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Anti-Semitism in the Netherlands: lessons from the Holocaust
Dec 13, 2024 · The new right-wing Dutch government wants to make sure that everyone who does an integration course in the Netherlands learns about the Holocaust and its victims. When asked to explain why, housing minister Mona Keijzer caused outrage when she claimed on a chat show earlier this year that “anti-Semitism is almost part of the Islamic culture” in some countries. Only last week, the Dutch ...
Amsterdam to face traffic chaos in 2025 as events and work clash
Dec 19, 2024 · A combination of large-scale building work and special events will bring traffic around Amsterdam to a standstill next year, the infrastructure ministry’s roads department has warned. One in five cars will have to stay put or Amsterdam will become inaccessible to private vehicles., the ministry said. Planned for next year are work on the rail network and roads as well as events such as the ...
The Dutch dominate speed skating: what you need to know
Nov 8, 2024 · The Dutch dominate international competition in long track speed skating and it’s no surprise to find the Dutch taking all three medal positions in some events. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happening this weekend? The speed skating season starts with Dutch qualification competition for the World Cup tournament at the Thialf stadium in Heerenveen. The races Riders race on a 400 ...
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Names of Nazi collaborators online from 2025 - DutchNews.nl
Feb 16, 2023 · The names of people who were suspected of collaborating with the Nazis during World War II will become freely available to the public as the digitalisation of the 300,000 names in the special archive begins. The Centraal Archief Bijzondere Rechtspleging (CABR) contains the names of those suspected of having collaborated with the Germans in some form, betrayed fellow citizens, were a member of ...
Dutch women win all seven European speed skating titles
Jan 8, 2024 · Dutch speed skaters again dominated the European speed skating championships in Heerenveen this weekend, picking up 22 of the 42 medals and sweeping the board twice. The Dutch women won all seven golds open to them and the men three. Marijke Groenewoud was queen of the competition with three gold medals, collecting the third on Sunday with a powerful finish in the mass start. Earlier on Sunday ...
Budget includes good news for some high-skilled migrants
Oct 3, 2024 · The new Dutch government’s budget sent a clear message to highly-skilled internationals in the Netherlands: you are still welcome. The surprise decision to reverse a proposed major cut to the 30% ruling has gone down well with employers, tax advisors and internationals themselves. “The biggest news is that what was called the 30% ruling goes back to the old way of calculation for a full ...
10 things you need to know about the end of World War II in the ...
May 3, 2015 · The Netherlands celebrates 70 years since the end of World War II on May 5. But, of course, the war did not end in a day. Here’s an overview of the main events leading up to May 5 and beyond. Dolle Dinsdag (Mad Tuesday) On September 4, 1944, Dutch prime minister-in-exile Pieter Gerbrandy broadcast the news that Breda had been liberated. ‘The hour of freedom has struck,’ he proclaimed ...
Rotterdam is mostly below sea level, but city feet stay dry
Jan 6, 2024 · A row of floating homes located in Rotterdam’s Nassauhaven port. Photo: Depositphotos.com. The city’s climate adaptation programme, Rotterdams WeerWoord, is based on six challenges of climate adaptation – precipitation, drought, heat, flooding, soil subsidence, and groundwater.The city makes much of its innovative architectural solutions to deal with the water and reclaims much-valued ...