Amsterdam's mayor describes boat alcohol ban as 'undesirable'

Amsterdam’s mayor Femke Halsema has dismissed the idea of banning alcohol from boats on the city’s canals, saying the suggestion is ‘undesirable’. Last week a majority of city councillors voted to ask city officials to investigate the possibility of a ban, as a way of further reducing problems on the waterways. While acknowledging that there are some ‘alcohol-related issues’ on boats, the size of the problem is not enough to warrant introducing a ban in city bylaws, Halsema said. ‘Measures...