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Storm Conall to hit the northern Netherlands with 130 kph winds
Nov 27, 2024 · The KNMI weather bureau has upped its warning about storm Conall to amber for the north of the country, saying winds of up to 130 kph are possible in northern coastal areas on Wednesday evening. The storm is likely to blow down trees and cause damage to buildings, particularly roofs, the agency said. The ANWB motoring organisation has also warned drivers to expect long delays and jams in the ...
34 medals take the Dutch to best ever Olympics performance
Aug 11, 2024 · The Netherlands has ended its Olympic campaign with 34 medals, including 15 golds, finishing in sixth place in the table sandwiched between France and Britain. The Dutch gold tally was boosted twice on Sunday, firstly by Sifan Hassan’s extraordinary win in the marathon, then followed by cyclist Harrie Lavreysen who won the keirin. The keirin, a strategy sprint race, gave Lavreysen a hattrick ...
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PostNL will get longer to deliver letters, minister agrees
Oct 2, 2024 · Dutch postal delivery firm PostNL will be allowed to take two days rather than one to deliver a letter, the economic affairs ministry has agreed. The measure may be introduced in 2026, the ministry said on Wednesday. PostNL, which is a listed company, had called for the introduction of longer delivery times earlier this year. The change means a letter posted on Wednesday could be delivered on ...
After 10 years in the spotlight, Klaas Dijkhoff is to quit politics at ...
Oct 10, 2020 · Klaas Dijkhoff, current leader of the right-wing Liberal party VVD in parliament and considered by many to be Mark Rutte’s heir apparent, is quitting politics at the March general election. Dijkhoff, 39, told the NRC in an interview he had decided to leave two years ago. Politics, he said, is ‘demanding and addictive’ but it is also ‘lots of talking and meetings’. ‘There is little ...
Germany brings in border controls, Dutch aim for minimum impact
Sep 9, 2024 · Germany is planning to bring back some form of border controls on a temporary basis in an effort to reduce the number of non-EU nationals arriving in the country by road, train and plane. The Netherlands shares a 570 kilometre border with Germany on land and at sea, and thousands of people live in one country and work or study in the other. The measure is set to be introduced on September 16 ...
Northern Lights again bring dancing displays to the Netherlands
Oct 11, 2024 · The Northern Lights were again visible in the north and east of the Netherlands on Thursday night, and in some places the colours could be seen clearly with the naked eye. The Northern Lights, or the aurora borealis, are created when energised particles from the sun slam into the Earth’s upper atmosphere at extremely high speeds. The Earth’s magnetic field redirects them to the North and ...
More organic farmland, but government target a long way off
Jan 17, 2024 · Farmland equivalent to 9,000 football fields has been added to the Netherlands’ organic farming sector, taking the total to 4.5% of all arable land, according to new figures from national statistics agency CBS. Organic farms now cover nearly 81,000 hectares, having grown by 9% in size since 2022. Nevertheless this is still far below the government’s target of ensuring 15% of arable land is ...
What’s all the fuss about immigration in the Netherlands?
Jul 12, 2023 · Highly skilled migrants have to meet strict rules on salary, earning at least €36,000 if under the age of 30 and €50,000 if older. The CBS says that at the end of 2021, 87,000 “labour migrants” from outside the EU and Efta were working in the Netherlands, and 46% of them were on highly skilled visa schemes. A further 11% were working as scientific researchers.