New jobs in Amsterdam

Over 100 foreign companies opened a base in Amsterdam in 2009, according to figures released by the city council says Dutch News online, generating 1,200 new jobs for the city. Of these companies, the largest proportion were Asian, followed by...

Islamitisch College Amsterdam to close

Amsterdam’s only Islamic secondary school is to close to new pupils with effect from 1 August this year. The Islamitisch College Amsterdam, which was founded in 2001 and is located at Jacob Geelstraat, had its funding removed by junior education...

Amsterdam benefits for city employees

Amsterdam city council spent over €1.5 million in 2009 on benefit payments to former employees, reports Dutch News online. The special benefits, reserved only for former politicians, can pay more than 70 per cent of an employee’s final salary for...

Amsterdam gets tough on alcohol abuse

According to Dutch News Amsterdamcity council has drawn up a raft of new measures designed to help counteract the surge of alcohol abuse in young people in the city. As part of the measures, the city council is to make...