Category: Business

Netherlands residents are the best non-native English speakers in the world, according to the EF English Proficiency Index. In the ten years that this index has been ranking English proficiency in various countries, the Netherlands has topped the ranking four times, and has never ranked lower than third. The index based its figures on English […]

Amsterdam teamed up with housing corporations and De Regenboog Groep to offer temporary housing for people who suddenly find themselves homeless due to divorce or bankruptcy, and cannot immediately afford a new home. They will be given a home at social rental prices for one year, to give them time to catch their breath, ANP […]

The government is talking about ways in which some catering establishments can be safely reopened, according to a letter Minister Eric Wiebes of Economic Affairs sent to parliament. When this will happen, is not yet known, NOS reports. In the letter, Wiebes said that the government is discussing whether it is possible “to allow certain […]

A massive 70 percent of employees who are currently working mostly from home want to continue doing so after the coronavirus crisis is over. 45 percent also want meetings and appointments to continue online, according to a survey trade union CNV did among 3 thousand members, ANP reports. Despite employees wishes, few employers currently have […]

Despite the coronavirus crisis, housing prices in the Netherlands are still rising. In October, existing owner-occupied homes were 9.1 percent more expensive than in the same month last year – the highest price increase in almost two years. The average home in the Netherlands now costs a record 350,244 euros, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. […]

From 2024, supermarkets in the Netherlands will no longer be allowed to sell cigarettes and other related products, the Dutch government confirmed on Friday. The Cabinet believes it will make it easier for smokers to quit, and harder for others to take up the habit. Tobacco products will no longer be sold in vending machines […]

Dutch national airline company, KLM, wants to make trains more attractive as an alternative to short flights. The airline is looking at six destinations with distances of up to 700 kilometers, which can also be reached by train. These are Brussels, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, and Berlin. KLM has drawn up an action plan together […]