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Covid Update: Events are back!

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6 months ago

10/02/2022

In the Netherlands, measures are relaxed; event industry reopens. In the Netherlands, the cabinet is expected to loosen corona virus restrictions. Health Minister Ernst Kuipers stated that the cabinet met this morning to discuss corona virus measures and further decisions were taken. Yesterday, the Community Health and Environment Organization RIVM announced that the increase in the number of cases was slowing down.

Kuipers said that although he did not provide information on new decisions, he approached the issue of relaxations with “caution” and “optimism”. According to the current rules, bars, restaurants and theaters have to close their doors at 22:00. With the new decisions, the food and culture sectors will remain open longer. Although the time has not been determined yet, according to sources, the period is likely to be extended until midnight. It is on the agenda that the cabinet will abolish the 1.5 meter distance rule. In addition, it is said that the recommendation to work from home and the recommendation to host a maximum of 4 people at the same time will end.

Sources stated that in addition to the easing in the catering sector, major events such as festivals will be possible again as of February 25. Event sector representatives, on the other hand, stated this morning that they will open on March 11, regardless of the cabinet’s decision. Cabinet is discussing admission to major events under 1G policy, regardless of vaccine, with negative PCR test result.

On Saturday, February 12, nightclubs across the country will open their doors to protest the corona virus measures. The police union announced that no sanctions will be imposed on the clubs during the protests.

The new decisions will be announced at a press conference to be held by Minister Kuipers on Tuesday next week.

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Used car prices in the Netherlands fell for the first time this year

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12 hours ago

15/08/2022

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Used car prices in the Netherlands fell for the first time this year. Data were obtained from the vehicle sales platform AutoScout24. According to the platform, the reason for the decrease is the summer holiday.

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AutoScout24 stated that during the summer holidays, people’s interests are generally towards vacationing, so the decrease in prices may be due to this.

An average used car was sold for 23,531 euros in July. This rate is 1.2 percent less than the previous month. At the beginning of this year, the average price of second-hand was 22,158 euros. There has been no decline in used car prices since the spring of 2021.

On the other hand, the increase in second-hand items in other European countries continues. Prices continued to rise in France, Austria and Belgium last month, while Germany saw a small decline of 0.2 percent.

Germany is still at the top of Europe in this field, with an average used car price of 27,361 euros.

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Declining interest in Randstad region in the Netherlands

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12 hours ago

15/08/2022

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Declining interest in Randstad region in the Netherlands

The proportion of people leaving the Randstad area in the Netherlands has increased over the past year. According to the National Statistics Agency (CBS), 75,000 people left the region last year. The number of people who moved to the region was 55 thousand.

CBS data indicated that those over the age of 30 are increasingly leaving the west of the country.

Statistics also show that the number of people leaving the Randstad area has increased since 2014. While 48 thousand people left the region in 2014, this number increased to 70 thousand in 2020.

On the other hand, the proportion of those who moved to Randstad remained roughly the same, reaching 55 thousand last year. Looking at all the data, the number of Dutch people giving up city life has been increasing since 2017.

However, the increase in the number of people leaving Randstad does not mean that the region is empty.

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Netherlands uses Europe’s most expensive natural gas

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12 hours ago

15/08/2022

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The Netherlands became the country that used the most expensive natural gas among the European Union countries with its natural gas prices in July.

Nieuwsuur, which collects data from the comparison site Energievergelijk.nl, last month the natural gas bill of a house in the Netherlands cost 283 Euros. This rate is double that of many EU countries. Neighboring countries of the Netherlands are Germany and Belgium, a few of these countries.

In June, the peak of gas prices was in Sweden, while the Netherlands took the second place. In July, the leadership changed hands. Last month gas bills in Sweden averaged 237.

Electricity bills in the Netherlands are also quite high compared to other countries. The Dutch paid an average of 419 euros for electricity in July. There are only two European countries that face more electricity bills than the Netherlands: Italy and Denmark.

According to the estimates of Energievergelijk.nl, citizens who will renew their energy contracts this year will pay an average of 3,700 euros more per year.

Nibud, who is a budget consultant, stated that many households will have difficulty paying the bills in the future. Nearly 30 percent of them highlighted the difficulty ban on this issue last month.