On February 14, 204 million Indonesians will go to the polls. Current President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo is stepping down after ten years. Human rights organizations fear for the future of democracy in the country and believe that Indonesia is returning to the period of...
As of October 1, 2023, Thalys will cease to exist. At least, as a product name. Back in May of last year, the two high-speed train companies Thalys and Eurostar were merged into the Eurostar Group. From October 1, the product name Thalys will no longer...
After the predictions and New Year's resolutions, I conclude this triptych with 'Trending topics in 2022'. What will be the most important sports and cultural events this year? Which events do you not want to miss? What are you looking forward to? Will the Netherlands...
World Toilet Day is an annual event celebrated on November 19 and is officially recognized by the United Nations (UN). The day focuses on the importance of good sanitation and access to clean and safe...
In the Doggerland exhibition, you embark on an unprecedented journey through time spanning a million years. It is a journey for young and old to a vanished prehistoric world in the North Sea: Doggerland. You will learn more about the prehistoric inhabitants of this...
Did you watch the opening ceremony live on TV on Friday, July 23, 2021, from 13:00 PM to 17:00 PM? Were you impressed by the understated nature of the ceremony? At various moments, there were reflections on the coronavirus pandemic. Also...
Finally, the 32nd Olympic Games 2020 can go ahead with a one-year delay in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8, 2021. Whether the athletes, the healthcare system, the officials, the Japanese people, and the sponsors are happy with the continuation of...
It is going to be a long hot summer, or rather a 'Long Hot Summer', with all kinds of sporting highlights and hopefully fewer sporting low points. There are winners and losers where top-level sport is practiced in a competitive context. In summary, the month of June brings the following...
39 participants are competing in the Rotterdam AHOY during the 65th Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Two semi-finals on May 18 and 20 and the grand final on May 22, 2021. In total, 26 participants / countries are in the...
On April 27, 2021, King Willem-Alexander will celebrate his 54th birthday together with Queen Máxima and the three princesses in Eindhoven. The royal family will be present at the High Tech Campus (HTC) for a unique Eindhoven program. Cookie eating with...
2020 is the year of the coronavirus. 2021 is the year of the coronavirus vaccine. We look back with the key moments and actors of the corona crisis in the Netherlands in 2020. I follow a chronological timeline from December 2019 up to and...
I am writing this blog at the request of a taxi driver who works in the center of The Hague. His industry is having a very hard time now that life has been at a standstill for nearly a year. Or put in other words: mobility is...
It seems like yesterday, the first infection in the Netherlands. Then-Minister for Medical Care & Sport, Bruno Bruins, announced the news via a note during the TV broadcast on February 27, 2020. We are one year into the...
Spain has been severely affected by the coronavirus. On the Worldometers.info ranking, Spain is in seventh place with over three million infections and over 66 deaths. By comparison: the Netherlands is in 21st place with over 1 million infections and...
Mark Rutte/Jaap van Dissel: a third wave is inevitably heading our way. What is the state of the organization that forms the core of the health service? Not very good, sometimes chaotic, sometimes too slow and unable to cope with the ever-changing...
From the curfew to rioters in various cities, it ultimately leads to crowdfunding campaigns by unknown citizens. A well-known example is the current nationwide fame of Ms. Maaike Neufeglise of Primera Den Bosch. GeenStijl organized the crowdfunding campaign. The counter...
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