On weekdays and Saturdays, shops can be open from 6:00 to 22:00. Municipalities decide whether or not shops can open on public holidays and Sundays. The Shop Opening Hours Act works on the assumption ...

The Dutch are always on the move for their work as well as in their leisure time. The government is looking at new technologies to solve challenges in the area of transport, the environment and safety ...

In 1977, the Netherlands introduced summer time to align with neighbouring countries. Summer time and winter time are agreed on by the EU. In almost all European countries the clock goes forward an ...

Alcohol is especially harmful to children and teenagers. The government runs awareness campaigns and passes laws to protect them. It is a criminal offence for anyone under 18 to have alcohol in their ...

See which situation applies to you and go to the relevant life event. Complete a short questionnaire. You will then get an overview of what you can arrange and what you need to know.

The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 2018 Download: The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 2018 (English) ...

Public holidays: do I have the right to a day off? There is no law that says employees must be given a day off work on certain public holidays. So no one has a legal right to a day off on a public ...

You must inform the municipality of your change of address anywhere between 4 weeks prior to moving and 5 days after moving. The moving date that you provide will be treated as the day on which your ...

Sustainability Report 2025 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

If you come to live or work in the Netherlands you need to take out Dutch health insurance as quickly as possible. And no later than 4 months after arriving. You must do this even if you already have ...

The Netherlands is divided into three regions for the school holidays (north, central and south). Spreading the school holidays across the three regions helps control peaks in holiday traffic. The ...

If you are considering having an abortion, you can contact your doctor (GP, huisarts in Dutch), an abortion clinic or an organisation that can help you with this decision. You and the doctor can ...