Economy

Mayors of 4 largest cities Warn of a 'Dramatic' Rise in Homelessness and Call for Action

Mayors of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht wrote to the government warning of a rise in homelessness, asking for around 100 million euros a…

Sep 19 • Lisa Vinogradova

Half of Newly Built Homes Can't Be Connected to Electricity Grid

Grid operators say there's no room on the Netherlands' overloaded power grid for nearly half of the roughly 600,000 new homes that have requested a…

Sep 18 • Lisa Vinogradova

The Netherlands Keeps Dropping in the Gender Gap Rankings

The Netherlands has fallen again in the World Economic Forum's global gender equality ranking, from 43rd to 46th, as progress on women's equality is at…

Sep 17 • Lisa Vinogradova

Energy Network Charges to Rise 19% Next Year, Adding About €141 to the Average Bill

Dutch households will pay around €141 more next year for their energy networks, a 19% rise in the fixed charges you cannot avoid, on top of gas and…

Sep 14 • Lisa Vinogradova

New EU Housing Law Would Let Cities Restrict Airbnbs in 'Housing Stress' Areas

The European Commission has proposed an Act that would give cities firmer legal grounds to restrict Airbnb and other short-term lets in areas "under…

Sep 10 • Lisa Vinogradova

Everyone Goes to the Office on Tuesday and Thursday, and Employers Are on a 'Camel Hunt'

Tuesday and Thursday are by far the most popular office days in the Netherlands, packing trains and roads while offices sit half-empty the rest of the…

Sep 7 • Lisa Vinogradova

Younger Generations in the Netherlands Are Usually Wealthier Than Those Before Them

Rising incomes and, especially, climbing house prices lifted the wealth of millennials in their thirties far faster than earlier generations, but…

Sep 7 • Lisa Vinogradova

Coalition is Clashing Over How to Tax Wealth in the Netherlands

A full capital-gains tax would bring in billions euros less over the coming years, which D66 and CDA say is hard to justify while social security is…

Sep 5 • Lisa Vinogradova

Rents Are Still Rising Sharply in the Netherlands, but a Little Less Than Last Year

Dutch tenants paid on average 4.4 percent more in rent in July than a year earlier, slightly less than the previous year's rise, driven by high…

Sep 4 • Lisa Vinogradova

500 Low-Income Residents of Nijmegen Can Now Travel by Train for Free in a Six-Month Trial

Nijmegen is the second Dutch city to try this after Amersfoort. NS is treating it as an experiment in how people on low incomes travel when cost is no…

Sep 2 • Lisa Vinogradova

The Cabinet Picks Five Cities to Build 30,000 New Homes by 2035

The Dutch cabinet has named five cities, Deventer, Haarlem, Leeuwarden, Maastricht and Weert, for 30,000 new homes by 2035, choosing locations that need…

Sep 1 • Lisa Vinogradova

International Students Earn the Netherlands More Than They Cost, Government Forecaster Finds

International students make a positive contribution to Dutch public finances over their lifetimes, CPB has found, as the costs of educating them are…

Aug 31 • Lisa Vinogradova

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