When someone comes to visit me, the first place I take them is to Market Square. Winter is the best time to visit Groningen because the canals turn to ice and the locals spend the evenings skating ...

It’s no secret that the Netherlands is a European leader when it comes to the tech and startup sectors. The country attracted €1.8bn in investment in 2021 alone, more than double the €790m raised in ...

Motorists woke up one mid-70s morning to find new one-way streets made direct crosstown journeys impossible by car. Forty years later Groningen boasts two-thirds of all trips made by bike … and the ...

Ground is moving in Groningen – in the best possible way. The capital of The Netherlands’ north-eastern province, always a popular university destination, is attracting steadily more house buyers.

The Forum complex in the Dutch city Groningen is trying to show that town centres don’t need to sell to survive Four-year-old Joris Niekus hops excitedly in front of a wall-sized flatscreen as his dad ...

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and Groningen city are launching joint activities involving the collection, processing and presentation of data in a new form: the Urban Data Centre/Groningen Region. On ...

This weekend marks the 37th annual Open Monuments Day in the Netherlands, when monuments in cities across the country throw open their doors free of charge so people can connect with local churches, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Met de legendarische slogan ‘Er gaat niets boven Groningen’ plaatste de provincie zich jarenlang in het hele land in de kijker. De ijzersterke reclamekreet maakte van Groningen een sterk merk. Dat ...