Tag: Netherlands

The small town of Sluis is located in the very south-west of the Netherlands, just 5 km from the border with Belgium. Its population is only a couple of thousand people. But there is a Michelin-starred restaurant and a unique beffroy tower. And yet – a story long for many centuries, when all the dominant…

Natural conditions of the Netherlands As early as around 1000, simple culverts were used for drainage purposes in low-lying areas of the Netherlands. Four centuries later, the clay plains in the west and north of the country were interwoven with an elaborate network of dikes and canals. In the 15th to 17th centuries there was…

Social conditions The social insurance system and healthcare are very well developed. Public social insurance covers national pension, widow’s and children’s pension, disability pension, sickness and unemployment insurance, child allowance, occupational injury insurance, etc. National pension is paid to persons over the age of 65. Early retirement and unemployment insurance are handled by bodies behind…