Dam Square and surrounding streets in Amsterdam will be temporarily closed on June 9 and 17 to accommodate state visits by the President of Germany and the Emperor of Japan. These measures are necessary for the official ceremonies scheduled to take place during their visits.
The municipality of Amsterdam has received fifty reports regarding street safety since implementing a more streamlined reporting system earlier this year. This change aims to better identify specific locations where residents feel unsafe, allowing the city to effectively allocate a six-million-euro budget for street safety improvements.
The City of Amsterdam has processed fifty reports from residents about unsafe public spaces since improving its system for tracking safety-related complaints. This data collection initiative follows an investigation into previous reporting inefficiencies and utilizes a six million euro budget allocated to improve street safety. The municipality aims to use these specific reports to identify and fix problematic areas, such as those with poor lighting or overgrown greenery.
Passenger numbers at European airports fell by 0.7 percent in April 2026 compared to the same month the previous year. This decline marks the first drop in passenger traffic recorded since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police and the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) conducted a raid on a business on Parallelweg in Beverwijk on Wednesday. One person was arrested during the operation, and an investigation is currently ongoing at the scene.