Dutch News in English
Latest headlines from the Netherlands in English. Covering Amsterdam, Haarlem, and national Dutch news.
Couple stuck between insurer's form letters: 'Starting to look like their own Purple Crocodile ad'
A Dutch couple, Jan and Josien, are experiencing bureaucratic delays while trying to file a home insurance claim for water damage. They report being trapped in a repetitive cycle of automated correspo...
Why does a Haarlem city councilor earn more than twice as much as those in Velsen or Bloemendaal?
As new municipal councils begin their terms in the Netherlands, questions have arisen regarding the time commitment and financial compensation for local officials. The article investigates the signifi...
Beverwijk takes extra security measures during city festival
The municipality of Beverwijk is implementing extra security measures for its upcoming City Festival to prevent further incidents. This decision follows an evaluation of previous editions, which were ...
Australia confirms first case of H5N1 bird flu
Australia has confirmed its first mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote southwestern region. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins announced the discovery on Saturday.
Entrepreneur Heleen Hülsmann: ‘No one comes to Amsterdam for fashion’
Michael Berg (70) on double award-winning thriller series The Mergelland Murders: ‘This is Limburg Noir’
Contrapposto review: Not a dizzyingly brilliant masterpiece from Dave Eggers this time, but a great literary beach read
These were the best-selling books at Scheltema this week
Maarten Feilzer (58) leaves Zadelhoff after 17 years and wants to rehabilitate the real estate sector: ‘It seems like no one is happy when you get homes built’
Most dishes at Ottolenghi’s restaurant are excellent, yet Mara Grimm sticks to his cookbooks (8-)
Ding-dong ditching or throwing water balloons: aren’t these just harmless pranks? ‘People go to the police very quickly’
The beaver is welcome on the outskirts of Amsterdam: ‘There are interesting parallels with the wolf’
TikToker Levi van de Brug’s Amsterdam: ‘I don’t eat somewhere just because it’s a hype’
Saskya (59) returns to Amsterdam after 30 years in the US: 'I lived in a dictatorship there'
Amsterdam struggles to find drug consumption rooms despite urgent need
Review of The Summer and the Girl: Jonne is clearly a wounded woman from the first page
Football commentator Wytse van der Goot: ‘I could already talk, talk and keep on talking so easily’
Valeria Luiselli wrote a completely original novel: how do you start a new story when you’re stuck in the middle?
Gregory Porter to perform at the Olympic Stadium: ‘Outdoors I have a different setlist than in a jazz club’
