
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Parliament is going to be looking for moving boxes in 2020.
The entire Dutch parliamentary complex, known as the Binnenhof, is to close for 5.5 years in 2020 for a major programme of renovations
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ACCESS-Netherlands and the Expatriate Archive Centre have organized a new exhibition entitled ‘Expat Impressions of The Hague’ where visitors can explore the history of The Hague as kept alive in the journals, letters, stories, articles, and photographs. It runs from October 26 - November 4 in the The Hague City Hall.
The past of a diverse and international city like The Hague is bound to be rich with both historical events...
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It seems nearly every square and roundabout in this country has a sculpture of some sort. A number of them were inspired by Dutch literature.
Literature as an influence for sculpture? Well, why not? Here’s a collection of Dutch statues which have been inspired by...
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The Rothschilds are selling two Rembrandts and the Dutch government and the Rijksmuseum are trying to raise the money to buy them.
The Dutch government has agreed to put €80m towards the Rijksmuseum's plans to buy two Rembrandt portraits,
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That Spa Rood bottle you're drinking out of right now might be the road you're driving on tomorrow.
Dutch company KWS Infra is developing a new sort of road made from recycled plastic. This, the company says, will...
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With its endowment of $23.9 billion, hopefully Yale can buy itself something nice with this 136.20 euros bond payment.
Some perpetual bonds are more eternal than others.
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