March 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

• Zita Pels, chairman of the Groenlinks/PvdA Amsterdam merger party | 23 March, AT5
• Brad Pitt filming in Amsterdam | 24 March, Het Parool
• All votes have been counted: GroenLinks is the largest party with 10 seats, followed by D66 and PvdA | 19 Mar, AT5
• Explosion outside the Atrium building near the WTC [following an earlier explosion at a Jewish school] | 16 March, Het Parool
• More social rental housing in Amsterdam, affordable housing remains scarce | 11 March 2026, Gemeente Amsterdam
• At taxi company Bolt, a woman can now choose a female driver | 3 March, Het Parool
• After years, another life-size chessboard in the city, now on Frederiksplein | 1 March AT5

Amsterdam city council elections | Wednesday 18 March 2026!

Remember, the local municipal elections take place on Wedneday 18 March, and a Dutch passport is not essential. You can vote if all of these apply to you:

• You are 18 years or older.
• You are registered as a resident of Amsterdam.
• You are an EU citizen, or you have been registered in the Netherlands without interruption for at least 5 years.

You can find out more at amsterdam.nl/verkiezingen or https://www.amsterdam.nl/en/elections. 

Associated headlines …

• In the council elections, tens of thousands of Amsterdammers are allowed to vote without a Dutch passport … their vote can be decisive for the distribution of seats in the Stopera | 25 Feb, 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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Community 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.