Abuzer van Leeuwen 🇳🇱

Abuzer founded DutchReview a decade ago because he thought expats needed it and wanted to make amends for the Dutch cuisine. He has a Masters in Political Science and IT but somewhere always wanted to study history or good old football. He also a mortgage in the Netherlands and will happily tell you too how to get one. Born and raised in Rotterdam, Abuzer now lives in Leiden but is always longing back to his own international year in Italy.

The Dutch language guide to understanding Dutch politics

Want to get stuck in the nasty debates at the office water cooler about Dutch politics with your co-workers? Well, you're in luck. Here's...

Coronavirus update: 2051 patients in total, 346 new patients and 15 victims since yesterday

The RIVM has just published the latest count of coronavirus cases in the Netherlands for Wednesday (in case you forgot which day it is)...

Rutte: lockdown is a possibility, but not needed at this moment

Prime Minister Rutte keeps the possibility of a temporarily halt public life in the Netherlands in the fight against coronavirus through a so-called lockdown....

NS cuts into train schedule: maximum of two trains per hour or less

Starting this Saturday, the NS will run considerably fewer trains, which have been considerably empty- a consequence of social distancing and the coronavirus. Almost...

Dutch cabinet announces heavy economic support measures to counter coronavirus crisis

A heavy and elaborate set of measures was announced to counter the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic during a press conference held by...

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