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Main article: The Netherlands
Transplantology
2023: Number of post-mortem organ donation cases per 1 million people - 14.9
Different national (and sometimes regional) systems exist in EU member states to allow people to consent to organ donation after death. Within the framework of the "voluntary consent" system (opt-in, presumption of disagreement), consent must be given explicitly during life. The system of "refusal" (opt-out, presumption of consent) supports the principle of "presumed consent" (silence is tantamount to consent), a citizen is considered consenting to donation if he has not expressed official disagreement during his lifetime or if a specific request for the non-placement of organs for donation is not made before death. There are also mixed systems. Some countries have established donor and/or non-donor registries to which citizens can contribute. In practice, there are differences in functioning as the family of the deceased still plays an important role in decision-making. Regardless of the system, there are general ethical principles, including a ban on financial benefits from bodies and protection of the rights of both donors and recipients, enshrined in international agreements.
In Europe, the main source of organs suitable for use transplantations is donations from donors with a recorded number - death brain the number of such donations significantly exceeds the number of organ revenues from donors who have had a complete cardiac arrest, or from living donors.[1]
According to a 2017 European Commission study on the implementation and impact of the EU action plan for organ donation and transplantation in EU Member States, post-mortem donation serves as a source of receipt of organs for transplantation such as the kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, pancreas and small intestine.[2]
Chronicle
2025: In Holland, 49 people died from medicines bought from a gray online store
On November 17, 2025, the Dutch prosecutor's office announced the death of at least 49 people due to the use of drugs purchased through an illegal pharmaceutical online store. We are talking about the online platform Funcaps, which was closed in August 2025. Read more here.
2023: Residents spend €1 billion a year on drugs
In mid-September 2024, it became known that residents of the Netherlands spend almost €1 billion on drugs every year. This conclusion was reached by specialists from the KWR Research Institute, who drew up a map of drug consumption based on an analysis of wastewater.
In the Netherlands, as noted by TASS, the possession, sale and production of drugs in large volumes are prohibited by law. At the same time, coffee shops are allowed to sell marijuana in small quantities, subject to certain strict conditions. In addition, the country's authorities in 2020 organized an experiment on a closed network of coffee shops, providing for the possibility of growing cannabis.
The KWR study examined wastewater for cocaine, amphetamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy) and other substances entering the sewer with urine. The data for the period from 2015 to 2022 were analyzed at 30 local treatment plants - both in urban and rural areas of the country. The number of substances identified was then compared to the average cost of the relevant drugs in the Netherlands. It turned out that residents of the state spend about €903 million a year on drugs.
 | For this amount, you can maintain a whole army of dealers. We are based on a fairly conservative estimate and believe that the real costs of the country's inhabitants on narcotic substances can be significantly higher, says KWR researcher Thomas ter Laak. |  |
The fact is that the authors of the report did not take into account the peak days on which various festivals and celebrations are held in the Netherlands. In such periods, drug consumption increases sharply, and therefore, the costs of citizens on these drugs increase.[3]
2021: Maternity leave less than 24 weeks
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2020: Duration of guaranteed paid sick leave 6 months or more
2019
High proportion of doctors over 55 years of age
Chronic depression affects 8.3% of the population aged 15 + years
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2018: 21.3% of women smoke tobacco
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