Etiket: Halsema
Halsema pulls the plug on LGBTI support after criticism of mosques
Mayor Femke Halsema in 2019 during the Celebration of Love, a manifestation at the Homomonument in Amsterdam.Image ANP Amsterdam wants to be a city where LGBTI people are safe, but…
Amsterdam mayor Halsema renounces the declaration of support for LGBTI+ mosques after fierce criticism
Mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam renounces the statement condemning violence against LGBTI+ people. That’s what she said on Friday evening the local television channel AT5. Several mosques had previously strongly…
Halsema cancels meeting with mosque administrators: ‘Too little enthusiasm for statement of support’
The planned meeting where mosque administrators would sign a statement of support for the LGBTI community will not take place after all. A spokesperson for Mayor Halsema announced this morning.…
Halsema about princess Amalia: “Your heart cries that a young woman is made so unfree”
Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema calls the extra security of Princess Amalia and her move ‘a drama that is unfolding’. That’s what she said this evening during a meeting in the…
Mayor Halsema wants power to remove ATMs from facades
Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema would like to have the power to ban ATMs in risky places in the city. That’s what she says in the Conversation with the Mayor on…
Two more arrests in Halsema threat case
Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the threats against Femke Halsema. The Public Prosecution Service confirms this AT5. The mayor received the threats after Ajax’s championship ceremony…
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 –…
‘Slave game’ goes wrong with Halsema visiting Suriname | Inland
She traveled across the country last week to strengthen ties with the former Dutch colony. But in the Surinamese press, Halsema got the wind from the front because after her…
Text messages public: Halsema begged Rutte for support during Dam demonstration Inland
Halsema and lawyers opposed the disclosure of the messages for months. The documents also did not surface in an independent investigation that the triangle set up in Amsterdam in response…
Minister Yeşilgöz: ‘bagger’ about Halsema ‘to be ashamed of you’
Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz (Justice and Security) is not pleased with the threats that Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema is facing, now that no public tribute is possible if Ajax becomes national…