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Rotterdam wooden residential tower named Best Building of the Year

The SAWA residential tower in Rotterdam has been named the Best Building of the Year, the most prestigious architectural award in the Netherlands. The jury highlighted the structure's innovative use o...

Aalbersberg: Netherlands not prepared for broad crises like COVID-19

Former National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg stated that the Netherlands was unprepared for a broad crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. He noted that while plan...

Ukraine confirms it lost control over sea drone

The Ukrainian Navy confirmed that a sea drone drifted into Romanian waters after losing its course in the Black Sea. The incident was reportedly caused by Russian electronic warfare interfering with t...

Poem by city poet Ellen Deckwitz: In Memoriam Lieke Marsman, 1990-2026

Cookbook author Alison Roman and food influencer Jet van Nieuwkerk on bitterballen, herring and handsome Amsterdammers

Cabinet aims to help 75,000 asylum seekers find work over next four years

The Dutch government aims to help 75,000 unemployed asylum seekers find work over the next four years. To support this initiative, the cabinet plans to collaborate with businesses and streamline relev...

Game time! You can play for hours at these board game cafes in Amsterdam

The article highlights several board game cafes in Amsterdam where visitors can enjoy classic games like Monopoly and Rummikub alongside drinks. It promotes these venues as ideal spots for social and ...

Watch the hearing of former NCTV chief Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg

A Dutch parliamentary inquiry commission is questioning Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, the former head of the NCTV, regarding his role during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing, which is being broadcast via...

Aalbersberg (NCTV) regrets using the term 'wappie'

Former NCTV chief Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg told a parliamentary inquiry committee that he regrets using the term 'wappie' during the COVID-19 pandemic. He testified about his involvement in informal go...

Haarlem men's choir warms up for 200th anniversary spectacle: ‘Really, everyone can sing’

The Royal Haarlem Men's Choir Zang en Vriendschap is preparing a large opera spectacle on the Grote Markt to celebrate its 200th anniversary. The event aims to involve local residents, specifically in...

Status holders must be able to start work as soon as possible

The Dutch government aims to integrate asylum seekers and status holders into the workforce as quickly as possible to address labor market shortages. The cabinet has set a goal for 60% of these indivi...

Aartsen wants 75,000 extra asylum seekers in work in coming years

Minister Thierry Aartsen aims to help 75,000 additional asylum seekers and residence permit holders find employment over the next four years. He proposes that those with high chances of staying should...

Lebanese politician: Hezbollah to withdraw if Israel does the same

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stated that Hezbollah is willing to withdraw from southern Lebanon if Israeli forces also leave the area simultaneously. As an ally and intermediary for Hezboll...

Honorable mention for Station Wildeman in Nieuw-West from Best Building of the Year jury

Mandatory permits for all tourist businesses in city center

The City of Amsterdam is permanently implementing a permit requirement for tourist shops in the city center to combat criminal activity and screen business owners. The initiative follows a successful ...

Merz says EU must show willingness for enlargement

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that the European Union must demonstrate its capability and willingness to expand. He intends to discuss this objective at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Mont...

Van Dissel sometimes 'irritable' about how specific the request for advice was

Jaap van Dissel, the former head of the Outbreak Management Team (OMT), stated that advice requests from the Dutch Ministry of Health were sometimes too specific to answer. He noted that these detaile...

Protest against 'political silence' over Kanye West performance in the Netherlands

Protesters gathered at Dam Square in Amsterdam to demonstrate against the government's refusal to block an upcoming performance by Kanye West in the Netherlands. Despite the rapper's history of antise...

Students spend a day at housing association Brederode Wonen: ‘Quite difficult sometimes, with all those difficult words’

As part of the JINC Baas van Morgen initiative, 11-year-old students Kiyana and Yassin spent a day shadowing management at the Brederode Wonen housing association in Bloemendaal. While the students en...

Corona measures were not too late, says Van Dissel

Former RIVM director Jaap van Dissel stated that national COVID-19 measures in 2020 were not implemented too late. He explained that these actions followed logically once it became clear that individu...