Emily Burger

Emily grew up in South Africa but has also lived in Egypt, the UK, Canada and now the Netherlands. She first came here for her Bachelors in Arts and Culture at Maastricht University and soon fell in love with the land of canals, clogs and cheese. When she's not daydreaming about sci-fi movies or countries yet to explore, you can find her writing for DutchReview.

Relaxation of corona measures only possible in mid-February, says RIVM director

Jaap van Dissel, director of the RIVM, believes relaxation of the current coronavirus measures will only be possible in February after the first groups...

Netherlands last EU country to vaccinate: “embarrassing”, says former RIVM director

The Netherlands is officially the last EU country to be vaccinating their population, and Roel Coutinho, former director of the Centre for Infectious Disease...

Public opinion of the Dutch king plummets

Over the course of 2020, the Dutch have lost a lot of confidence in King Willem-Alexander, according to a survey by research agency Ipsos, commissioned...

Groningen receives funding for the Netherlands’ first hyperloop speed train

The construction of a hyperloop test track near Groningen can once again proceed thanks to a government injection of 4.5 million euros from the...

EU citizens stuck in the UK and South Africa can now return with a negative test

As of today, Dutch citizens and people from other European countries can fly from the UK and South Africa back to the Netherlands, provided...

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