Oct 2025 | Amsterdam news roundup

🎧 2-minute news roundup

Here’s our latest 2-minute audio bulletin of local news, produced as a micro-podcast and shared on all podcast platforms, for listening to short news items on demand. Listen back here and/or follow on your preferred podcast platform.

Selected headlines

• Eurostar buys up to 50 double decker trains to boost capacity | Dutchnews.nl, 22 Oct
• Amsterdam expands successful trial: 72 percent of participating asylum seekers take a step to work | amsterdam.nl, 16 Oct
• Students receive free subscription to Het Parool | Het Parool, 14 Oct
• Housing market, climate and immigration main election themes AT5 panel members | October 13, AT5
• Grimness and racist slogans: anti-immigration demonstration on Museumplein paints a haunting picture | 12 Oct, Het Parool

More news stories

These stories are also shared on BRAM RADIO, our 24/7 online radio station at broadcastamsterdam.nl, and via our mobile app. We also cover more local news stories on our weekday Dam Daily radio show.

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Volunteer reporters needed

There were lots more news stories in Amsterdam during this time but we may not have covered them on the station. Maybe you can help us? We’re looking for volunteer community news correspondents for online and radio to help us share hyper-local news. Get in touch with us at info@broadcastamsterdam.nl if you are interested.