Embassy Of The Netherlands In The United Kingdom

''The Dutch are more satisfied with their lives than most. When asked to rate their general satisfaction with life on a scale from 0 to 10, Dutch people gave it a 7.4 grade on average, higher than the OECD average of 6.5.'' Check out this clip and article by World Economic Forum on how the Dutch prioritise a healthy work-life balance 👉 https://www.weforum.org/…/the-dutch-hav e-the-best-work-lif…/
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📹 LIVE: Follow the Brexit & European Citizens’ Rights info session hosted by the European Commission in the UK in Canterbury now.

The European Commission has taken contingency measures in case of a 'No-deal' Brexit for social security coordination, the EU budget, and importantly, proposals are adopted for #students from the UK and the EU currently participating in the #Erasmus+ programme. Such students can complete their stay without interruption.
➡️ Please see the press release here, also available in the Dutch language: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-1 9-743_en.htm
➡️ For the full proposal: https://ec.europa.eu/in…/sites/info/fil es/com-2019-65_en.pdf

👇 LIVE: Watch the European Parliament debate #Brexit with the President of the European Commission and EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier now.

Get to know 🇳🇱️ indie rock sensation Pip Blom 🎸in this BBC interview in which they tell us how the UK is a home away from home. ''🇬🇧 Independent venues have more personality and character'' for delivering amazing gigs in smaller towns that don't really get lots of bands going there. ''It's really important for people that are into music that they can come to gigs and don't have to travel for like an hour to see something."
After winning the Public Choice Award in the rock ge...nre at the European Commission-backed Music Moves Europe Talent Awards 🇪🇺🥁 in Groningen, the band has kicked off their UK tour this week. Starting off in Bournemouth and visiting Bath, St Albans, Stowmarket, Hebden Bridge, and Ramsgate afterwards. Grab your ticket for a fun evening before they get sold out: https://pipblom.bandcamp.com/
👉 https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-ar ts-46993629
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''Ik verklaar dat ik de grondwettelijke orde van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, haar vrijheden en rechten respecteer en beloof de plichten die het staatsburgerschap met zich meebrengt getrouw te vervullen. Dat verklaar en beloof ik,'' so 30 new Dutchmen and women declared at the Embassy in London. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️
Congratulations to those who have made this pledge in the Dutch language which included the hard pronunciations of the Dutch letters G and R. While a small number obtained... the nationality through the process of 'naturalisation,' many others became Dutch by choosing the 'option procedure,' to follow the footsteps of their parents or grandparents.
🇳🇱 Deputy Ambassador Brechje Schwachofer presented the new nationals with citizenship documents after they made the pledge of solidarity in which they promise to respect the freedoms and rights that come with being Dutch and to fulfill the obligations of citizenship.
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To the Brits living in the Netherlands: 📹 Watch the Live Q&A Session on Brexit now! The Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) and British Ambassador to the Netherlands Peter Wilson are answering your questions.

The Netherlands is a cool place to live, work and study. Especially the 🇬🇧 students in higher education coming to the Netherlands know this well as they are the 5th largest incoming group of international students in the country. 🇳🇱️ Students, on the other hand, aspire to study in the United Kingdom so much that it has been their second preferred place to study abroad for at least a decade (https://www.nuffic.nl/en/subjects/facts- and-figures/).
But while we rejoice the strong... Anglo-Dutch relationship in this area, 260 million of our next generation in the rest of the world have limited or no access to education. As the world celebrated the first #InternationalDayofEducation🎓 yesterday, the Netherlands raised this issue which is too significant to ignore by acting as a core contributor to Education Cannot Wait, a new global fund for education in crisis.
👉 Read the full interview with Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag at Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken to learn how the Netherlands expands its activities to support education in protracted crises and emergencies in the world: http://www.educationcannotwait.org/sigrid -kaag-netherlands/
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A “Post Black Friday Shop” full of garments produced from designer clothes “that were not popular enough on Instagram and have therefore not been sold” is being prepared with Arts – British Council for the International Fashion Showcase, from 11 to 24 February in Somerset House, London. It is an artistic statement by 🇳🇱 fashion designer Duran Lantink, a protest against the enormous overproduction in the fashion industry.

