In the media
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European Commission wants uniform return policy for migrants16 October 2024Consensus among Member States on the return of failed asylum seekers is currently lacking. For that reason, the Head of the European Commission, Ursul...
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Is an asylum exception for Poland feasible?15 October 2024Poland wants the right to temporarily suspend the right to asylum, Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently announced. What are the chances of success in B...
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A service-minded and cooperative government is essential in citizens’ initiatives10 October 2024Legal frameworks are often a pitfall when it comes to citizens’ initiatives. Esmee Driessen, a guest lecturer at the Department of Constitutional and ...
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After Wilders’ comments on X, to what extent can coalition parties provide constitutional safeguards?09 October 2024Following demonstrations on 7 October, PVV party leader Geert Wilders responded furiously on X by saying that the mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema sho...
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Ruling on FIFA transfer rules could have major impact09 October 2024According to the European Court of Justice, FIFA's rules governing million-dollar transfers in global professional football violate European legislati...
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Outcry over unorthodox measures: victims of Dutch childcare benefits scandal bought out02 October 2024The proposal made by the Dutch Benefits Agency (part of the Ministry of Finance) to issue one-off compensation payments of €5,000 in the wake of the D...
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Mayor of Zwartewaterland under scrutiny over ancillary positions01 October 2024Dutch Mayor Eddy Bilder has once again come under scrutiny over his ancillary positions. He was previously the subject of negative media attention due...
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Do civil servants in The Hague feel free to make recommendations to the House?30 September 2024Recently, Prime Minister Dirk Schoof caused quite the stir in the political arena of The Hague following the release of policy documents on the asylum...
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No social safety net for PGB caregivers24 September 2024An acute shortage of social care staff means that family members often quit their jobs to care for relatives with severe disabilities. This seems too ...
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Denmark is an unsuitable model country for Dutch asylum policy23 September 2024Mark Klaassen, Assistant Professor of Immigration Law and member of the Dutch Advisory Council on Migration, explains on Dutch radio programme ‘Met he...
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What next – emergency measures or an emergency Act?23 September 2024Negative advice from top officials shows that declaring an asylum crisis in the Netherlands based on emergency immigration law is unacceptable from a ...
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Bart Custers on tech companies involved in criminal activities20 September 2024Governments are increasingly cracking down on tech companies like X, Telegram and Clearview that flout the law, with a fine, ban or criminal prosecuti...
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How Princess Laurentien became entangled in a politically sensitive government responsibility17 September 2024Research conducted by Dutch news programme ‘Nieuwsuur’ into the work carried out by Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands for victims of the childcar...
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Emergency measures to tackle ‘asylum crisis’ are not legally feasible17 September 2024The Dutch government wants to use emergency measures in its asylum policy. Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber believes this has also been legally tested....
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Children are afraid to say the wrong thing to judges in divorce proceedings16 September 2024Do courts take children's experiences properly into account in divorce proceedings? Research by Villa Pinedo shows that children often fear saying the...