European Regulator Slams Plans for Erotic Center Near Its Amsterdam Office
A woman waits for clients in the red light district of Amsterdam.
Photographer: Anoek de Groot/AFP/Getty ImagesEurope’s drug regulator has warned that some proposed locations for a new erotic center in Amsterdam are near its headquarters and stand to jeopardize the safety of its staff and visitors.
The Dutch capital, famed for its red light district, is consulting with the public on three possible locations for an erotic center, which is envisaged to have about 100 workplaces for sex workers as well as spaces for catering and entertainment. The close proximity of two of those shortlisted locations to the head office of the European Medicines Agency, or the EMA, will create safety issues for its more-than 900 staff and international delegates that visit the premises, the regulator said Tuesday in an emailed statement.