The craft of being a Dutch miller has been added to a Unesco cultural heritage list because of the skills involved and the key role millers have in transmitting cultural history. Unesco also points out that the Netherlands has implemented various measures to safeguard the… Read More

The number of foreign and domestic tourists in the Netherlands rose above 42 million in 2017, an increase of 9% and the sharpest growth rate since 2006, the national statistics office CBS reported earlier this month. The figures are based on overnight stays but do… Read More

A Dutch supermarket chain has launched ‘the world’s first plastic free supermarket’ and the Plastic Whale offers boat tours to fish plastic out of the Amsterdam channels. Ekoplaza, a Dutch organic supermarket chain, opened its ‘Ekoplaza Lab’ just off a major shopping street in the… Read More

Buurtzorg (Neighbourhood care) is a Dutch pioneering healthcare organisation established 10 years ago with a nurse-led model of holistic care that revolutionised community care in the Netherlands. Client satisfaction rates are the highest of any health care organisation, staff commitment and contentedness is reflected in… Read More

Nowhere the Dutch local elections are as exciting as in Rotterdam. The late Pim fortuyn party Leefbaar Rotterdam (Livable Rotterdam) is fighting for the vote on the right side with both the PVV from Geert Wilders as the Forum for Democracy from the new populist… Read More

A bill to combat sexist and sexual violence will be presented to the French Council of Ministers on Wednesday 21 March 2018. The new text provides for a fine of ninety euros for ‘sexist contempt’, or street harassment. But what are our European neighbours doing… Read More

A 16 year old Dutch boy beats up another youngster using crutches, while a third person films it. Because of the video the perpetrator is arrested and gets an alternative punishment. The video is taken off line. But the right wing Jayda Fransen from the… Read More

BBC presenter Brandon Holland suffers from gigantism, a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average, and he wants to find out more about it. On the west coast of Ireland a skeleton is found of a giant and genetic research will show… Read More

The city of Amsterdam is leading the world in ending the obesity epidemic, thanks to a radical and wide-reaching program which is getting results even among the poorest communities that are hardest to reach. The program appears to be succeeding by hitting multiple targets at… Read More

Synthetic drugs are circulating in ever increasing quantities in the form of amphetamines and ecstasy pills. The compositions are varied in an uncontrolled manner and often prove to be life-threatening. This market has long since overtaken other drug markets. No plantations or greenhouses are required,… Read More

After the United States, The Dutch are the 2nd largest agricultural exporters in the world. TF1 reporter Julien Beaumont wants to find out how this tiny country is feeding the world and what can be learned from the approach to find ways to keep on… Read More

In 2000 the Dutch prostitution branch became fully legal after the brothel ban was lifted. What is the status of the Dutch sex branch that has been fully legalized for almost 20 years and more importantly how is it for a sex worker to run… Read More