Do you have an asylum residence permit in the Netherlands and are waiting for a home? It can take months or even longer than 1 year before the municipality has a home for you. In this article you will read why this is so.
One month to go until the European elections. The Dutch will vote for their representatives in the European Parliament on 6 June 2024. The elected parliament has a lot of influence on European legislation, for example rules on migration and asylum.
Good Friday and Easter are official public holidays in the Netherlands. This year Ascension Day falls on Thursday, 9 May, and Pentecost on 19 and 20 May 2024. On these days, most people in the Netherlands do not have to work and celebrate these holidays.
5 May is Liberation Day. On this day, the Netherlands celebrates the end of World War II in the Netherlands in 1945, and people remember that freedom cannot be taken for granted. In this article you can read how Liberation Day is celebrated.
Every year on 4 May, the Netherlands commemorates the victims of wars, including those of World War II. This is called Remembrance of the Dead. In this article you will read what Remembrance of the Dead means and what you notice about it.
The Netherlands celebrates King Willem-Alexander's birthday every year on 27 April. This national holiday is called King's Day. Most people are off work on this day. Below you can read how the Netherlands celebrates King's Day.