Liana Risseeuw 🇱🇰

Liana juggles her role as an Editor with wrapping up a degree in cognitive linguistics and assisting with DutchReview's affiliate portfolio. Since arriving in the Netherlands for her studies in 2018, she's thrilled to have the 'write' opportunity to help other internationals feel more at home here — whether that's by penning an article on the best SIMs to buy in NL, the latest banking features, or important things to know about Dutch health insurance.

No southbound trains to or from Rotterdam until Thursday, due to cable fire

A cable fire near Rotterdam Stadion has shut down all trains heading south of the city since Monday (June 29), with no services expected...

‘No internationals’: A tale of exclusion in the Dutch housing market

Like mice and Dutch cafés, housing crises and the Netherlands seem to go hand in hand. However, one hurdle internationals looking for accommodation face...

Starting a Dutch business in 2026? Here are 7 financial hurdles to watch out for

While starting a business in the Netherlands is fairly straightforward, a few financial surprises catch expat entrepreneurs off guard every year… and most of...

Dutch ships cross the Strait of Hormuz — for the first time since the war began

After almost four months of being effectively stuck, a handful of Dutch-flagged ships have managed to safely cross the Strait of Hormuz. As reported by...

Dutch shoppers face a new charge on non-EU parcels from July 1: here’s what to know

From July 1, the EU is scrapping the duty-free exemption on cheap parcels from outside its borders and replacing it with a temporary €3...

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