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The water board tax (waterschapsbelasting in Dutch) in Amsterdam and surrounding areas is set to surge by an average of 35 percent next year, Het Parool reported on Thursday.
The trial of a man who forced dozens of underaged girls to take sex photos and videos will start this week at the Amsterdam court. His case came to the attention of the police after children's program was aired on Dutch TV, Het Parool reported on Monday.
Amsterdam's Green-Left mayor Femke Halsema, 56, is planning to close almost half the 249 brothel windows in the city's red light district and relocate them to a multi-storey 'erotic centre'.
Although escooters are a common sight in many European cities, you won't see them in the Netherlands. That's because escooter use is restricted to private drive
Amsterdam-based beer brewer Oedipus is set to come under the full ownership of Heineken, Het Parool and Nu.nl reported on Wednesday. Heineken, which previously held a minority stake in the company, acquired the remaining shares of the company earlier this month, to take full ownership of the formerly independent beer business. Oedipus opened its brewery with an attached bar in 2015. The brewery is renowned for its colorful labels on beers, including Mannenliefde, Thai Thai, and Gaia. They later opened a second cafe location on Javaplein in Amsterdam-Oost.