Jan 2026 | 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

• New rooms and an underground entrance; this is the plan for the new Paradiso | 26 Jan, AT5
• Amsterdam is expected to ban sea cruise ships by 2035, no move to Coenhaven | 21 January, Gemeente Amsterdam
• Buyout protection cheap and medium-priced owner-occupied homes works in Amsterdam | 16 January, Gemeente Amsterdam
• Jordi Cruijff definitively signs his signature and is Ajax’s new technical director | January 17, AT5
• Rijksmuseum receives donation of 60 million euros and will create sculpture garden | 13 January 2026, AT5
• ‘The right workplaces in the right place’: New approach to offices in the city | 12 January, Gemeente Amsterdam
• More than 150,000 square meters of offices, only 300 homes: outrage over ‘megalomaniac’ project on the Zuidas | 10 January, Het Parool
• This will change in the city in 2026 | AT5
• Major fire destroyed Vondelkerk: tower collapsed | 1 Jan | 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.