News relating to expats, especially in the Netherlands
ING will charge a negative interest rate of 0.5 percent from 1 July for customers with a balance of more than 100,000 euros per account. The threshold for the negative interest rate was previously at 250,000 euros. ING says it is implementing the change due to the low and negative interest rates in the market. The bank … Read more
A petition to allow non-EU family members to visit family in the EU by invitation has reached over 13,800 signatures. The petition created by a Dutch-based campaign group was recieved by the EU in January and a preliminary investigation was begun, but nothing has been heard since. This is particularly worrying for Dutch campaigner Lorraine … Read more
Dutch customers can finally buy more than just e-books on Amazon.nl. Exclusive launch deals for Dutch customers. Some items still cheaper on Amazon.de . Should you switch from DE Prime to NL Prime? Amazon has re-launched in the Netherlands, now offering a complete online store with 100 million products. Prior to this, the Amazon.nl site … Read more