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What’s all the fuss about immigration in the Netherlands?
WEBJul 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.
34 medals take the Dutch to best ever Olympics performance
WEBAug 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 ...
Moscow Times moves to Amsterdam in response to Russian media …
WEBMar 9, 2022 — English-language news website The Moscow Times is relocating to Amsterdam after the Russian government imposed draconian new laws to restrict reporting of the war in Ukraine. The Moscow Times was set up in 1992 as a newspaper by Dutch publishers Derk Sauer and Annemarie van Gaal. Sauer has been the sole owner since he bought the title back from Finnish publishing house Sanoma five years ago ...
Live blog: Dutch election day as it happens - DutchNews.nl
WEBNov 23, 2023 — The Netherlands goes to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new lower house of parliament and, therefore, government. Dutch News is following the latest developments as they emerge. Revised exit poll: PvdA-GL lose a seat, VVD gain An updated version of the NOS exit poll released shortly before 10pm reduced the projected number of seats for the PvdA-GroenLinks joint list to 25, while the VVD rose ...
As sea levels rise, how long until the Netherlands is under water?
WEBDec 23, 2019 — The sweeping dunes of the Frisian Islands, the seaside resorts of Zeeland, and the bustling port of Rotterdam – the largest harbour in Europe, may one day be returned to the sea, say scientists, if climate change cannot be halted. The highly fertile soil reclaimed from seas or lakes since the 14th century transformed the outline of the Netherlands, and though it makes up just 17% of our land ...
Netherlands says farewell to its F-16 fighter jets
WEBSep 27, 2024 — A farewell flyover featuring some six to eight F-16 fighter jets will grace the skies over the country’s military airfields – including in Soesterberg, Breda, Eindhoven and The Hague – on Friday afternoon as the Royal Netherlands Air Force retires the Cold War era plane. Twenty-four of the jets will head to Ukraine, while others will be used for training purposes abroad. Developed in the ...
Fish in live stream get their own doorbell to enter spawning ground
WEBMar 30, 2021 — Fish caught on the webcam, waiting for the gate to open. Photos: Visdeurbel.nl. Fish and river crayfish passing through Utrecht have been given their own doorbell, so they can continue the trek to their spawning grounds without having to wait too long.. Thousands of fish make the journey upstream in the river Vecht each spring but because the gates of the Weerdsluis lock are not opened ...
30% ruling cut may be reversed, basic rate put at 27%: Telegraaf
WEBAug 30, 2024 — The cabinet has decided to pull back on changes voted through by parliament earlier this year which would have moved the ruling to a sliding scale from 30% to 10% over five years. The changes were proposed by Peter Omzigt’s NSC, which is part of the ruling coalition. Rather than introducing a …