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Flowery bikes, eco-living and a rules quiz: Amsterdam paints a new vision of the city for tourists

Business News: Amsterdam's coffeeshops, already hit by Covid, fear a clampdown on tourists

Amsterdam's coffeeshops, already hit by Covid, fear a clampdown on tourists : Rashtra News A view in the direction of Oudezijds Voorburgwal lined with coffeeshops in Amsterdam.Thomas Imo | Photothek | Getty ImagesAmsterdam has long been a draw for millions of tourists from Europe and beyond, with many attracted to the city for its canals,

Amsterdam mayor visits Holocaust survivor confronted by protesters at museum opening

Mayor Femke Halsema visited Holocaust survivor Rudie Cortissos on Monday. He was confronted by jeering demonstrators protesting against the presence of Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the opening of the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam on Sunday. Cortissos and his great-granddaughter helped bless the museum at the opening. King Willem-Alexander presented him with a mezuzah, which he attached to the doorpost as a symbolic blessing of the building.

Police raid Amsterdam comedian Hans Teeuwen's home hours after parody of city's mayor

Six police officers raided the Amsterdam home of absurdist comedian Hans Teeuwen on Tuesday afternoon, a few hours after he published a video on social media where an object with the appearance of a firearm can be seen on a table next to him.

Amsterdam Left Out of Netherlands Legal Weed Experiment

Israeli President Herzog attends National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam in presence of King of the Netherlands

King opens Holocaust Museum, Herzog gives speech and calls for release of Jewish hostages

King Willem-Alexander arrived at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam for the opening of the National Holocaust Museum. The King was welcomed by Mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam and Arthur van Dijk, the King's Commissioner in Noord-Holland. Before entering the synagogue, the King was received in the Regency Room by Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Israeli President Isaac Herzog also took part in the so-called Ma'amad. The King gave a speech during the opening ceremony. Later, he will embark on a guided tour of the museum.

February strike of 1941 commemorated in Amsterdam

In Amsterdam, the February strike of 1941 will be commemorated again on Sunday afternoon on the Jonas Daniël Meijerplein. Mayor Femke Halsema and writer Johan Fretz, among others, will give a speech. Wreaths and flowers are also laid at the statue of De Dokwerker on the square.

XR activists want to block the A10 in Amsterdam near ING headquarters despite ban

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) plan to block the A10 highway in Amsterdam for the second time on Saturday around noon, near the former ING headquarters in Amsterdam-Zuid. They are demanding that ING stop all financing and services for the fossil fuel industry. The Amsterdam Triangle (mayor, police and public prosecutor) considers the action extremely dangerous and has banned it.