SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 26, 2021 - 18:10
Amsterdam further restricts tourist stores from
city center
The
municipality of Amsterdam forbade 165 business owners in the center of
Amsterdam to use their stores as a tourist, sex, or smartshop. Owners will also
be banned from opening catering establishments in the shops. The municipality
wants to prevent the spread of a mono-culture in the city's center.
The
affected businesses are all currently empty or serve a function that is
permitted under the new policy.
"Due
to this policy, the offer for tourists in the area will decrease and make the
center more attractive for Amsterdammers. Amsterdam should be first and
foremost a city to live in and only secondarily a city to visit," alderman
of Economics Victor Everhardt said.
Instead of
businesses that attract tourists, businesses that serve a broader audience, such
as a book or clothing store, gym, or harisalon will be opened.
The Council
of State ruled in 2020 that the municipality is allowed to ban certain shops in
the center.
Everhardt
said the municipality has also been raising a pot of ten million euros to buy
up stores in the center.
"We
are taking a step in the right direction," Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema
said. A diverse range of shops contributes to an attractive center for
residents. We are not there yet, but the municipality perseveres and seizes opportunities
when they arise."
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