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.

What does far-right Wilders’ campaign pause mean for the Dutch elections?

With just two weeks until the Dutch snap election, poll leader Geert Wilders has suspended his campaign following terror threat intelligence from Belgium. His...

Will you have to wait 10 years for Dutch citizenship? Here’s what may change for Dutch naturalisation

If you've been counting down the years until you can apply for Dutch citizenship, you may soon have to add another five to that...

17 brilliant things to do in Zwolle: your guide to the Netherlands’ best-kept secret

Here's the thing about Zwolle: whilst Amsterdam and Rotterdam were still muddy villages, this star-shaped city was already busy making serious bank as one...

Meta has been ordered to offer Dutch users an algorithm-free feed (but will they bother?)

A Dutch court has ruled that Meta must offer Instagram and Facebook users in the Netherlands the option to choose a chronological feed that...

Dutch woman’s toilet protest at garden centre leaves everyone stunned (and soggy)

When nature called at a Roosendaal garden centre, one woman decided that blocked visitor loos weren't going to stop her from answering. Her creative...

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