How to get the best offer when selling your property by Mie Lan Kok Thanks to the current housing market in the Netherlands, it is not that difficult to sell your property. But how do you get the best deal? Mie-Lan Kok Estate Agency knows! Unpacking the feeling of shame by Somesh Valentino Curti Shame is one of the toughest feelings we can experience in our life because it affects not only our self-esteem but also our capacity to enjoy life. Biggest hike in consumer prices since the introduction of the euro! Consumer prices in the Netherlands shot up last year. According to figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), on average, prices were 2,6 percent higher than in 2018.

Amsterdam in 2020: What’s happening / changing? 2020 is well underway and whilst many national laws have changed and new systems have been put into place, what’s happening locally in Amsterdam? Twente University the first in NL to make English the official working language As of January 1, 2020, English became the official working language at the University of Twente (UT), the first university in the Netherlands to make this change. January 2020: Winter is nowhere to be seen in the Netherlands It is January, but where is all the snow and cold weather? Well, it seems as though we might not be getting any of the typical winter weather this month.

How polluted is the air where you live? According to figures from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the air in the Netherlands got slightly less clean last year. Poisonous caterpillar to strike earlier than usual this year We’ve only been without the oak processionary caterpillar for a couple of months, but due to the mild winter, it won't be long before it strikes again. Planetariums in the Netherlands Learn about our universe, the planets and the stars. Even if the Dutch weather is terrible, you can attend exhibitions, presentations and even guided tours.

The most popular baby names of 2019 in the Netherlands 2020 is well underway, which also means the most popular names given to newborns in 2019 has been finalised. And the winners are, drum roll, please… [Video] The last of the Netherlands’ master millers Windmills are synonymous with the Netherlands and the country is full of iconic examples. But what about the millers? Hear from one of the masters in this video. Improve your Dutch online with The Language Academy The Language Academy has the perfect language learning solution: comprehensive online courses to complete at your own pace, wherever and whenever you want.

WorldTalks Amsterdam | What a shame! January 23 - 23 | Amsterdam Bach's St. Matthew Passion performances in the Netherlands March 06 - April 12 | Apeldoorn Free Expat Housing Seminar January 21 - 21 | Amsterdam

Win tickets to the Badhuistheater's adaptation of The Good Soldier Svejk Schaatsbaan: Ice skating at Kralingen in Rotterdam January 02 - February 28 | Rotterdam National Tulip Day January 18 - 18 | Amsterdam

Eurosonic Noorderslag Festival January 15 - 18 | Groningen English Theatre Utrecht presents One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest February 07 - 08 | Utrecht Whisky Weekend January 17 - 18 | Amsterdam