2015 in the Netherlands

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* Other events of 2015
* History of the Netherlands

Years in the Netherlands: | 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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Years: | 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

This article lists some of the events from 2015 related to the Netherlands.

## Incumbents

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* 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

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### January

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 18 April: PSV Eindhoven wins the 2014–15 Eredivisie

### May

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* 12 May: Jesse Klaver takes over as Leader of GroenLinks

### June

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* 9 June: Senate election, 2015

### July

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### August

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* 19–23 August: SAIL Amsterdam

### September

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* 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

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* 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

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### December

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* 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

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* 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

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* 2015 in Dutch television
* 2014–15 Eredivisie

## References

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1. ^ Live meekijken: de Charlie Hebdo-demonstraties (in Dutch), NRC.nl. 8 January 2015.
2. ^ Nederland staat stil bij aanslag Charlie Hebdo, (in Dutch), NOS. 8 January 2015.
3. ^ Chaos in Amsterdam after floods on DutchNews, 2015/09.
4. ^ Woedende inwoners Oranje blokkeren weg naar asielzoekerscentrum (in Dutch), RTL Nieuws. 6 October 2015.

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* Belgium
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