Amsterdam articles
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VC Investors' Agenda for Amsterdam Event
As the conference season kicks off, VC investors are gearing up for a cautiously optimistic 2024, where the normalization of valuations stands out as a positive trend. However, a growing concern shows over the potential impact of geopolitical conflicts
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Direct train from Amsterdam to Basel to halt this summer
Daily train services from Amsterdam, Utrecht and Arnhem to Switzerland will end this summer because German operator Deutsche Bahn no longer wants to provide the ICE International to Basel. The service, which took 6.5 hours from Amsterdam to the Swiss city and was launched 96 years ago, will cease on July 15, the Volkskrant reported on Friday. According to the NS website, the service is being halted for maintenance work up to mid December but “it is unclear what the
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Desperate measures: Amsterdam puts €4m into public toilets
Amsterdam city council is to spend €4 million to develop city centre public toilets for women, seven years after a high profile “peeing in public” case hit the city’s courts. The furore dates back to 2017 when a 23-year-old Dutch woman lost her appeal against a fine for urinating in a public place after the judge told her she could have used a urinal. Geerte Piening was fined €140 after she was caught urinating between the Balie debating centre and