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The Big Advantage Of Dutch Students – Only Dutch? Posted by Sten on Feb 26, 2014
Last year in June, the European Commission sued the Netherlands for its policy on the OV Chipkaart. If you wondered, OV stands for Openbaar Vervoer (Public Transportation). The Netherlands have agreed to the Verdrag van Maastricht (The Maastricht Treaty, or Treaty on the European Union (TEU)) of 1992. In this Treaty, which is binding, the Netherlands is obliged to remove barriers…
Was minister Plasterk ousted for his words about the NSA? Posted by Sten on Feb 13, 2014
The NSA is present in the media today more than ever – in both senses. This also hit the Netherlands. In October last year, the agency was alleged through information provided by Edward Snowden of tapping metadata (so information about which phone calls which phone) of 1.8 million telefoontjes (phone calls). As well as in other countries, the…
3 in 1 – De Plakken for the Dutch Speed Skating Team! Posted by Sten on Feb 12, 2014
Last Monday, February 10th, the Nederlands Olympisch Schaatsteam (Dutch Olympic speed skating team) did something that no Dutch team has ever done. At the Olympische Winterspelen (Olympic Winter Games) held in Sotsji (Sochi) in Rusland (Russia) Michel Mulder earned the gouden plak (gold medal) on the Vijfhonderd meter – 500 meters x 2 (meaning that there are two races of 500 meters. The times are then…
Despite the Lack of Cold Weather this Winter, the Netherlands is Frozen Posted by tiffany on Jan 31, 2014
The Netherlands may be experiencing its warmest winter in, like, forever, but there’s no denying that a cold front has swept through the country. I’m talking, of course, about Disney’s 2013 feature animation, FROZEN. The film opened in the Netherlands on December 11, 2013, and drew in a crowd of 414,000 on tweede kerstdag (second…
A new blogger in town – Tiffany Jansen, the American Cloggie Posted by tiffany on Mar 22, 2013
Hallo allemaal en iedereen! Ik ben Tiffany, the newest member of the blogging team here at Transparent Language. Since we’re going to be spending a lot of time together, I’d like to take my very first post to introduce myself. First off, don’t be fooled by the last name – I’m American through and through…
Netherlands: What’s Happening in February Posted by heather on Feb 2, 2012
We are already into the second month of 2012. The time seems to speed by. So, what can you expect in the Netherlands for the month of February? Here are some of the highlights: Friesland – Now that the temperatures have finally dropped and winter appears to truly have arrived, the province of Friesland is…
A Great Find at a Dutch Flea Market Posted by heather on Jan 3, 2012
Hello everyone and a very happy New Year to you! I hope 2012 is already shaping up to be a great year for all of you. In Arnhem, things are looking very positive for one man who visited a flea market in Den Bosch. While at the flea market, the man, named Adolph Tata Mirando…