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Last Sunday, thousands of people gathered at Malieveld in The Hague to celebrate the Liberation Festival. This annual event is all about freedom and music with performances by various artists, including Son Mieux, Krezip, tribute band Rondje Doe Maar, Floris van Oranje and Billy the Kit, and offered something for everyone. The festival grounds were … Continue reading Thousands Celebrate Freedom and Music at Liberation Festival in The Hague

World Animal Protection has received a donation of no less than €750,000 thanks to the participants of the Dutch Postcode Lottery. A very welcome contribution, which will allow the organisation to take even more action for animal welfare worldwide. World Animal Protection fights for a world where animal exploitation no longer exists. The organisation will … Continue reading World Animal Protection receives a €750,000 donation from National Postcode Lottery

The organisers of the Tong Tong Fair  announced yesterday  the cancelation of the 64th edition of   Fair   which was scheduled to take place on the Malievelfd   from Friday 24 May to Sunday 2 June 2024. They stated that unfortunately, the event that  they  have worked very hard on in recent months cannot take place for … Continue reading Tong Tong Fair Cancelled

The legislation criminalising human trafficking is to be expanded and simplified to help detect and prosecute offenders of human trafficking and to provide better protection for victims. This is the essence of the bill that State Secretary Van der Burg of Justice and Security is sending to the House of Representatives, also on behalf of … Continue reading Bill for better protection against human trafficking to House of Representatives

One of the biggest hurdles in the transformation toward a circular economy is the lack of transparency in often globally stretching supply chains. It makes it very difficult to make verifiable sustainability claims. Furthermore, it makes the reuse, recycling or upcycling of products at the end of their life inefficient and unprofitable, if not impossible. … Continue reading Circularise enables supply chain transparency, a critical factor in a circular economy

Prior to the two-minute silence on Saturday 4 May, a special public memorial service will take place in The Hague's Grote Kerk. With personal stories from survivors of the Second World War, contributions and readings by pupils from The Hague, music by the Ural Cossack Choir and the Ukrainian Orchestra Uzory and a connecting peace … Continue reading The Hague Commemorates 4 May in the Grote Kerk

On 27 April, many Dutch people head out to celebrate Koningsdag. A significant number of people will sell or buy old household goods such as CDs, books, clothes, toys and household appliances on this holiday. A survey by OPEN Foundation, known for Wecycle and Wecycle for businesses, found that 82%* of Dutch people think that … Continue reading Give appliances a second chance at the Kings Day free market – or recycle them afterwards

Earlier this month, H.E. Joanna Roper, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands, together with Keukenhof director Sandra Bechtholt christened the King Charles lll tulip. This spring, this special variety of golden yellow tulip will bloom in both Keukenhof and in the United Kingdom, Via the Dutch Embassy in London, the special tulip bulbs … Continue reading King Charles Tulip officially christened at Keukenhof

The nominations for the entrepreneurs' award The Hague Pearl/de Haagse Parel have been announced. In the category Exceptional contribution, Garden Centre Ockenburgh, 2TestIT and Mijn Buuf are nominated. The nominees in the Impactful circular enterprise category are: Circularise, Circular Green and i-did. The Hague Pearl The municipality of The Hague is proud of its entrepreneurs. … Continue reading These are the six nominees for The Hague Pearl 2024

In order to make the transition from fossil to sustainable raw materials in the chemical industry, policy is needed at EU-level. The Netherlands, France, the Czech Republic and Ireland call upon the European Commission to put forward a policy package on sustainable carbon. Vivianne Heijnen, Minister for the Environment of the Netherlands, handed over a … Continue reading The Netherlands, France, the Czech Republic and Ireland call for a European policy package on sustainable carbon in the chemical industry

Tonight’s Dutchbuzz programme focuses on volunteer work and sharing your talents with the city of The Hague! We talk to the organizers of the biggest ever Volunteer Fair to be held in our city And look at an exciting series of events coming up in The Hague! Tune in for news from the international community … Continue reading DutchBuzz on Den Haag FM 23 April Live Show + Recording

The number of people expected to apply for asylum in the Netherlands this year is in line with the forecast of November 2023. This is evident from a letter sent by State Secretary of Asylum and Migration Van der Burg to the House of Representatives. In the event policy does not change, it is expected … Continue reading Number of asylum seekers in 2024 in line with previous forecast