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Ramadan away from home: International students in the Netherlands
“ I won’t be able to buy fruits for iftar this Ramadan, they’re too expensive in the supermarkets”, says Shifana...
Entertainment, a community, and a safe space; the promises of Groningen’s drag bar
Last November, following the yellow brick pavement lead our reporter to Dorothy’s bar “You were going to say you came...
Rubbish floods Groningen as municipal workers strike
Four days of municipal workers' strike have left the city covered in trash. Last Tuesday the municipal workers went back...
Tjeerd Andringa and the question of academic freedom
Dr. Tjeerd Andringa of RUG University has now been suspended a year after teaching conspiracy theories in his course. This...
Quality certificate for coffeeshops promises to ensure consumer’s safety
As the selling of weed faces controversies in the Netherlands, a possible implementation of a quality stamp for coffeeshops might...
Largest ever Johannes Vermeer exhibition to begin in Amsterdam this month
The largest collection of Johannes Vermeer paintings will go on show from February 10th until June 4th 2023. Curators have...
‘Not how it should be’: University of Groningen’s Frisian studies program at risk
The Frisian studies program at the University of Groningen is at risk as the University has only found a temporary...
Festival-goers saddened by increase in ticket prices
During the summer, the Netherlands hosts numerous music festivals, from Lowlands to Pinkpop and more. This year, although festival-goers are...
2023 Dutch provincial elections – expats and coalitions, drive for change ?
In March, Dutch citizens will vote in the provincial elections, and for the first time those living abroad will have...
Groningen city council focuses on insulation to combat energy poverty
The Dutch government’s National Insulation Program (NIP) which resolves to insulate 1.5 million poorly insulated homes in the Netherlands has...
