DECEMBER 2020

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Please contact c.spraakman@argomedia.nl 5 Corona crisis regulations are reversing social progress

New corona rules and negative travel advice 7 Bas Timmer becomes a 2020 Time Magazine Next Generation Leader

Hard negotiations for KLM’s government support deal 9 PostNL expands its capacity in preparation for peak season

TU Delft students develop key to counter smartphone addiction 11 Growing homesickness among expats

United Wardrobe and Vinted join forces: A stand against fast fashion? 13 Advice for buying a house from our experts 15 Columns 17 Old City of Baku – National Heritage of Azerbaijan 19 Interview with an expat 21 Arts & Culture 25 Making Christmas special in corona times

Vrolijk Kerstfeest: Christmas in the Netherlands 27 House of Rituals in Amsterdam 29 Tips & reviews 31 The bridge world in 2020

The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany want to host the FIFA Women’s

World Cup in 2027

The Holland Times is an independent, English language newspaper with Dutch news, published by Argo Special Media B.V. Total circulation: 80,000 copies

Argo Special Media B.V. Postbus 2203 1500 GE Zaandam

Contributors Marla Thomson, Raphael Perachi Vieira, Phoebe Dodds, Benjamin Roberts, Femke van Iperen, Cathy Leung, Bárbara Luque Alanís, Juan Alvarez, Nanda Jagusiak Monteiro, Kees Bouwen, Priyanka Sharma, Charlotte Seijger, Maurits Seijger, Jose de Boer, Arnold Waal, Anastasiia Myronenko & Beatriz Negreiros

Editor Roselaar Tekstadvies

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