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Brown coal pressed into blocks.

A social insurance for the entire population against the risk of exceptional medical expenses.

Accommodation with at least five beds for overnight stays, primarily intended for young guests. Beds are located in rooms or dormitories which guests may have to share with strangers.

Provincial authorities have estimated the youth welfare budget for 2011 at 1.1 billion euro, i.e. 11 percent of their total provincial budget. Thus, child and youth welfare is one of the main tasks...

More than 4 percent in the Dutch population aged 16 years or older were socially ostracised in 2010. This group rarely participates in social activities, hardly has access to institutions, has poorly...

In the first quarter van 2012 there were over 570 thousand self-employed service providers in the Netherlands without personnel. Almost half was highly educated, and the most common profession was...

ccording to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation improved considerably in May 2015  relative to April. In the period between summer 2013 and spring 2014,...

In February 2019, prices of owner-occupied dwellings (excluding new constructions) were on average 7.5 percent higher than in the same month last year.

Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 19 August - 23 August 2013 (Week 34).

Education provided by universities and similar private institutions (KIM, KMA, private institutions providing masters degrees) aiming at bachelors, masters or PhD degrees and university-level second...

In the Netherlands, students can obtain a bachelor’s degree in higher vocational education (hbo) and university (wo). Hbo students have one year extra to obtain their bachelor’s degree than...

Retail turnover in September 2012 was approximately the same as in September 2011. Retail prices were nearly 2 percent higher. The volume of retail sales was down by 2 percent.

The Dutch long-term interest rate, based on the return of the most recent ten-year public loan, averaged 3.3 percent in June 2011, i.e. 0.1 of a percentage point down on May. The interest rate...

Light mopeds have increased much faster in number than heavier mopeds in recent years. At the start of 2011 there were 475 thousand light and 527 thousand heavier mopeds in the Netherlands.