2015 in the Netherlands
List of events
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This article lists some of the events from 2015 related to the Netherlands.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Willem-Alexander
- Prime Minister – Mark Rutte (VVD)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives – Anouchka van Miltenburg (VVD, resigned on 12 December), Khadija Arib (PvdA, Acting Speaker)
- President of the Senate – Ankie Broekers-Knol (VVD)
Events
January
- 8 January: After the Charlie Hebdo shooting, over 18,000 demonstrators for freedom of speech joined events around the Netherlands, following the call of the Mayors of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and others; many Dutch Government members joined the demonstrations[1][2]
- 29 January: A man holding a fake gun tried to take over the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) news studio in Hilversum because he wanted to tell the audience about a conspiracy theory of his; he was arrested later that evening by the police without hurting anyone.
February
- 2 February: Opening of the Barneveld Zuid railway station
- 9 February: The political party Denk is founded by MPs Tunahan Kuzu and Selçuk Öztürk
- 12–15 February: The 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships take place in the Thialf Arena in Heerenveen
March
- 15 March: Ivo Opstelten and Fred Teeven (VVD) resign from the Ministry of Security and Justice.
- 18 March: Provincial and Water board elections are held.
April
- 18 April: PSV Eindhoven wins the 2014–15 Eredivisie
May
- 12 May: Jesse Klaver takes over as Leader of GroenLinks
June
- 9 June: Senate election, 2015
July
August
- 19–23 August: SAIL Amsterdam
September
- 8 September: The VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam is fully evacuated after parts of the hospital were flooded because of a burst in a major water pipeline[3]
October
- 6 October: Locals demonstrate in Oranje, Drenthe to oppose the instalment an asylum seekers centre in the village[4]
- 14–18 October: Amsterdam Dance Event
November
December
- 16 December: Around 2,000 people protested and rioted against plans announced by the town council to construct a centre for 1,500 asylum seekers in the 2015 Geldermalsen riot.
See also
- 2014–15 Eredivisie
- Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2015
See also
References
- ^ Live meekijken: de Charlie Hebdo-demonstraties (in Dutch), NRC.nl. 8 January 2015.
- ^ Nederland staat stil bij aanslag Charlie Hebdo, (in Dutch), NOS. 8 January 2015.
- ^ Chaos in Amsterdam after floods on DutchNews, 2015/09.
- ^ Woedende inwoners Oranje blokkeren weg naar asielzoekerscentrum (in Dutch), RTL Nieuws. 6 October 2015.
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