Serving the Foreign Community

To non-Dutch speakers, understanding the Netherlands can be challenging. English-language news sources are scarce. And virtually without exception, they focus on ‘the expat’. But who is he?

Do non-Dutch speakers in the Netherlands really want to learn ‘what’s on’ and where to dine out? Perhaps. But what about the diplomats, businesspeople and other international decision-makers who require accurate, reliable and timely information on political, social and economic developments? They read NIS News Bulletin.

Past and Present

NIS News Bulletin is the longest-running Dutch daily newspaper in English. Its history goes back to 1965 when the then state news agency ANP started a newsletter in English for the foreign community, called ANP News Bulletin. In 1997, Netherlands Info Services BV (NIS) acquired the journal and continued it under its current name, NIS News Bulletin.

From day one, NIS News Bulletin expanded its news coverage. More so than before, the bulletin boosted its focus on the needs of foreign diplomats, business representatives and other non-Dutch professionals, securing its position as their most important independent news source. Today, NIS News Bulletin is the leading and most extensive provider of Dutch news in English.

Style and Content

NIS News Bulletin is the voice that keeps the international diplomatic and business community informed. Appearing every day, except on Sundays and Mondays, it covers Dutch political and economic developments

as they develop. Central are the cabinet decisions, parliamentary debates, foreign and defence policy and macro-economic and company news.

NIS News Bulletin stays aloof from both political correctness and hype-driven journalism. Its reporters provide unbiased insight into socio-cultural questions, such as the ongoing individualisation of society and the Dutch approach to a growing Muslim population.

There is no other English-language source of Dutch news as complete as NIS News Bulletin. Daily its readers enjoy fifteen to twenty full reports, plus a summary of news ‘titbits’ called Newsbites, the latest currency exchange rates, share prices and indices, a weather report and a schedule of upcoming political and business events such as Lower House debates and company results presentations.

Accurate and Fast

Timeliness and reliability are the key. At NIS News Bulletin, the news is condensed as it happens, allowing the readers to be informed in English on Dutch events simultaneously with the Dutch. Thanks to the focus on detail you may even be able to explain to the Dutch what has been or will be decided in their own country.

The quality of our staff and our journalistic principles guarantee the highest quality and accuracy. All editors of NIS News Bulletin are professionals. Their rule of thumb: ‘We report the facts, you draw the conclusions’. Not only are fact and opinion strictly separated, so is relevance from hype.

Try it out

A one-week trial free of charge is available. Please return the application form today if your organisation wishes to join the growing circle of international readers in the know about the Netherlands. Special rates apply to foreign correspondents. Discounts are also available for students, faculty and staff of accredited colleges and universities. Additional discounts are offered to all volume subscribers. Feel free to ask for details.

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