Mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam: ‘The city is dying due to flat tourism’

Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema wants to get rid of mass tourism in the city centre, for example by banning coffee shops for tourists. What she can do is limited – and it will take a long time.

Mayor Halsema: “There was no easy way to go through quickly during the corona years.” Photo: ANP/Hollandse Hoogte/Werry Crone

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