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Dutch river water levels reach peak as flood risk continues
WEBDec 28, 2023 · Water levels in the big Dutch rivers are set to reach their highest level on Thursday, following weeks of heavy rain plus severe weather in Germany. At just after 4 am, the level in the river Rhine at Lobith, at the border with Germany, reached 14.52 metres above NAP but has now sunk slightly, officials said. NAP stands for Normaal Amsterdams Peil or the normal water level in Amsterdam, which ...
As sea levels rise, how long until the Netherlands is under water?
WEBDec 23, 2019 · The sweeping dunes of the Frisian Islands, the seaside resorts of Zeeland, and the bustling port of Rotterdam – the largest harbour in Europe, may one day be returned to the sea, say scientists, if climate change cannot be halted. The highly fertile soil reclaimed from seas or lakes since the 14th century transformed the outline of the Netherlands, and though it makes up just 17% of our land ...
What the new rent control rules in the Netherlands mean for you
WEBJun 26, 2024 · New rules which extend rent controls to some 90% of Dutch rental property come into effect on July 1. If you are a tenant or planning to move to a new rental home, what do the changes mean for you? The first thing to do is to calculate how much rent your property is worth. In the Netherlands that is done on the basis of a points system. A property gets points for size, official value ...
What’s all the fuss about immigration in the Netherlands?
WEBJul 12, 2023 · Highly skilled migrants have to meet strict rules on salary, earning at least €36,000 if under the age of 30 and €50,000 if older. The CBS says that at the end of 2021, 87,000 “labour migrants” from outside the EU and Efta were working in the Netherlands, and 46% of them were on highly skilled visa schemes. A further 11% were working as scientific researchers.
High tides and storm Pia bring flooding to Dutch coastal towns
WEBDec 22, 2023 · The combination of high tides and strong winds brought by storm Pia led to overnight flooding in several parts of the Netherlands on Thursday night, and storm surge barriers all along the coast were closed. The Maeslantkering, the 420 metre flood defence barrier at Hoek van Holland closed automatically for the first time because of the high water but opened again in the early hours of the ...
Ring necked parakeet expands its territory in the Netherlands
WEBJun 25, 2021 · Bright green ring-necked parakeets are moving to more and more places in the Netherlands, with almost 10,000 observations reported to bird monitoring website Waarneming.nl last year. The birds are common in the big cities, particularly Amsterdam, Utrecht and Leiden but have now been spotted in parts of Noord-Brabant, Flevoland and Zeeland, Nos ...
all you need to know about the inburgering exams - DutchNews.nl
WEBOct 22, 2023 · The inburgering exam is a series of exams, each costing between €40 and €50. You can expect to pay anywhere between €240 and €390 for the integration process, depending on where you live, not including study and preparation costs. Preparation costs can cost hundreds, or even thousands, of euros …