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The Hague Innovators Challenge open for applications
For the tenth year in a row, The Hague is looking for the most innovative startups and scale-ups to enter the Hague Innovators Challenge. Nominees get: The chance to win €2,500 - €15,000 to grow their business; A pitch training so you can present your business well to potential investors and clients; A one-to-one coaching … Continue reading The Hague Innovators Challenge open for applications
DUTCHBUZZ ON DEN HAAG FM – 18 June 2024 LIVE SHOW + RECORDING
Tune in for English-language news from the international community in #thehague. Listen live tonight (Tuesday 18 June May) at 21.00 on Den Haag FM: https://cdn.denhaagfm.nl/luisterenhome/denhaagfm.html In Dutchbuzz tonight, we take you to our coast and find out about: • A human chain on our beaches to call for action against climate change • The arrival … Continue reading DUTCHBUZZ ON DEN HAAG FM – 18 June 2024 LIVE SHOW + RECORDING
European body to boost efforts toward the establishment of International Anti-Corruption Court launched in The Hague
This week marked a pivotal point in the global fight against corruption. Integrity Initiatives International (III) Europe was officially launched with the mission to expand the global initiative to establish an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC). The IACC will strengthen the enforcement of relevant laws to punish and deter crimes of grand corruption committed by public … Continue reading European body to boost efforts toward the establishment of International Anti-Corruption Court launched in The Hague
Increase in discrimination reports in 2023 and expected to double in 2024
The number of reports of discrimination in The Hague rose by 36 per cent last year. The National discrimination hotline (Discriminatie.nl) received 290 reports from our city. In 2022, the figure was 213 reports. The number is expected to double this year compared to 2023. According to the hotline, most reports were about discrimination on … Continue reading Increase in discrimination reports in 2023 and expected to double in 2024
June Movies at Pathé
Experience June together with Pathé! With the long and lovely days approaching, we all try to make the most of them. Pathé makes sure you can enjoy it to the fullest with a varied selection of films shown throughout the day and late into the evening.
Every Can Counts Campaign
The Every Can Counts (ECC) Campaign is a European Initiative is committed to a more sustainable future and positive behaviour change around beverage can recycling. The fourth edition of the International Recycling Tour kicked off last week on 5 June, World Environment Day, in 16 cities across Europe, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates. In … Continue reading Every Can Counts Campaign
Mayor Van Zanen opens The Pasta Guild
The Pasta Guild was set up specifically for food aid within the Netherlands. The non-profit organisation provides this food aid in the form of free quality pasta for people who are most vulnerable. The Pasta Guild does this by producing quality pasta financed by the sale of pasta. For every pack of pasta sold, a … Continue reading Mayor Van Zanen opens The Pasta Guild
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations establishes 2 new professor chairs for the Kingdom
The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) is establishing 2 new professor chairs for the Kingdom. There will be a political sciences/public administration professor chair and an anthropology/sociology professor chair. Leiden University and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the Royal Netherlands Institute for Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), … Continue reading Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations establishes 2 new professor chairs for the Kingdom
The Social Hub The Hague Highlights for June
The Social Hub is a home for next-gen students and professionals, a hotel for travellers, a co-working space for big thinkers, a playground for entrepreneurs and a city meeting place for locals. Whatever your journey, it starts at The Social Hub. Here are some highlighted events this month... Monday Morning Coffee: Every Monday at 8am … Continue reading The Social Hub The Hague Highlights for June
Presentation Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals 2024
Well-being means quality of life in the here and now, but also the extent to which that quality of life comes at the expense of the well-being of future generations or people who live elsewhere in the world. Well-being is monitored on an annual basis and at various levels (national, provincial and municipal levels and … Continue reading Presentation Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals 2024
The Hague to be host city of the 2025 NATO Summit
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hanke Bruins Slot and the Mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen have announced that the 2025 NATO Summit will be held at the World Forum in The Hague. The summit will take place from 24 to 26 June 2025. This is the first time the Netherlands has hosted a NATO … Continue reading The Hague to be host city of the 2025 NATO Summit
Almost four in five people in the Netherlands donate to charity
Fewer people are donating money to charity and if the new coalition goes ahead with plans to cut tax relief on charitable donations, donations will decline substantially, according to research by ABN Amro. Last month, 78% of the 1,300 people surveyed by the bank said they gave money to charity, down slightly on 2023 and 2022. Yet … Continue reading Almost four in five people in the Netherlands donate to charity
European Parliament elections
The European Parliament elections will be held on Thursday, 6 June 2024. Those eligible can then vote for the Dutch members of the European Parliament, and should have already received a voting card in the post. More information here in English from the Gemeente Den Haag. The Hague University of Applied Sciences will also hold … Continue reading European Parliament elections
Number of self-employed workers up 85% in last decade, with significantly more female self-employed entrepreneurs
The number of self-employed people without personnel (zzp) increased by 85% between 2014 and 2024. In 2014, the Netherlands had some 875,000 self-employed people. Now, 10 years later, there are just over 1.6 million. The number of female self-employed has grown significantly more than the number of male self-employed, at +101%, compared to +77% for … Continue reading Number of self-employed workers up 85% in last decade, with significantly more female self-employed entrepreneurs
Special edition of Shopping Night The Hague this Saturday
The Hague city centre is gearing up for a special edition of ShoppingNight on Saturday 25 May. During ShoppingNight REMIX!, on Saturday 25 May, you will attend lots of fashion shows and spectacular street acts while you shop. There will also be a new GREEN-Area. Here you will find plenty of sustainable fashion, you can … Continue reading Special edition of Shopping Night The Hague this Saturday
Culture Fund donates 2 million euros to nature in the Netherlands
Capital injection for nature restoration in South Holland The state of nature is rapidly deteriorating; 2023 was the warmest and wettest year ever recorded, setting a drought record. Realising climate-proof nature is necessary and that is why the Culture Fund is investing an extra 2 million in 2024 through the provincial Landscapes. This amount is … Continue reading Culture Fund donates 2 million euros to nature in the Netherlands
Help build the gigantic installation – the Pillars of Hope @ Museon Omniversum
Help Museon-Omniversum fill two impressive, 8-meter-high installations with a fantastic collection as a tribute to our beautiful planet. What are the Pillars of Hope? The Pillars of Hope will be a tribute to biodiversity and a celebration of human ingenuity. They make visitors realize that the balance between humans and nature must be restored and … Continue reading Help build the gigantic installation – the Pillars of Hope @ Museon Omniversum
DUTCHBUZZ ON DEN HAAG FM – 21 May 2024 LIVE SHOW + RECORDING
Tune in for English-language news from the international community in #thehague. Listen live tonight (Tuesday 21 May) at 21.00 on Den Haag FM: https://cdn.denhaagfm.nl/luisterenhome/denhaagfm.html After a break during the May holidays, Dutchbuzz is back with news about: • The Hague's Natural Health Centre • Indonesian food and its history in the Netherlands • Bringing the … Continue reading DUTCHBUZZ ON DEN HAAG FM – 21 May 2024 LIVE SHOW + RECORDING
How a floating radar from The Hague prevents birds and bats from colliding with offshore wind farms
A floating radar that prevents birds and bats from colliding with the turbine blades of offshore wind farms. That is what The Hague based company Robin Radar is offering to wind farm developers all over the world to create an eco-friendlier wind farm. When large numbers of birds are approaching future wind farm Ecowende, located … Continue reading How a floating radar from The Hague prevents birds and bats from colliding with offshore wind farms
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