The 2026/27 Eredivisie season kicked off on 7 August 2026, with PSV Eindhoven entering as three-time defending champions after a dominant 2025/26 campaign in which they finished top with 84 points, 19 clear of second-placed Feyenoord. A quarter of the way into the new season, the early picture suggests PSV’s dominance isn’t fading — but […]
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The Netherlands is, by most measures, a low-crime country — but knowing how the system works before you need it makes a real difference. Here’s a practical starting point. Emergency numbers For any situation requiring immediate police, fire, or ambulance response, the number across the Netherlands is 112, the same as the EU-wide emergency number. For […]
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Dutch weather changes quickly, and when it turns — heavy wind, sudden rain, or winter ice — it tends to disrupt trains and roads fast too. Here’s where residents and visitors actually check conditions, rather than guessing. Weather warnings: KNMI’s color-code system The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) is the official source for Dutch weather […]
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If you’re an expat working in the Netherlands under the 30% ruling — the tax facility that lets employers reimburse part of your salary tax-free to offset the cost of relocating — a real change is arriving, and the timing matters depending on when your ruling started. What the 30% ruling actually does The 30% […]
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Two numbers have shaped the Dutch economic conversation in 2026: inflation and house prices. Both have kept moving in the same direction — up — though for different reasons, and both matter directly to household budgets across the Netherlands. Inflation: still above target, and rising through the summer According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), consumer prices […]
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The Netherlands has a new government, and it looks different from what came before it. On 23 February 2026, King Willem-Alexander swore in a coalition led by Rob Jetten of the centrist D66 party, making him the youngest prime minister in Dutch history. His government brings together D66, the centre-right VVD, and the Christian Democrats […]
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