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Black Community Leaders Welcome Plan to Name Streets After Anti-Slavery Heroes
Members of the Black community in Groningen express delight at the municipality’s plan to name streets in new residential areas after...

Henrike Laing
Oct 5, 20232 min read


Rejuvenation Plan for Historic Streets Brings Tales of Hope and Skepticism
Groningen municipality revealed plans last week to rejuvenate historic streets, but skepticism lingers among some shop owners, while...

Shanna Lutgert
Oct 5, 20233 min read


Unlikely Soup Kitchen Offers Free Meal for All
For the next 4 weeks anyone can stop by the SOUP SHOW, an art installation in Groningen’s Grand Theatre, for a free bowl of meatless...

Jacob Dutkiewicz
Oct 4, 20232 min read


Dutch Privacy Watchdog Warns About the Consequences of Forced Registration of Sex Workers
The Municipal Sex Work Supervision Act proposed by the Dutch cabinet intends to introduce register for sex workers, but the Dutch Data...

Jacob Dutkiewicz
Oct 4, 20232 min read


Staff Shortage In Public Transport Leaves People Waiting At Bus Stops
Staff shortage in public transport in rural areas of the Netherlands leaves people waiting at bus stops and train stations while the...

Shanna Lutgert
Oct 4, 20232 min read


Sunday’s 4 Mile Run Set to Inconvenience Groningen City Center For A Good Cause
This year’s edition of the Menzis 4 Mijl van Groningen running event is sure to disrupt the city center this Sunday, as people who are...

Jurriaan Dupuis
Oct 3, 20233 min read


The Great Debate: More Cafés Are Banning Laptops
Studying at cafés is a common practice in the city of Groningen, however, café owners are getting particular with what they want in their...

Jennifer Torres Timbila
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Squatters Voluntarily Leave Historical Building in Groningen After Protest, Police Finds
The police who came to evict the squatters residing in the historical monument found the building empty yesterday morning. With no...

Mariia Chubareva
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Outdoor activities in Romania affected as polluted air blankets Europe
Smog above Brașov © Daniel Dîrjan Recent reports show that the air quality across most of the European continent is compromised, with the...

Daria Danila
Oct 2, 20232 min read


Drag queens of Groningen make a fist against increasing queerphobia in the Netherlands
Queer people are increasingly targeted by violence in The Netherlands, putting fear in the hearts of the LGBTQI+ community. In Groningen,...

Veronika Bajnoková
Oct 2, 20233 min read


Kyiv protesters demand bigger slice of city budget for the fight against Russia
“While the Kyiv Administration plants new flowers in parks, we put flowers on graves,” reads the sign held by one of the protesters...

Mariia Chubareva
Sep 29, 20233 min read


Launch of Dutch legal cannabis experiment to mark “historical milestone”
This month, Dutch government officials have announced that a much-anticipated legal cannabis experiment will finally begin its “start-up...

Afonso Ivens-Ferraz
Sep 29, 20233 min read


Financial hope for women in Afghanistan: €140 million aid from the EU Commission
The European Commission will resume aid to women and girls in Afghanistan, two years after the Taliban retook control of the country. The...

Alina Stehle
Sep 29, 20232 min read


In Groningen's emergency housing, students report unexpectedly positive experience
Over 100 international students are living in a temporary shelter in Groningen, where having a place to sleep is not the only thing on...

Afonso Ivens-Ferraz
Sep 28, 20232 min read


International students frustrated with no direct train connection between Bremen and Groningen
Many students in Groningen come from across the German border, and rely on trains to get them to their university town and back again....

Veronika Bajnoková
Sep 28, 20232 min read


Deterioration of mental health among young women persists after the pandemic
The young women’s mental health crisis that spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Netherlands keeps worsening a year and a half...

Matilde Pozzato
Sep 28, 20233 min read


No free contraception for Dutch women: court decision sparks debate
A lawsuit seeking free contraception for Dutch women was dismissed by the appellate court in The Hague last week, leaving women with the...

Alina Stehle
Sep 28, 20232 min read


Shootings and bombings in Groningen put growing pressure on mayor
Groningen’s mayor is under pressure to disclose details on the crime situation in the city after two shootings and a bombing took place...

Henrike Laing
Sep 27, 20233 min read


Stolen Van Gogh painting worth millions returned under unusual circumstances
ARTHUR BRAND HOLDING VAN GOGH’S PAINTING A Van Gogh painting stolen from a Dutch museum 3 years ago was returned last Monday to art theft...

Maria Flori
Sep 27, 20233 min read


Beyond asylum policy: what drives refugees to the Netherlands?
Dutch asylum policy is not the main reason why refugees decide to start a new life in the Netherlands, according to a respected think...

Alina Stehle
Sep 26, 20232 min read
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