Natural gas use in the Netherlands fell by 25% in the first half of 2022, the country’s statistics office said, with the biggest cuts coming from heavy industry businesses due to high prices. In particular, Statistics Netherlands said natural gas use stood at around 17.6 billion cubic meters, up from 23.5 billion cubic meters in […]
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Netherlands: Nationwide strike tomorrow by state railway workers
Dutch rail workers will go on a nationwide strike tomorrow as a standoff between unions and state-owned NS Railways over pay rises escalates. Only trains to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and those of international companies Thalys and Eurostar will run, NS Railways said in a statement. This is the first time that the state-owned […]
Netherlands: Asylum seekers turned away from an overcrowded reception centre
Hundreds of asylum seekers camped outside a reception center in Ter Apel, northern Holland, have been moved to other places across the country, officials said today. The Red Cross and the Dutch branch of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) had warned of an impending humanitarian emergency at the reception center in Ter Appel, a village near […]
Netherlands: The workers in the Dutch railway network are on strike
Dutch rail workers are on strike today in the western part of the country, home to most of the population, demanding higher wages to cope with rising inflation. Rail operator NS has announced that the strike will cause problems elsewhere in the Netherlands, including on the international network to Belgium. “Use another mode of transport […]
Dutch economy grows 2.6% in second quarter despite surging inflation
Economic growth in the Netherlands jumped to a surprising 2.6 percent in the second quarter compared with the previous three months, as household spending picked up despite high inflation and companies stepped up investment. The strong expansion defied economists’ expectations that growth would remain around the 0.5% seen in the first quarter of 2022. The […]
Netherlands: Soon the decision to fill the tanks f.a. more than 80%
The Dutch government is expected to decide within the month whether to further fill the country’s largest natural gas storage facility, officials said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. All Dutch natural gas storage facilities are currently around 70% full on average, as part of the drive to meet the European Union’s target of 80% full by […]
WSJ: Europe’s ‘green’ vision finds another opponent – Holland’s farmers
Cows are a hallmark of the rural Dutch landscape, as are windmills and canals. In the cities, milk is a common drink at business lunches and cheese shops abound. But soon thousands of farms may be forced to drastically reduce their cattle herds to comply with government policy. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, […]
Netherlands: Inflation exceeded 10% for the first time since 1975
Consumer prices rose 10.3% year-on-year in July in the Netherlands, surpassing 10% for the first time since September 1975, the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said today. “The rise in inflation is mainly explained by developments in energy prices and housing rents,” CBS said in a statement. “Inflation exceeded 10% for the first time […]
The Netherlands has declared a state of water scarcity due to drought
The Dutch government has declared a water shortage today due to an unusually dry summer and no rain is forecast for the next two weeks. Severe heat waves swept across large parts of Europe and the United States last month, prompting calls for more to tackle warming, which scientists say is making hot spells more […]
Netherlands: New arrest of a suspect in the murder of journalist De Vries
Dutch prosecutors announced today that they have arrested another suspect in the murder of well-known Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries, bringing the total number of suspects to six. “Police and prosecutors believe the man was part of a criminal organization that carried out violent acts for pay,” prosecutors said in a statement. The 27-year-old […]