Amsterdam articles
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Armenian Genocide commemorated in Amsterdam
On 21 April, a commemoration ceremony was held in Amsterdam, near the memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Ambassador of Armenia to the Netherlands H.E. Mr. Viktor Biyagov, Mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema, members of the Dutch Parliament Don Ceder, Caroline van der Plas and representatives of the Armenian community of Amsterdam …
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Amsterdam French fry makers may have had their chips
The rise of the TikTok queue in Amsterdam – where tourists flock to enjoy a stroopwafel or cake recommended by their peers on social media – has led city officials to tell one popular snack bar it cannot have more than 10 people waiting for their French fries once they have ordered. Officials have inserted a new clause in the Fabel Friet operating permit placing a limit on the size of the queue. If more than 10 people have paid
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Amsterdam's cycle storage is too full of abandoned bikes
The bike storage park in Amsterdam’s harbour area, where abandoned and wrongly-parked bikes await collection, is so full that the city is being forced to take new measures, the Parool reported on Thursday. The fietsdepot has space for 75,000 bikes a year, but city officials say the total number of bikes taken to the storage is heading for 100,000. In 2023, some 48,000 bikes were not picked up within the allotted six weeks, of which 75% were in a bad