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Exhibition reveals the untold stories of the Dutch women of the ...
WebNov 30, 2021 · A new exhibition has opened honouring the many women who were active in the resistance movement during World War II and whose stories, until now, have largely remained unknown. Most people will have heard of Hannie Schaft, a student from Haarlem who became known as ‘the girl with the red hair’ …
Mental health in the Netherlands at lowest ebb in 20 years
WebSep 3, 2021 · Photo: Niels Pluto. Mental health in the Netherlands is the worst it has been in 20 years, with 15% of the population reporting psychological problems, according to the national statistics office CBS. In the first half of 2021, the percentage of people reporting psychological issues such as feeling lonely, anxious or stressed was the highest it has been since the agency began monitoring mental ...
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Efteling discriminated against Belgian woman and son on grounds …
WebDec 17, 2021 · Photo: Liza Kurukulasuriya. A Belgian woman and her eight-year-old autistic son were discriminated against on the grounds of race and disability by amusement park The Efteling, according to a verdict from the Dutch human rights institute.. Liza Kurukulasuriya and her family’s day out in September 2020 ended in her spending 17 hours in jail and a year of trauma, after an argument about ...
The secrets the Dutch language reveals about the Dutch
WebApr 8, 2021 · The Dutch Brainwash, an intensive seven-day course, is all about getting learners into a Dutch mindset which sees their language acquisition snowball. In classes of just eight students (five during the pandemic), students learn to think like a Dutch person. Together, they discover the logic behind how the language is constructed, so that making ...
English is no longer a foreign language in NL, but it has a unique ...
WebJan 17, 2018 · Deborah Nicholls-Lee meets linguistics expert Alison Edwards to find some answers. English is no longer a foreign language in the Netherlands, asserts Leiden University’s Alison Edwards, who has published widely on the subject. ‘If you can assume that you can walk down the street and that the hairdresser will be able to speak to you in ...
The Dutch government’s 2023 budget: the details so far
WebSep 20, 2022 · The government is presenting its 2023 spending plans on Tuesday. Here’s what we know so far. Spending power is the dominant theme in Tuesday’s budget, with €18 billion allocated to alleviating the problems facing both poor households and the middle classes. A price cap on energy bills will be introduced this autumn which will cover up to 12,000 cubic metres of gas and 2,400 kilowatts of ...
Murderer of Anne Faber to be jailed for 28 years, appeal court …
WebJul 5, 2019 · A convicted sex offender who raped and murdered a young woman who was cycling nearby a clinic where he was undergoing treatment, will serve another 28 years in jail with psychiatric treatment. Michael P, who was sentenced for killing 25-year-old Anne Faber in Utrecht in 2017, has had his sentence confirmed on appeal. He is also liable to pay damages to Faber’s family. The appeal court judge ...
Sooty Piets take over, blackface out of favour in most towns and …
WebNov 9, 2021 · The traditional blackface Zwarte Piet is disappearing fast from the Sinterklaas celebrations and sooty Piets now have the upper hand, according to research by the AD. The paper asked Sinterklaas committees in more than 210 different local authority areas about their plans and found the blackface version had been replaced by sooty Piets in 123 towns and villages and by a combination of both in ...
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