The many benefits of fuel cards Are you an employer who offers the use of company cars? Are you aware of the benefits fuel cards offer to both employer and employee? Make the most of your travels using tech! by Elise Hofman Looking to get the most out of your short holidays? Mobile bank bunq shares suggestions on using technology to help you plan better and discover more! Amazon is finally expanding its services in the Netherlands Amazon is finally expanding its services in the Netherlands. On top of e-books, the company will start selling physical products through its site this year.

Dutch municipal charges are skyrocketing Bad news, as, yet again, Dutch municipal charges are going up by a considerable amount. In fact, this is the biggest increase in municipal charges since 2007. Record: More than 9 million people employed in the Netherlands Never before have there been so many people in paid employment in the Netherlands, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Pigs boiled alive at Dutch slaughterhouses According to inspection reports by the NVWA, malpractice continues at Dutch slaughterhouses, with pigs being slaughtered while they are alive and aware.

Waiting lists at hospitals and clinics in the Netherlands once again growing Waiting lists at hospitals and specialists in the Netherlands have once again grown. This is, for a big part, due to staff shortages in the healthcare sector. Angry farmers announce new strikes The farmers are at it again, striking across the country, unhappy about the prices they get for their products and the Dutch government’s nitrogen policy. Cancer survival rate in the Netherlands improving According to figures from the Dutch Cancer Registry (IKNL), the cancer survival rate in the Netherlands is improving, with 65% alive 5 years after diagnosis.

Very late: The first moderate frost this winter in the Netherlands You may have noticed that it is pretty chilly today. Well, last night (Monday, January 20), the first moderate frost of this Dutch winter was measured. Outbreak of Hepatitis A at a school in the Netherlands At least four schoolchildren and a teacher have been diagnosed with Hepatitis A at a school in Schoonhoven. Pupils and members of staff are to be vaccinated Lassus Tandartsen: Go to the dentist before or after work! Need to go to the dentist but booking an appointment outside of working hours is a nightmare? Don't worry, Lassus Tandartsen is open all week!

Win tickets to The Future is Now | Talk by Pulitzer prize-winner Anne Applebaum TRACKS: Lavinia Meijer & Dane Badal at Concertgebouw January 31 - 31 | Amsterdam The Good Soldier Svejk at the Badhuistheater January 31 - February 02 | Amsterdam

Concertgebouworkest plays Mahler's Symphony No. 9 February 05 - 07 | Amsterdam Bach's St. Matthew Passion performances in the Netherlands March 06 - April 12 | Apeldoorn Pulitzer prize-winner Anne Applebaum on propaganda and fake news February 10 - 10 | Amsterdam

Win tickets to the Badhuistheater's adaptation of The Good Soldier Svejk Winter Beer Festival Leiden January 26 - 26 | Leiden Chinese New Year January 25 - 25 | Amsterdam