In the media
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Bart Custers discusses arrest of Telegram CEO in 'Trouw'09 September 2024Pavel Durov, CEO of chat and messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France last week. The Russian tech billionaire flew into Paris by private jet and...
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Complaints from universities about student use of ChatGPT are crocodile tears06 September 2024Universities should not be surprised that students use ChatGPT, write Leiden University lecturers Femke Klaver and Alexander de Wit in Dutch newspaper...
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Major errors made by UWV on WIA benefits05 September 2024Many people who are unfit for work received too much or too little in benefits payments for years because mistakes were made in calculating the wages ...
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Wim Voermans in NRC: ‘The Schoof cabinet is unpredictable, and that’s risky’03 September 2024With four coalition parties and an unelected Prime Minister, the new Dutch cabinet is unique. This has resulted in an unstable, unprecedented situatio...
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Is Syria ‘safe’ enough for refugees to be sent back?28 August 2024There’s an ongoing discussion in a number of European countries about whether Syria is safe enough to reject asylum applications. This would mean that...
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Pregnant and drug dependent: Ministry of Justice tries to intervene with prosecution26 August 2024Drug use during pregnancy seems like a choice without any consequences. However, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) has decided to prosecute a ...
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Revision of Fifa’s transfer system on the horizon?26 August 2024Experts expect changes to the transfer rules, giving footballers more freedom to leave clubs. A ruling in the Diarra case is expected soon and could b...
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Is Dutch asylum crisis law in conflict with European rules?22 August 2024Minister of Asylum and Migration, Marjolein Faber, has officially declared that the Netherlands is in an asylum crisis. Will Brussels agree to imminen...
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Dutch Minister has power to give Mikael a residence permit, but chooses not to21 August 2024The chairmen of left-wing political parties are calling on Marjolein Faber, Dutch Minister of Asylum and Migration, not to deport Mikael. The Minister...
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Can council members participate in debates affecting personal interests?20 August 2024The Municipality of Veere wants to limit accommodation for tourists. However, this puts a number of council members in a dilemma. Are they allowed to ...
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Pig farmer caught up in legal tussle due to nitrogen crisis19 August 2024Environmental lawsuits are increasingly coming to court as a result of an unclear nitrogen policy. The case of a Dutch pig farmer in Reeuwijk has led ...
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Does the new self-employment law represent a false promise?15 August 2024The new Dutch Assessment of Employment Relationships and Legal Presumption Act (known as ‘Vbar’) needs to clarify when someone is considered a self-em...
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Number of ancillary positions prompts questions about salary of former ITA board member14 August 2024
An investigation conducted by Dutch daily newspaper NRC reveals that the salary of former board member Ivo van Hove from Internationaal Theater Amster...
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Joris van de Riet: ‘Student associations are an asset – don’t dismiss them’13 August 2024The Dutch cabinet’s plans to introduce a ‘langstudeerboete’ (‘long-term study penalty’) are causing quite a stir. PhD candidate Joris van de Riet has ...
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Danny Mekić is ‘Mr. of the Week’08 August 2024On 22 July, Danny Mekić, PhD candidate at eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technology and Eindhoven University of Technology, was named ‘Mr. of the W...