Weekly 09/01/20

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January 9, 2020

Settle Service: Take a VR orientation tour of Amsterdam & Rotterdam!

Thinking of relocating to Amsterdam or Rotterdam but don't have time to go and look around? Take a Virtual Reality tour instead. Contact Settle Service now!

Read & Discuss

Taxes in the Netherlands in 2020 - What's changing?

by Viviënne Wormsbecher

2020 is here and with it a whole load of changes to the taxes in the Netherlands. So, what changes can we expect this year? Blue Umbrella gives us the main ones.

UFODRIVE: The alternative to owning a car in the Netherlands!

Why own a car you'll hardly use when you can rent one as and when you need instead? Discover UFODRIVE: The alternative to owning a car in the Netherlands!

Language mishaps when speaking English in the Netherlands

by Valerie Poore

Speaking English in the Netherlands is not without its mishaps. CBE Languages gives us some examples of when one thing is said but something different is meant.

Pathé Expat Night: Monthly movies with English subtitles

At Expat Night once a month, watch a movie with English subtitles at Pathé City in Amsterdam, Pathé Buitenhof in The Hague or Pathé Eindhoven.

A decade in figures: the Netherlands in the 2010s

As we start a new decade, how did the Netherlands fare in the last one? Statistics Netherlands has the answer for us. Here are the highlights!

Police car in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Mail bombs discovered in major Dutch cities

In the last week, bombs have been found in the mail at various businesses in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht. Today, another has been found at a hotel in Amsterdam.

NYE 2019: Record 77 million euros worth of fireworks sold in the Netherlands

The New Year was met with a bang, as the sky filled with fireworks. The Dutch love them so much that they bought a record 77 million euros worth of them!

Average house prices in Amsterdam break the 500.000-euro mark

Following the increasing damage caused by fireworks, as well as a growing number of related injuries, support for a ban on fireworks for consumers is rising.

New record: More than two million businesses in the Netherlands

According to figures from the Netherlands’ Chamber of Commerce, since the start of this year, the Netherlands is home to more than two million businesses.

Increasing support for a fireworks ban in the Netherlands

Following the increasing damage caused by fireworks, as well as a growing number of related injuries, support for a ban on fireworks for consumers is rising

Winter festival Eurosonic Noorderslag Groningen

Music festivals in the Netherlands: Winter 2020

Summer in the Netherlands isn't the only season of first-rate music festivals. Winter is also accompanied by some of the best music festivals in Europe.

Instagram Photo of the Week

The calm before the storm that is work after the holiday period!
📷 @viviantusveldfotografie
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