2015 in the Netherlands

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
• 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

October

• 6 October: Locals demonstrate in Oranje, Drenthe to oppose the instalment an asylum seekers centre in the village
• 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

• 2015 in Dutch television
• 2014–15 Eredivisie

References