Nearly 100,000 East European workers in Netherlands
October 16, 2008 Leave a Comment
In June, 94,000 workers from EU countries in Central and Eastern Europe, predominantly Poles, were working in the Netherlands. This is 60 percent more than in June 2007, according to the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS). Since 1 May 2007, workers from the countries that entered the EU in 2004 no longer need a permit [...]
Study abroad students journal experiences for Web site
October 15, 2008 Leave a Comment
Four students attending Baylor in Maastricht and one from Baylor in London/Foundation for International Education (FIE) are documenting their experiences in a blog. For the first time, blogging will become part of the study abroad experience for Baylor students to help future participants know what to expect during their time abroad. Baylor’s Center for International [...]
Film on overseas Filipino Workers moves Pinoys in Netherlands
October 15, 2008 Leave a Comment
A film about the plight of overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) recently earned praise in the Netherlands, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. The movie “Ina …Anak…Pamilya,” produced with a modest budget, develops the theme that OFWs and the loved ones they left behind should work to strengthen their family bonds. In his report to [...]
Dutch want to be in the dark
October 15, 2008 Leave a Comment
A majority of the population would like it to be darker at night as long as this does not affect security, according to research by the environmental organisation Natuur en Milieu. Some 75% say too much light disturbs nocturnal animals and 82% think it is a waste of energy, reports the Telegraaf. Nearly half of [...]
New South Limburg tourist guide in English
October 14, 2008 Leave a Comment
The South Limburg Tourist Information Office has published a 27 page guide in English. It is available in pdf format here. More information: VVV South Limburg Source: VVV South Limburg via Maastricht International Playgroup weekly newsletter
Eastern European workers up 60%
October 14, 2008 Leave a Comment
There were 94,000 people from eastern Europe working in the Netherlands by the end of June, an increase of 60% on 2007, says the national statistics office CBS. Some 85% of these workers are Polish nationals. Almost 50% of all eastern European workers are aged under 30 and work for a staffing agency, the CBS [...]
Dutch sign tax treaty with Saudis
October 14, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Netherlands and Saudi Arabia have concluded a taxation treaty aimed at preventing enterprises and people doing business in both countries from having to paying double taxes. The treaty is also intended to give a new impulse to trade relations with Saudi Arabia, the world’s leading oil-exporting nation. Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der [...]
Moroccan-Belgian student in Maastricht: “It’s the heart that counts”
October 13, 2008 22 Comments
Esma Alouet’s main worry when she came to study in Maastricht was that people would laugh at her Belgian accent and make fun of her “strange” Flemish expressions.
Researchers’ Night: That’s Edutainment!
October 8, 2008 Leave a Comment
Organised by the European Commission, the Researchers’ Night is a European project that aims to increase public recognition for researchers through a variety of activities bringing together education and entertainment, or “edutainment”. This year, the Researchers’ Night took place on 26 September and the two Dutch host cities were Amsterdam and… Maastricht. A report by Catalina Goanta.
‘Comments on Dutch news sites rightwing and too coarse’
October 8, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Dutch react on news websites more coarsely than other Europeans, according to Trouw. “Swearing, insults or threats, as happen frequently in the Netherlands, seldom or never occurs in Germany, the UK, France and Belgium,” the newspaper wrote yesterday. In France, “differences of opinion are played out hard, but with arguments,” according to Trouw. Also, [...]
14 Nov: Theater aan het Vrijthof invites its international guests: La Fille du Régiment
October 7, 2008 Leave a Comment
La Fille du Régiment – G. Donizetti Theater aan het Vrijthof – Nov. 14 * opera in two acts * libretto by Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean François Alfred Bayard. * world premiere on February 11, 1840 at the Opéra-Comique in Paris * premiere by Opera Zuid on Friday November 14, 2008 at [...]
Survey says Dutch getting lonelier
October 7, 2008 Leave a Comment
Ten percent of all Dutch people often feel lonely and unhappy. This is more than double the number than did so five years ago. The figures emerge from a survey commissioned by the Salvation Army. The report also concludes that eight out of ten people in the Netherlands are happy with their lives. However, five [...]
Report: Dutch Thought Anne Frank House “Not Worth Saving”
October 6, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Dutch government in the 1950s had no objections to the tearing down of the house where Anne Frank wrote her wartime diary, a newspaper report said. The place where the young Jewish girl described life hiding from persecution by the Nazis was not considered worthy of preservation, De Telegraaf said Sunday, Oct. 5, quoting [...]
EU seeks more time out for working mothers
October 6, 2008 Leave a Comment
The European Commission unveiled Friday plans to extend minimum maternity leave in Europe by around a month, putting pressure on several EU nations to offer more support to working mothers. The plans would also help improve the rights of self-employed women by allowing them to take maternity leave should they wish to, and Brussels hopes [...]
Wallonia battles wasteland image
October 6, 2008 Leave a Comment
Belgian politicians are struggling to end a crisis that has paralysed government for 16 months. At its heart are tensions between the country’s north and south. In the second of a series of articles on Belgium, Henri Astier looks at French-speaking Wallonia’s efforts to change its fortunes and prosper within a united Belgium. Read full [...]
The English comedy club in Brussels
October 6, 2008 Leave a Comment
The English Comedy Club, an amateur English language theatre group in Brussels, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It is the oldest English language theatre group in mainland Europe. Source: TV Brussels via Flanders News, 6 October 2008
First mine with green energy in Heerlen
October 3, 2008 Leave a Comment
The city of Heerlen in the southern Dutch province of Limburg will soon be the first in the world to heat and cool homes and offices using water from abandoned and flooded mines. At the same spot where dirty energy came from the ground in the form of coal, green energy will be produced with [...]
Entire Cabinet avoided military service
October 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
Defence Minister Eimert van Middlekoop turns out to be no exception with his avoidance of military service. None of the 11 male ministers ever served in the Dutch army, De Telegraaf newspaper revealed yesterday. Compulsory military service was abolished in 1997. All ministers stem from the period in which they were still required to serve [...]
Toppers to represent the Netherlands at Eurovision Song Festival 2009
October 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
From today’s edition of Radio Netherlands press review: Talking about Toppers, AD and De Telegraph print photographs of this band’s spectacular launch yesterday. The popular trio Gerard Joling, Rene Froger and Gordon have kicked off their bid to become the Dutch entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Festival yesterday. In extravagant purple and gold suits [...]
14 and 16 Oct: Open Days at St George’s international nursery school in Aachen
October 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
St. George’s international nursery school in Aachen is organising two open days on Tuesday 14 October and Thursday 16 October from 9 am till 12 pm. Everyone interested is welcome! More information: http://www.stgeorgesschoolaachen.de/
18 and 25 Oct: Na Muca Bana Celtic music
October 1, 2008 1 Comment
Na Muca Bana plays traditional music from Ireland, Scotland and Brittany. The three musicians, Andrea Zijlstra, Hub Cremers en Marien Lina, will perform on Saturday 18 October in Geleen and 25 October in Heerlen. Saturday 18 October: Theater Karroessel Groenseyckerstraat 30 a Geleen Time: 20:30 Tel: 046-4750473 more information: Karroessel Saturday 25 October: Theater Landgraaf [...]
