Amsterdam deer cull

Dutch News online reports that Amsterdam city council has been ordered to cull wild deer living in the national park dune area between the resort towns of Zandvoort and Noordwijk to the west of the city. The 3,500-hectare area between...

Amsterdam’s green canal boat

Amsterdam’s first carbon neutral, pollution-free canal boat has taken to the waters, after being christened by Amsterdam councillor for environmental affairs Marijke Vos. The 22-metre €3 million Nemo H2, which can carry 87 passengers and is powered by hydrogen fuel...

Schipol to get computerised body scanners

According to the Telegraaf newspaper, automated total body scanners will shortly replace human searches at Schipol airport completely. The controversial x-ray scanners, which can see through a person’s clothes and send a ‘naked’ image of a person’s body to a...

Amsterdam uses Cisco’s Urban EcoMap

Amsterdam has gone head to head with the American city of San Francisco to see which is the more eco friendly. In conjunction with technology company Cisco, Amsterdam has launched Urban EcoMap, which allows residents to track the effect of...

Electric cars to recharge free

Drivers of electric cars in Amsterdam can now recharge their vehicles free of charge at one of the city’s 19 new recharging stations. Part of a programme aimed at improving the city’s air quality, a collaboration between the city council...

Amsterdam needs to cut budget

Amsterdam City council needs to make €620 million of savings over the next five years to keep in line with budgets, reports Dutch News online. It is thought that job cuts will be unavoidable and art and culture are likely...

Amsterdam University freezing eggs for single women

Dutch News online reports that Amsterdam University’s renowned medical centre (AMC) is to be given permission to carry out scientific research into freezing human eggs after it announced that it is going ahead with plans to offer egg-freezing to single...

Schipol to get No-Q passpoprt controls

Amsterdam’s Schipol airport is to trial a fully computerised passport control system from next year, says Volkskrant newspaper. The No-Q system being installed at the airport will allow all EU citizens carrying biometric passports to pass through controls without...

Amsterdam residents favour of new metro line

According to Dutch News, research by Amsterdam city council has found that 60 per cent of residents are in favour of the council finishing construction on the city’s new metro line. Carried out by O and S Dienst Onderzoek en...

Direct Wonen losses licence

One of the Netherlands’ biggest property agencies, Direct Wonen (directwonen.nl) is to take legal action against Amsterdam city council after the suspension of its licence, according to news agency ANP. Direct Wonen is one of the largest agencies in...