Leefbaar Rotterdam

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Patricia Reichman has resigned from the Blijdorp-Bergpolder-Liskwartier district council in Rotterdam following controversy over a heavily edited campaign photo, shown at left.
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Rotterdam council member resigns after heavily edited campaign photo controversy
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Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema submits her vote in the Municipal Elections, March 18, 2026.
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GroenLinks-PvdA biggest party in Rotterdam, Utrecht; Richard de Mos wins in The Hague
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Standing on the observation deck of the Euromast, Mayor Carola Schouten is handed an abseiling harness by a worker wearing a vest from Sky-Access, the company handling renovations of the 185-meter Rotterdam tower. 17 Mar. 2026
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Rotterdam mayor, afraid of heights, to abseil Euromast if voter turnout tops 38.9%
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Amsterdam City Council
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Quality of municipal councils declining, party leaders say in election debate
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The Meent in the direction of the Goudsesesingel, 2015
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Rotterdam closes busy shopping street to cars in bid to curb traffic chaos
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Rotterdam The Hague Airport
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Rotterdam politicians divided about airport's plans for growth
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MediaMarkt in Eindhoven
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Rotterdam taking no additional measures for Black Friday after MediaMarkt chaos
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Carola Schouten
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Carola Schouten takes over as Rotterdam’s new mayor
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Fire department in Haaglanden
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Fire at Rotterdam alderman's home was likely arson
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Jewish star or star of David on a Torah.
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Members of the Rotterdam City Council concerned over anti-Semitic attacks in the city
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Ahmed Aboutaleb
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Rutte thanks Aboutaleb for years of service; Other big city mayors will miss him
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A Rotterdam apartment building on Van Speykstraat targeted in explosions and gunshot incidents. 26 April 2023
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Over 100 explosions in Rotterdam region this year
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Summer Carnival in Rotterdam
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VVD and Leefbaar angry about violence at Rotterdam Summer Carnival
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Terraced Houses and Koninginnebrug in Rotterdam
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100 explosions and shootings in Rotterdam this year already; political leaders express sadness
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A beer bike on the road in the Netherlands
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Rotterdam mayor wants to ban beer bikes in the city
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Pedestrians and trams in front of Rotterdam Central Station. October 2011
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Rotterdam opposition firmly against plan to reduce tram service
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Rotterdam The Hague Airport
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Rotterdam political leaders drop proposal to close airport to build 10,000 homes
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Skyline of Rotterdam. View from the Euromast Tower. 22 July 2020
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New Rotterdam coalition focuses on safety, greenery & housing; Only one woman in leadership role
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Junk food
FoodHealth
Rotterdam to focus more on discouraging unhealthy diets
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Tourists at the I Amsterdam sign behind the Rijksmuseum
Crime
Rotterdam more actively fighting sexual harassment than Amsterdam: report
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High school classroom
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Drug dealing, sex in the bathroom at Rotterdam college: report
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Rotterdam City Hall
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Rotterdam city councilors keep neighbors up with karaoke party
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Rotterdam coalition talks continue without election winner
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PVV leader Geert Wilders announcing the candidates for the Rotterdam faction, with Géza Hegedüs (right) and Marjan Gonsalves (left), 14 Dec 2017
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Support for Holocaust denier prompts Wilders to replace PVV leader in Rotterdam