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While art history often remembers Leonardo da Vinci as a great intellectual force, his genuine tenderness for birds can be easier to forget.

Students who are looking to rent a room during their studies have seen prices shoot up even higher, with rental rates in Amsterdam nearing 1,000 euros per month. While Amsterdam monthly rental rates are now at a pricey 48 euros per square meter, Haarlem was even more expensive at 51 euros per month at the start of the year, according to first quarter figures from rental platform Kamernet. It might be necessary to put a maximum price on room rental rates targeting students, said housing professor Peter Boelhouwer on Thursday.

According to a European Parliament Eurobarometer survey, the rising cost of living is a major concern across Europe, with a whopping 93% of Europeans worried.

Sunday’s sunny weather resulted in successful free Liberation Day festivals, according to a survey by the ANP of the celebrations in Zwolle, Groningen, Haarlem, and Amsterdam. The festivals stressed that a good year does not mean that structural financial support from the government is no longer necessary.

Under a series of new measures aimed at curbing overtourism, Amsterdam instituted a rule that essentially bans the construction of new hotels,