Despite what the polls suggest, VVD lead candidate Daan Wijnants believes Amsterdammers are fed up with the left-wing city government. ‘Amsterdam is not attractive to market parties.’ ...

With lead candidate Melanie van der Horst, D66 enters the upcoming municipal elections hoping to govern Amsterdam for the fourth consecutive term. What are the party’s plans for the coming years?

Who can still afford to buy or rent in Amsterdam? Better yet: who can even find a house? How will politicians ensure the city ...

For an increasing number of people in and around Amsterdam, rent is taking a larger bite out of their income. The cause: there are too few affordable homes for low-income households. This article has ...

Following the publicity surrounding the case, the Public Prosecution Service has received approximately twenty new reports concerning abuse suspect Jan B. The 66-year-old B. is currently suspected of ...

After sixteen years in Amsterdam politics, the Partij voor de Dieren (PvdD) is hoping for a true breakthrough. While the ...

Daniela Tasca (58) grew up in Palermo and moved to Amsterdam as a student in 1989. What was intended to be a three-month stay became a lifelong commitment to the city. Within a week, she already knew: ...

Sheher Khan does not want Denk to stand on the sidelines after the elections; he wants to join the Amsterdam coalition and build bridges. His keyword: Amsterdammerschap (Amsterdam-citizenship).

Young people are prohibited from buying vapes in shops, yet 38 per cent of underage smokers manage to do so anyway. This is according to research conducted by Dutch doctors among youth who vape. The ...

Litter, torn rubbish bags, broken bins, and rats and seagulls feasting on discarded food scraps in the street. Who will deliver us from the endless tide of filth in Amsterdam after the elections of ...

This month, Damen Shiprepair, located at the iconic NDSM wharf in Amsterdam-Noord, is hosting a gargantuan vessel designed to ...

More than two hundred internationals gathered for the only major English-language expat debate of this campaign, where the hunt for their vote was palpable. Housing remained the dominant theme here ...