In the media
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Using frozen Russian assets to help UkraineIn de media 22 December 2025The European Union is considering ways to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. Joris Larik, associate professor European and international la...
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Special drone flights above the North Sea in 2026?In the media 18 December 2025From the end of 2026, drone flights could be tested out of visual range in a special zone above the North Sea. Assistant Professor Benjamyn I. Scott c...
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US access to Dutch DigiD data raises red flagsIn the media 16 December 2025A potential takeover of Dutch cloud company Solvinity by US company Kyndryl could give the US government access to Dutch citizens’ DigiD data. Reijer ...
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Denmark as a guiding country for migration policy: a model with limitsIn the media 16 December 2025Denmark is seen as an example of strict asylum policy within the European Union. Mark Klaassen, Assistant Professor of Immigration Law, warns in a ‘BN...
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Tech billionaires want their own mini nations without democratic checksIn the media 16 December 2025Power and money are not enough for big tech entrepreneurs who are investing billions in digital nations. Reijer Passchier, Professor of Digitalisation...
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Can the new ‘informateur’ Letschert cut the Gordian knot?In the media 11 December 2025Rianne Letschert, President of Maastricht University, will lead the next coalition negotiations to form a new Dutch government. Wim Voermans, Professo...
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Dutch childcare benefits scandal: why settlements are slowIn the media 03 December 2025Victims receive little clarity about compensation in the childcare benefits scandal. Ymre Schuurmans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative L...
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Experts slam Dutch asylum decision on Afghan womenIn the media 01 December 2025The Dutch immigration service IND wants to deport several Afghan women despite the Taliban rule in Afghanistan. Experts including Mark Klaassen, Assis...
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DigiD and MijnOverheid: who gets power in foreign takeovers?In the media 01 December 2025Essential services risk being taken over by US Big Tech companies, affecting privacy and digital sovereignty in the Netherlands. Reijer Passchier, Ass...
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Loyalty cards are a gold mine of information for supermarketsIn the media 27 November 2025Supermarkets collect valuable information about their consumers from loyalty cards. Gerrit-Jan Zwenne, Professor of Law and Digital Technologies, tell...
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The Digital Omnibus is a risk for our digital rights26 November 2025Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law & Technology at eLaw, was interviewed by EUobserver and Al Jazeera English on the European Commission...
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Thorbecke Prize: honouring political eloquenceIn the media 24 November 2025In late-night talk show Pauw & De Wit, Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional Law and chairman of the Thorbecke Association, speaks of the importan...
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Will relaxing tech regulations benefit users or Big Tech?In the media 24 November 2025The EU wants to simplify digital legislation, but opponents warn of a dangerous concession to US tech companies. Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor...
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Will free childcare for working parents help the right people?In the media 21 November 2025From 2029, childcare in the Netherlands will be almost free for working parents. Egbert Jongen, Professor of Economics, spoke with Nieuwsuur about the...
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Double standards in the prosecution of violent fathersIn the media 20 November 2025The prosecution of violent fathers is regularly abandoned, supposedly ‘in the best interests of the child’. Assistant professor Mojan Samadi responds ...