In the media
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Santino Regilme in EUobserver: 'The EU needs to research its own oligarchic capture'17 June 2025In a recent EUobserver opinion article, Salvador Santino Regilme, warns that Europe faces a crisis of legitimacy if it continues to ignore the structu...
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Dutch doctors threaten legal action against Snapchat after sale of illegal vapesIn de media 12 June 2025Dutch doctors hold social media platform Snapchat responsible for the illegal sale of vapes, and are threatening legal action. Bart Schermer, Professo...
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‘Return hubs’ as a solution for failed asylum seekersIn de media 12 June 2025Failed asylum seekers do not often return to their country of origin. The European Commission sees ‘return hubs’ as a solution. Dr Mark Klaassen discu...
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Redundancy pay for Dutch ex-ministers12 June 2025After the fall of the Dutch cabinet, the Party for Freedom (PVV) ministers have resigned. They are now entitled to redundancy pay. Barend Barentsen, P...
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Salvador Santino Regilme in Transforming Society: 'Oligarchic Rivalry: US–China Tariffs and the Global Politics of Inequality'10 June 2025In a new Transforming Society article, Salvador Santino Regilme, Associate Professor and Chair of the International Relations Program at Leiden Univer...
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Tax loophole costs the Netherlands €1.7 billionIn de media 06 June 2025The tax loophole revealed last year by the ‘Financieele Dagblad’ turns out to have much greater consequences than expected. Jan van de Streek, Profess...
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Wilders cannot simply dismiss PVV members of governmentIn the media 05 June 2025Professor of Constitutional Law, Wim Voermans, is surprised by the decision of PVV ministers to resign at the request of party leader Geert Wilders. V...
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The Schoof Cabinet has fallen: what now?In the media 05 June 2025Dutch talkshow ‘Vier Avonden op Rij’ focused on the fall of the Schoof Cabinet, caused by PVV leader Geert Wilders withdrawing from the coalition. Wim...
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Is a stricter asylum policy legally feasible?In de media 28 May 2025Geert Wilders wants a stricter asylum policy, but is this realistic? Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Mark Klaassen, assistant...
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Municipalities' dependence on American Big Tech is risky28 May 2025Many Dutch municipalities depend on Microsoft for simple things like email. In ‘Business Wise’, experts, including Reijer Passchier, Professor of Digi...
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IND is breaking the law by delaying processing of Syrian asylum applications27 May 2025The Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) is breaking the law by making Syrian asylum seekers wait too long for a decision, says Mark Kla...
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The debate on Gaza filters through to local politics in the Netherlands27 May 2025Social discontent is growing on the stance of the Dutch government in relation to Israel with debates now being held in the chambers of local councils...
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How lasers and volunteers are uncovering thousands of archaeological sites26 May 2025LiDAR, a laser-based remote sensing technology, is transforming archaeology by uncovering hidden landscapes beneath forests, vegetation, and shallow w...
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Was the Netherlands a key player in the massive Sky ECC hack’?In the media 26 May 2025A new document casts doubt on the Dutch Public Prosecution Service’s role in the large-scale Sky ECC encryption bust, previously attributed to France....
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