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Will Europe's financial capitals steal London's crown, post-Brexit?

Boris Johnson said Brexit would enable the City of London to 'prosper as never before'. But the winners so far are the likes of Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt and Paris.

Netherlands

Amsterdam mulls ban on foreign tourists at its cannabis 'coffee shops'

Only Dutch residents would be allowed to enter the city's 166 coffee shops under new proposals.

Netherlands

Suspect arrested over 'bomb threat' at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee says they are still investigating the aircraft at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

Travel News

Meet the photographer: Arden NL

We caught up with one of our resident Instagram features @arden_nl to find out what inspires him as a photographer.

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Netherlands

Dutch court upholds terror conviction for 2018 Amsterdam stabbings

A Dutch appeals court has upheld the terror conviction of an asylum-seeker who stabbed and seriously injured two American tourists at Amsterdam's main railway station in August 2018.

Europe News

EU's top cities want greater control over short term rentals market

Local leaders from some of Europe's capital cities are looking to curb the impact of "over-tourism" by restricting how online short-term rental platforms, like Airbnb, operate.

Ecotech

These revolutionary cities are forcing cars to take a back seat

Now could be the perfect time for a sustainable transport revolution.

My Europe Series

Prostitution and the pandemic: Amsterdam's sex workers' struggle to survive under lockdown

Unreported Europe travels to Amsterdam to meet the sex workers struggling to survive under lockdown.

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Restaurant puts small greenhouses around tables to prevent COVID-19

As the Netherlands emerges from coronavirus lockdown, restaurants are trying to find new ways to encourage diners to return to their tables.

Netherlands

Glass half full: Restaurant serves up optimism amid COVID-19 misery

Is this the future of outdoor dining, for the time being, at least?

Netherlands

Going out on a high? Mayor mulls tourist cannabis ban in Amsterdam

Drug tourists' best-laid plans could go up in smoke if this goes ahead.

Netherlands

Boeing refuses to play ball as Dutch MPs reopen earlier 737 crash case

Two recent accidents involving the 737 Max have led lawmakers in the Netherlands to open a new inquiry into a 2009 disaster that killed nine.

Netherlands

Mobile phone thief in a cell after poor reception from Dutch police

Dutch police say the arrest was made as part of a "targeted action" against pick-pocketing at a gig by Canadian rockers Sum 41.

Netherlands

In pictures: Bright colours in Amsterdam as city gives free flowers

Free flowers were available for visitors to pick in Amsterdam's Dam Square.

Netherlands

Schiphol Airport security scare 'was false alarm', says airline

Air Europa said that a pilot triggered an anti-hijacking alarm by mistake.

World

Post-referendum relocation: meet the people leaving Britain for the EU

The European Medicine Agencies was one of the first organisations to signal it would leave London following the Brexit vote. It took hundreds of employees with them to Amsterdam.

United Kingdom

Hundreds arrested in Extinction Rebellion disruptive action across Eur

The environmental activist group has begun two weeks of protests across Europe and in cities worldwide.

Netherlands

Operations resume at Schiphol airport but delays continue

Operations resume at Schiphol airport but delays continue

Netherlands

KLM and easyJet planes collide at Amsterdam airport

An easyJet flight to London clipped the the back of a Dutch KLM flight at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Tuesday morning.

World

How does a Rembrandt masterpiece get restored?

Watch how Rembrandt's 17th-century large painting ‘The Night Watch’ is being restored in Amsterdam at end of the Gallery of Honour in the Rijksmuseum.

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