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The Government of Amsterdam consists of several territorial and functional forms of local and regional government. The principal form of government is the municipality of Amsterdam , Netherlands. The municipality's territory covers the city of Amsterdam as well as a number of small towns.
The mayor is appointed by the national government and responsible to the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. The aldermen are appointed by, and responsible to the municipal council. The major cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam are subdivided into administrative areas , which have their own (limited) responsibilities.
.amsterdam: Website: www.amsterdam.nl: ... This part of the coat of arms is the basis of the flag of Amsterdam, flown by the city government, ...
The first Amsterdam boroughs were created in 1981, with other boroughs created in later years. The last area to be granted the status of borough was Amsterdam-Centrum (2002). The existing system of seven boroughs, covering most parts of Amsterdam , is the result of a major borough reform in 2010.
The government last year announced plans to reduce the number of flights from 500,000 to 460,000 at Schiphol, one of Europe's busiest aviation hubs. ... plans to rein in flights at Amsterdam's ...
Below is a list of mayors of Amsterdam (Dutch: burgemeesters), capital of the Netherlands. The city had four burgomasters, serving four years. The city had four burgomasters, serving four years. Since 1389 the mayors were elected on 1 February. [ 1 ]
The origins of the split between Amsterdam as capital city and The Hague as seat of government lay in the peculiar Dutch constitutional history. From the middle-ages to the sixteenth century, The Hague had been the seat of government of the County of Holland and residence of the Counts of Holland. Amsterdam in the meantime was growing to be a ...
The court ruling was the latest development in long-running efforts to rein in noise pollution and nuisance caused by the airport on the outskirts of Amsterdam. Late last year, the government ...