In the media
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Helen Pluut in podcast De Gelukkige Thuiswerker 31 May 2022
What are the advantages of a day’s work at home? Were we happy working from home during the pandemic lockdowns? And who is actually responsible for a ...
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Mariëlle Bruning: ‘Juvenile courts’ role in placement in care cases relatively small’ 13 May 2022
The legal protection of parents and children in cases involving placement in care must improve. That is the opinion of Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of ...
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Olaf van Vliet on NPO Radio 1 about the consequences of labour migration for the economy and society 11 May 2022
The European Commission sees increased labour migration as a solution to the growing personnel shortages, but the Dutch Labour Inspectorate argues tha...
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Mariëlle Bruning in the media on fact sheet about placement in care 10 May 2022
It is not possible for juvenile courts to properly assess whether it is necessary to place a child in care. This is evident from a fact sheet that has...
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Mariëlle Bruning in Trouw: 'Placement in care is always harmful' 09 May 2022
In Europe, the Netherlands is in middle position when it comes to the placement of children in care. The consequences of such a placement in care are ...
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Prevent children becoming victims of a data-driven world 21 April 2022
It is becoming increasingly common to collect data from children and young people through digital means. The impact of this so-called ‘dataveillance’ ...
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Citizens felt less heard in virtual court hearings during coronavirus crisis 18 February 2022
Quite a lot went wrong during the virtual hearings that courts held during the coronavirus crisis. Researchers from three universities, including Leid...
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Mariëlle Bruning and colleagues on cry for help concerning secure residential youth care 08 February 2022
Practice and science show that secure residential youth care in the Netherlands should no longer be used as a catch-all solution. This is the conclusi...
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Olaf van Vliet on Dutch radio about solving staff shortages: labour migration and other options 03 February 2022
Employers are calling on rules to be relaxed on labour migrants from outside the EU as a way of attracting more labour migrants to solve staff shortag...
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Martijn Nouwen on Wopke Hoekstra’s investment in safari enterprise that escaped taxation in Africa 01 February 2022
The Pandora Papers turned the spotlight on Wopke Hoekstra’s investment in an African safari company via a tax haven. Apparently, there was no tax evas...
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Is the Netherlands a tax haven or not? 31 January 2022
No, the Netherlands is not a tax haven, the new State Secretary for Tax Affairs Marnix van Rij said shortly after his introductory meeting with Dutch ...
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Martijn Nouwen in EU Scream podcast about mass deletion of European Commission emails 21 January 2022
In the podcast EU Scream, a non-for-profit organisation based in Brussels, Martijn Nouwen tells about his research into communications on European tax...
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'Separating siblings in out-of-home care is very tough' 07 January 2022
Every year in the Netherlands, thousands of children are placed in out-of-home care because their parents are unable to look after them properly or be...
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Olaf van Vliet on BNR Nieuwsradio about staff shortages and labour force participation of over 55s 21 December 2021
Due to the tightness of the labour market, staff shortages are on the rise in many sectors. One solution often mentioned in the policy debate is that ...
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Martijn Nouwen in Der Spiegel About the New EU Code of Conduct Against Harmful Tax Practices 03 December 2021
Der Spiegel reports about the planned reform of the EU Code of Conduct aimed at tackling harmful tax practices of EU Member States. A reform is urgent...