Tag: Dutch
Dick Teunen follows all Dutch football transfers with FC de Avonturiers: “It was certainly a busy evening”
Where FC de Avonturiers also follows the transfers in the major competitions such as the Serie A, Premier League and La Liga, it is mainly the footballers who choose lesser…
500 years ago Pope Adrian was crowned: 5 questions about the only Dutch pope from Utrecht
Once he was elected pope, they were very happy in Utrecht. It was really three days of celebration in the city. A boy from the Oudegracht, a son of a…
Van de Zandschulp wins in Dutch get-together
The 26-year-old Veenendaaler still had trouble with his opponent in the first set and won after a tiebreak. It was faster in the ‘second part’ of the race. For Van…
Ukrainian refugees learn Dutch: ‘If I stay here, I must be able to speak Dutch’
There is a soft buzz and the rustle of paper in the room as the Ukrainian participants take out their notebooks. The room slowly falls silent when volunteer Tineke raises…
More and more Dutch people are leaving Randstad
For people moving away from the Randstad, municipalities close to the Randstad area in particular are popular relocation destinations. Nijkerk (Gelderland), Noord-Beveland (Zeeland) and Culemborg (Gelderland) had the highest ‘relative…
Dutch and Ukrainian girls train at top level in this Utrecht gym
“In the past, trainers adopted many methods from the Eastern Bloc. The trainers here are all young girls, who no longer support that harsh regime. Today’s children no longer agree…
Leerdam glass factory celebrates 350th anniversary with vase Old Dutch Waterline
Such an orange-coloured work of art is not completely new, but they are certainly rare. Since they were made in 1927, the Orange Vases have only appeared about twenty times.…
Dutch farmers get support from Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen: “We oppose climate fanatics”
Right-wing populists around the world have supported Dutch farmers’ protests. They use them as fuel for their agenda against globalization and climate policy. – We support the Dutch farmers who…
The Dutch wizard, praised by the British press, meets a multiple prize winner – will Wiegman’s winning streak continue or will Voss-Tecklenburg return Germany to winning ways?
The final of the Women’s European Football Championship will see the meeting of two female head coaches, when Sarina Wiegman’s England and Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s Germany will decide the European Championship…
Much demand for the Dutch tricolor due to farmers’ protest: ‘Do you also have the flag upside down?’
Mijdrecht – Some think it’s beautiful, others tasteless, but the blue-white-red of the upside-down Dutch flag also appears more and more in this region at viaducts, traffic lights and lampposts.…