Amsterdam is against the tourists with a bad attitude to the military. Forces of law and order will also collect for a small Offense down hard and fines immediately.
The capital of the Netherlands, with nearly 800,000 inhabitants, is expecting this year, with 18 million visitors. Not all of them can behave. Against disrespectful tourists want to defend Amsterdam. “Bad Behavior has a high cost,” warns the city. So Drinking alcohol on the street can cost 95 Euro, wild 140 Euro Roar to pee on the street 140 Euro and throw garbage on the street, also 140 euros.
In the red light district there will be in addition to, especially evenings “Fegepausen” – all roads will in the short term will be to Clean locked. Also, the Closing of roads due to Overcrowding.
Mayor Femke Halsema responded with the package of measures on an alarming report about the excesses of mass tourism. Due to the extremely high number of visitors from home and abroad Amsterdam will, especially at night, a “jungle”, in the police and forces of law and order were powerless, had established the Ombudsman of the city recently.
Amsterdam, along with London, Barcelona or Paris, one of the most popular cities in Europe – and chronically overcrowded. Particularly problematic groups of young Party tourists are classified, lured by the infamous beer – and drug-culture in the liberal Dutch capital city travel.
at/ks (dpa)