In the media
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Jorrit Rijpma discusses migration legislation on Swedish radio 03 July 2023In an interview with Sveriges Radio, Sweden’s national radio station, Jorrit Rijpma, Professor of European Law, spoke about European legislation conce...
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New migrant deal no guarantee for success 19 June 2023How feasible is the new migration deal and is it really the breakthrough politicians like Mark Rutte claim it to be? Dutch television programme Nieuws...
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Dutch asylum policy remains thorny issue 24 May 2023The Hague has announced that 70,000 refugees are expected to come to the Netherlands this year. How can situations like at the Ter Apel asylum centre ...
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Two status system in asylum policy is a divisive issue 17 May 2023Dutch coalition parties VVD and CDA want to tighten asylum policy and have launched a plan to grant two types of statuses to refugees. They also inten...
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Asylum seekers still sent back to Italy by IND 08 May 2023
A recent ruling by the Dutch Council of State indicates that asylum seekers may no longer be sent back to Italy. The Council of State increasingly con...
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Peter Rodrigues about the demands of municipalities when it comes to housing asylum seekers 19 April 2023Municipalities are becoming more and more selective when it comes to the nationality, age and sex of the asylum seekers they are willing to take in. T...
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Armin Cuyvers on nitrogen policy following Timmermans' visit to The Hague 12 April 2023There is no time to lose when it comes to repairing damage to nature. For that reason and to show that the European Commission is neither a ‘bogeyman’...
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Age determination in young asylum seekers under discussion 12 April 2023The way age is determined by the IND is being questioned as a result of several court rulings. The problem is that it is difficult to determine whethe...
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Christa Tobler on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications 11 April 2023New publication by Christa Tobler and co-author Joel Günthardt on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications
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Christa Tobler on renewed institutional rules in Switzerland 21 March 2023
Christa Tobler comments on the role of the European Court of Justice in Swiss-EU talks on renewed institutional rules.
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European law takes precendence over Dutch law in nitrogen issue 20 March 2023
Statements made by Caroline van der Plas about nitrogen emissions and European law are incorrect: Armin Cuvyers on Dutch radio EenVandaag programme’s...
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Peter Rodrigues on reception of asylum seekers outside EU 06 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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Tom Ottervanger on controversial ticket sales via Ticketmaster NL 21 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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Jorrit Rijpma on Europe's approach to immigration following EU summit 20 February 2023
EU 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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Mark Klaassen on Dutch NOS news on deportation of rejected asylum seekers 08 February 2023
At this week’s EU summit in Brussels, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte will try to get support for his plans to combat migration. He proposes tighter border...