Amsterdam will move its red-light district out of the city centre, citing tourist behaviour

Amsterdam officials have agreed on a proposal by the city's mayor to shutter its famous red-light district's brothels and move sex workers out of the city centre, the Guardian has reported.
At a Thursday meeting, the majority of Amsterdam's city council said they were in favour of creating a new "erotic centre" outside of the central district, according to local news reports.
Amsterdam's city council has gained cross-party support - including that of Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, according to the newspaper - for the effort and says it will overhaul the historic medieval De Wallen ("The Walls") neighbourhood of the city, which has long struggled with the bad behaviour of tourists.

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