Ice and cold disrupted airports and caused car accidents on Tuesday. More snow is expected in Amsterdam and Brussels on Wednesday.
Tag: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
A Monumental Church in Amsterdam Is Ravaged by Flames on New Year’s Day
Local residents were evacuated after a fire broke out at the Vondelkerk shortly after midnight. The cause of the blaze has not yet been confirmed.
As the Dutch Vote, One Issue Carries the Day: Affordable Housing
The small European nation of 18 million people is in the middle of its worst housing crunch in decades. But there is no quick political solution.
Late-Night Killing of a Teenage Girl on a Bicycle Unnerves Amsterdam
A 17-year-old was stabbed to death as she rode home after a night out. Her killing has shaken a city where cycling safely at any hour is taken for granted.
Dutch Municipality Accidentally Discards a 1980s Warhol Print
A portrait of former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands might have been worth tens of thousands of dollars. It was probably thrown out during a renovation.
Amsterdam’s Mayor Apologizes for City’s Role in the Holocaust
The city “horribly abandoned its Jewish residents,” more than 60,000 of whom were deported and killed during World War II, Mayor Femke Halsema said on Thursday.
The Dutch Love Their Bicycles. Helmets? Not So Much.
Cyclists comprise the highest number of road fatalities in the Netherlands. The country has introduced a campaign to promote helmets, but many cyclists are not convinced.
Dutch Court Issues Prison Sentences Over Violence Against Israeli Soccer Fans
Five people were found guilty of crimes, including public violence, in relation to attacks targeting Israelis in Amsterdam last month.
The Amsterdam Attacks and the Long Shadow of ‘Pogroms’
Many have used an old word to refer to recent events. Is it accurate?
Gaza War Strains Europe’s Efforts at Social Cohesion
Institutions meant to promote civility, from soccer to song, have come under severe stress from rising antisemitism and anti-immigrant politics.