It’s been 350 years since 🇳🇱🎨 Master Rembrandt left his legacy in the world. Nearly 20 art exhibitions throughout the Netherlands will take place in 2019 and 2020 to celebrate the Baroque painter of the Dutch Golden Age. Many museums will tell the story of Rembrandt and his peers, and enrich visitors with a rare understanding of Holland and its illustrious history, which however also had its darker sides. From Middelburg, all the way up to Hoorn and Enkhuizen, the history of ...the Dutch Golden Age is still very much alive.
The largest collection of Rembrandt in the world will be shown in its entirety to the public for the first time in history. Rijksmuseum Director Taco Dibbits held the press briefing for the upcoming exhibition ‘All the Rembrandts’ at the Dutch Ambassador’s Residence in London last Friday. More than 400 works can be admired from 15 February and on. After which the restoration of Rembrandt’s iconic work ‘The Night Watch’ will commence under the world’s gaze. Encased in a clear glass chamber, conservators will restore the painting for everyone to follow the entire process.
For an overview of all the exhibitions, see: https://www.holland.com/…/350-years-of- rembrandt-and-the-go…
To download the programme for 2019, see: https://www.holland.com/…/cities-a…/t he-dutch-golden-age.htm
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"Euthanasia has been legal in the Netherlands for long enough to show what can happen after the practice beds in", writes Christopher de Bellaigue in The Guardian. What lessons can be learnt by governments in other countries that are thinking of legalizing euthanasia? Come to the Dutch Centre on 23 January for a discussion with Christopher de Bellaigue, Dutch end-of-life specialist Bert Keizer and journalist Sander Paulus, whose moving documentary ‘The Last Days of Aurelia Brouwers’ made both Dutch and British news headlines.

The Dutch are well known for being the second largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world. But did you know the United Kingdom is the 3rd largest export destination for our agricultural goods? In 2018, €8.6 billion worth of products were exported to the UK out of a total of €90.3 billion, as joint research by Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek and Wageningen University & Research shows. Ornamental horticulture, dairy and eggs, meat, and vegetables make up most of the ...export value. 🥦🌷🥚
🇳🇱 Minister for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten: ‘We’re keen to put our expertise and powers of innovation to good use in order to make the transition to circular agriculture. This will give a boost to the agricultural innovation in the Netherlands that continues to bolster our position on the global market. And that’s urgently needed, in view of the global issues vis-à-vis growing demand for food on the one hand and our responsibility for the landscape, biodiversity and climate change on the other’.
https://www.cbs.nl/…/agricultural-expor t-value-over-90-bn-e…
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Subtle details in train stations in the Netherlands allow visually impaired people to travel independently, as this BBC video shows.

Big congratulations to 🇳🇱 indie rock artist Pip Blom 🎸 for winning the Public Choice Award in the rock genre at Creative Europe and European Commission-backed Music Moves Europe Talent Awards in the city of Groningen! This news is like music to our ears 🎉🎶
The Music Moves Europe Talent Award 🏆 is the European Union Prize for popular and contemporary music, and celebrates cultural diversity in the 🇪🇺 music scene. Yesterday six emerging artists for their international success w...ere awarded. 👏
The ESNS festival happily hosted the awards with support of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture & Science. We are patiently waiting for Pip Blom to start their 🇬🇧 Tour🎤 on 28 January!
Check out the other winners too: https://ec.europa.eu/…/music-moves-euro pe-talent-awards-201…
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🥦🌷 The Agriculture Team at the Dutch Embassy in London hosted a seminar for the flower and ornamental industries in cooperation with British Florist Association and Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC). 🇳🇱️ exporters and 🇬🇧 importers of cut flowers, flower bulbs, plants and trees discussed challenges posed by Brexit and opportunities beyond Brexit. Flowers and plants are significant export products for the Netherlands. With an export value close to 1 billion euros per year, the United Kingdom is one of the most important destinations for Dutch exporters.

💡 Open lecture series 📆 21 January 2019, 18:30-20:30 📍 Architectural Association School of Architecture
Brexit means that the concept of ‘Home’ will be redefined for many people in Europe, argues Florian Idenburg, an internationally renowned Dutch architect, co-founder of architecture firm SO - IL. Come and listen to his views on 21 January when he moderates the first in a series talks at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.
... In his first talk, entitled ‘Homeland’, Idenburg asks architects, artists, politicians, theorists and designers what it means to redefine one's identity and what future forms of collaboration and exchange they foresee between the UK and the rest of the world.
Two further talks, ‘Border’ and ‘Exodus’, are scheduled for February and March.
Interested in attending these talks? Come to the AA Lecture Hall (36 Bedford Square, London). The first talk is on Monday 21 January at 6.30 pm. Make sure you are on time. Free entrance. Registration is not required.
More info: https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/…/r enowned-dutch-archit…
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Bright news!💡 Twenty-one spectacular light installations and projections by artists from all over Europe (and a few other countries) are exhibited at Winter Lights at Canary Wharf, London, from 15 to 26 January. We are proud to say that one of the creations is a work by 🇳🇱️ artist Rombout Frieling. His interactive light design ‘COLOUR MOVES’ can be seen at Adams Plaza Bridge.
All light works share a common theme as they address sustainability, recycling and the environment in... their message. Most installations have been created from pre-loved materials.
🧤 Dress up warm and visit Cabot Square as you walk through Canary Wharf to enjoy the array of vintage food trucks serving up a variety of food dishes and warm and cold drinks.
Find out more about Rombout Frieling’s design work: http://www.rombout.design/
Visit the Embassy’s Events page for directions and more information on the Winter Lights Festival: https://www.netherlandsworldwide.nl/…/d utch-light-design-at…
#WinterLights2019 #LondonIsOpen #EUNICLondon
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