In the media
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'Multinationals in the Netherlands have many ways to lower tax burden' 22 July 2021A report by interest group Tax Justice Network shows that the Netherlands is still one of the most attractive countries for companies when it comes to...
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'Global minimum corporate tax rate: ifs and buts' 20 July 2021More than 130 countries, including the Netherlands, have decided to introduce a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent. The plan would lead to 125 b...
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Paul Nieuwbeerta in The Lancet on detainees’ health 20 July 2021For the first time, research has been conducted on how the health of detained persons prior to their detention differs from that of non-detainees and ...
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Dirk Visser on copyright and platform liability YouTube 15 July 2021In a column on Mr. Online, Dirk Visser, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, looks at what You Tube is doing or should be doing to counter copyrigh...
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Reijer Passchier on radio about Big Tech 06 July 2021Last Saturday, Reijer Passchier was a guest on one of his favourite radio programmes: Dr. Kelder en Co.
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Jan Vleggeert: published memo 'quite remarkable' 06 July 2021
At the end of June 2021, The Dutch Ministry of Finance made a policy document public that dates back to 2016. In it, civil servants acknowledge that t...
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‘12-year-olds capable of deciding about vaccination with assistance’ 06 July 2021Children aged between 12 and 17 years can decide themselves whether they want to be vaccinated or not. Experts say that children are capable of taking...
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Interview with Christa Tobler in de “Hofvijver” (Montesquieu Instituut) 30 June 2021On 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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'Hesitancy in implementing what is already meagre asylum policy’ 25 June 2021The Moria deal has been marked as a controversial issue in the formation process for a new Dutch government – a development that fits with the governm...
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Carsten Stahn: 'New ICC prosecutor can bring new momentum' 18 June 2021On Wednesday 16 June 2021, Karim Khan was sworn in at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Experts say this is no easy time to join th...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Rules in space are to everyone’s advantage' 15 June 2021Space is of enormous strategic value. Having rules in space therefore is to everyone’s advantage.
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'If a country is not safe, it will not become wealthy' 08 June 2021
Over the past 20 years, levels of common crime throughout the world dropped, except in countries that are plagued by poverty, have large families and ...
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Income-based fines coming in the Netherlands? 07 June 2021In many European countries, the amount of a fine is based on the level of your income. This already exists in Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, and Sp...
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Mariëlle Bruning: No complete figures on waiting lists for youth care 03 June 2021
The waiting lists in youth care are alarmingly long. This has been confirmed again by a study carried out by the Dutch foundation The Forgotten Child.
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Steven Truxal on aviation incident with Belarus 28 May 2021Government leaders have been searching for words to condemn the actions of Belarus which intercepted a passenger aircraft flying from Athens to Vilniu...