In the media
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Bart Schermer about attack on citizens' right to demonstrate13 March 2023Media outlets Investico, de Groene Amsterdammer and Trouw reported on the wide-scale collection by the Dutch police of personal data of demonstrators ...
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Wim Voermans in favour of merging Dutch House of Representatives and Senate13 March 2023The battle for a strong power position in the run up to the provincial council elections in the Netherlands is currently being fought fiercely. Prime ...
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Geerten Boogaard: 'emotion goes hand in hand with local democracy'13 March 2023On Thursday evening, three local councillors from the ONS.Vlaardingen party walked out of a council meeting during a vote on a no-confidence motion. O...
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Jan Crijns in the media about report on security and key witnesses09 March 2023
On 1 March 2023, the Dutch Safety Board (Onderzoeksraad Voor De Veiligheid, OVV) published its report on the protection provided by the Dutch security...
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Bart Custers on DNA in cold cases09 March 2023The Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) want to use private DNA databases in an effort to solve deadloc...
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Bart Custers on using genealogical DNA in criminal cases09 March 2023The Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) want to use private DNA databases for genealogical research in crimin...
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What exactly constitutes genocide and when can the term be applied?08 March 2023Thousands of Ukrainian children have been transferred to Russia from occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, reports say. Is this, as the government ...
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Possible impact of Dutch provincial council elections on nitrogen plans06 March 2023These might be ‘just’ provincial council elections in the Netherlands, but the outcome on 15 March could have serious consequences for how the country...
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Peter Rodrigues on reception of asylum seekers outside EU06 March 2023Rodrigues was asked to comment on the intention of certain Dutch political parties to examine whether the Netherlands, together with Denmark, could ac...
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Can a demonstrating civil servant be fired?06 March 2023A discussion is currently being held about whether a demonstrating policy official employed by the Municipality of The Hague, who is also a local coun...
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Dutch cabinet considers legal coercion towards provinces in nitrogen strategy23 February 2023
At present, the cabinet still maintains that all provinces are motivated to cooperate with the sensitive issue of the nitrogen strategy. However, ther...
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Tom Ottervanger on controversial ticket sales via Ticketmaster NL21 February 2023Ticketmaster – the largest ticket sales company in the world – is under fire from both consumers and Dutch MPs. The reason is the sale of tickets for ...
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Barend Barentsen on increase in strike action21 February 2023
With inflation skyrocketing, more and more workers are willing to take action for better working conditions. From regional transport to municipal offi...
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Jorrit Rijpma on Europe's approach to immigration following EU summit20 February 2023EU Member States are struggling with rising numbers of migrants and asylum seekers. At the recent EU summit, agreements were reached on better control...
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Bart Custers on successor to DigiD17 February 2023The Netherlands has DigiD, Portugal ‘de Cartão de Cidadão’, and Ireland MyGovID. Europe now wants one uniform digital identity card - the same for all...