In the media
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Jan van de Streek: ’Consumer spending contingency plan is tremendously complicated' 24 August 2022The coalition parties of the Dutch Government plan to convene on Wednesday and Thursday this week for a priority meeting on the predicted 6.8% decline...
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Miranda Boone in NRC: 'Leave for prisoners is essential' 22 August 2022Tightened rules are preventing prisoners from taking leave, even though this would help with their reintegration.
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Refusing Russian tourists is only possible at European level 17 August 2022In the wake of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, several European countries want to introduce entry bans for Russian nationals. But can they...
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Olaf van Vliet discusses staff shortages on Omroep West: Untapped labour potential and higher wages 17 August 2022All of society is having to deal with the effects of staff shortages. Hospitals are unable to fill their duty rosters, primary schools are having to c...
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A permanent citizens' council: The missing link in Dutch politics 17 August 2022Neighbouring countries have shown that when citizens are allowed to contribute their ideas, political discussions that have reached an impasse can be ...
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Joni Reef: 'We’re prisoners of our own perspective' 15 August 2022One perspective, one cell, one outlook on life: what are we all prisoners of? That’s the question Vrij Nederland put to various experts, including Jon...
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Bart Schermer: ‘Threats via internet also liable to punishment’ 11 August 2022Austria wants to crack down on online threats and hatred. The reason is the death of GP Lisa-Maria Kellermayr. She committed suicide at the end of Jul...
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Podcast De Verbranders critical of European border and asylum procedures 27 July 2022The Dutch asylum application centre in Ter Apel is overburdened, an issue that is currently a prominent feature in the Dutch media. In podcast De Verb...
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Leiden Law Cast #7: Law and computers with Professor Jaap van den Herik 22 July 2022Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Pauline Schuyt: 'Life imprisonment demand ineffective if goal is deterrence' 15 July 2022The number of life sentences in the Netherlands is rising sharply. This is a clear response to the serious drugs violence and brutal attacks on our ru...
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Jan van de Streek: 'Tax Authorities broke the law by leaking information to Uber 12 July 2022
The Dutch Tax Authorities leaked information about an international tax audit to Uber. In addition, they ‘obstructed and delayed’ an investigation by ...
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Jan Vleggeert: Reservations about reduction in tax avoidance via the Netherlands 30 June 2022The Dutch Ministry of Finance says that new rules have significantly reduced tax avoidance via 'transit country' the Netherlands. Jan Vleggeert, Profe...
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Mariëlle Bruning on Inspectorate’s inquiry into placement in care 28 June 2022Many parents whose children have been placed in care do not understand the basis on which the decision was taken. Dutch youth protection organisations...
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Jorrit Rijpma in Bureau Buitenland on storming of Melilla 27 June 2022
Last Friday, more than a dozen people died during the storming of Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla. A dramatic incident, but certainly not the...
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Luuk van Middelaar in the media on Ukraine’s EU candidacy 24 June 2022At a recent meeting, the leaders of the European Union formally approved Ukraine and Moldova’s candidate status to join the bloc. The message is: you ...