In the media
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Fact check: Any country that wants to join the EU must go through standard procedure – no exceptions 26 April 2022
Ukrainian President Zelensky has indicated on several occasions that he wants to be part of the European Union. According to Caroline van der Plas, Du...
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Peter Rodrigues in NRC on treatment of Ukrainian and other refugees 07 April 2022
Ukrainian refugees are being allowed to work in the Netherlands straight away. So Why do other refugees sometimes have to wait years before they can w...
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Luuk van Middelaar in European newspapers on Europe’s response to war in Ukraine 15 March 2022
In an essay published in three prominent European newspapers, Professor Luuk van Middelaar takes a close look at Europe’s role in the Russian invasion...
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Peter Rodrigues on discrimination case Giethoorn: 'Incorrect assessment by police' 03 February 2022
The Public Prosecutor’s Office Oost-Nederland, the Police in Oost-Nederland and the municipality of Steenwijkerland failed in their handling of a case...
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Jorrit Rijpma: Talks on pushbacks badly needed 13 January 2022
Members of Parliament will soon be discussing with various organisations what the Netherlands can do to stop pushbacks, a policy where migrants are fo...
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Jorrit Rijpma on asylum policy of new Dutch cabinet 20 December 2021
Development aid and migration experts see that lessons have been learned in the new coalition agreement in the area of asylum policy. But many of the ...
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Van Middelaar in Buitenhof on Europe’s position on world stage 07 December 2021
On 5 December, Luuk van Middelaar appeared as a guest on Dutch current affairs programme Buitenhof to talk about various European issues, including ho...
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Jorrit Rijpma on increase of boat refugees crossing Channel 26 November 2021
At least 27 migrants died on 24 November after their boat capsized in the Channel between France and England.
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Peter Rodrigues advocates statelessness determination procedure 22 November 2021
Since August 2020, Vasco has been living in a shelter for the homeless in Leiden, because he has no job and receives no social security benefits. He h...
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Ben van Rompuy editor new journal on legal aspects of football and sport 17 August 2021
The new scholarly journal ‘Voetbal- & Sportjuridische Zaken’, published by Boom Juridische Uitgevers, will focus on current legal aspects related to s...
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Nathan de Arriba-Sellier in Le Monde about the ECB’s new climate plan 21 July 2021
On 19 July 2021, Nathan de Arriba-Sellier published an op-ed in Le Monde regarding the integration of climate change in the new monetary policy strate...
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Interview with Christa Tobler in de “Hofvijver” (Montesquieu Instituut) 30 June 2021
On Monday 28 June 2021, a text based on an interview with Christa Tobler appeared in the Hofvijver (Montesquieu Instituut) on the relationship between...
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Mark Klaassen in Argos about age determination for asylum seekers 06 May 2021
At the end of 2020, the Advisory Committee on Aliens Affairs issued the report 'Nadeel van de twijfel' (The Doubt) on the way the (age) registration o...
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Ben Van Rompuy interviewed by various media on European Super League proposal 21 April 2021
When the plans for a breakaway Super League in European football were announced this weekend, governing body UEFA threatened to ban all participating ...
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'Reception of refugees in the region only possible with support from Europe' 29 March 2021
The objective of many European countries is to provide reception facilities for refugees in their own region. Here in the Netherlands a new coalition ...