Beautiful Dutch stamp sheetlet celebrates historic Dutch country houses

Posted on Jan 30, 2012 in News | 0 comments

Today PostNL is presenting two stamp sheetlets featuring historic Dutch country houses. 2012 is the Year of the Historic Country House,...

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Consumer prices soaring in Dutch Caribbean

Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in International | 1 comment

Average consumer prices in the Dutch Caribbean rose dramatically in 2011 relative to one year previously. With 9.9 percent, St Eustatius...

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Dutch manufacturers pessimistic about future

Posted on Jan 25, 2012 in Business | 3 comments

The mood among Dutch manufacturers hardly changed in January, according to Statistics Netherlands. The producer confidence indicator stood...

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France third largest market for Dutch international road transport

Posted on Jan 24, 2012 in Business | 0 comments

Dutch hauliers carried nearly 6 million tons of goods from the Netherlands to France in 2010, making France the third largest market for...

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Apple to Open First Retail Store in Amsterdam

Posted on Jan 23, 2012 in Technology | 1 comment

While Apple has yet to make it official, multiple reports are saying that Apple plans to cut the ribbon on its first Dutch Apple retail...

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Women make men stupid, says Dutch study

Posted on Jan 19, 2012 in Health | 14 comments

A new study by Dutch researchers at the Radboud University Nijmegen, in the Netherlands revealed that women can temporarily affect a...

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Dutch Students’ Passing Rate Drops

Posted on Jan 17, 2012 in News | 0 comments

The proportion of pupils in secondary education who opt for higher general secondary education (havo) or pre-university education (vwo) is...

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Dutch Seniors Abroad Living a Richer Life

Posted on Jan 12, 2012 in Health | 2 comments

Dutch people who emigrate between the ages of 50 and 70 are on average richer than their peers who stayed in the Netherlands. The largest...

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Netherlands bans drug khat

Posted on Jan 11, 2012 in News | 1 comment

The Dutch government has announced that it will ban the use of the mild narcotic khat. It is a leaf-based drug that, when chewed, releases...

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Dutch fuel prices on the rise, approaching record levels

Posted on Jan 7, 2012 in News | 3 comments

Fuel prices in the Netherlands are approaching record levels this weekend. The price of a liter of diesel has increased to € 1.47...

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