In the media
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Ruling: temporary coffeeshop licences are allowed 14 September 2023
Coffeeshop licences may be issued temporarily and reissued after this period has expired. This follows from a ruling by the Administrative Jurisdictio...
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Commercial consultancy firms take on role of civil servants 13 September 2023
Research by Dutch television programme ‘Nieuwsuur’ shows that local councils in the Netherlands often lack civil servants and experts to support the i...
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Big tech and their leaders are a danger to democracy 13 September 2023
Elon Musk managed to foil a strategic Ukrainian drone attack with the push of a button. It clearly shows that democracy is hanging by a thread, says A...
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Pressure on function of checks and balances in Parliament 05 September 2023
Polls conducted by I&O research point to a political landslide. What's in store for the Netherlands? The polls show that the new party of MP Pieter Om...
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Khadija Arib takes legal action to stop inquiry 31 August 2023
During her time as Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives, Arib was, among other things, accused of creating an 'unsafe working environment'. T...
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Gambling companies have a big say in draft of new advertising rules 24 August 2023
Research from Dutch news organisation NOS shows that gambling companies, including Holland Casino and the Dutch Lottery, have more influence on the cr...
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What opportunities are lying in wait for veteran politician Pieter Omtzigt? 22 August 2023
Omtzigt's new political party 'Nieuw Sociaal Contract' focuses on two key issues: livelihood security and good governance. A candidate list does not e...
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Knowledge gap due to exodus of Dutch MPs 14 August 2023
With the exodus of departing parliamentarians, which seems to have gained momentum this summer, the loss of experience in parliament after the upcomin...
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The Dutch Constitution should be more accessible 03 August 2023
The Dutch Constitution is the second oldest constitution in the world after the US Constitution and it dates back to 1814. Wim Voermans, Professor of ...
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Is it possible to ban Quran burning? 01 August 2023
Authorities in Denmark and Sweden are examining whether it is possible to ban Quran burning following recent incidents. These have caused tension in m...
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Wim Voermans on collapse of Dutch government 19 July 2023
What is the current status of the Dutch House of Representatives? Could anyone have predicted the collapse of the government?
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Could a minority government be the solution for Dutch politics? 18 July 2023
In an opinion piece in Dutch newspaper NRC, Corné Smit, teaching and research staff member at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law,...
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Why will elections for Dutch Parliament not be held until November? 13 July 2023
Now that the government has collapsed, the Netherlands will have to vote once more. The elections will not take place before November, says the Electo...
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Geerten Boogaard 'the provinces are generally perceived as being quite invisible and distant' 12 July 2023
In order to create a better understanding of the role of the province in the future, Geerten Boogaard, Professor of Local Government at Leiden Univers...
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No social safety net for 'PGB' caregivers who care for seriously ill relatives 06 July 2023
An investigation carried out by Dutch news programme Nieuwsuur has revealed that despite a recent ruling by the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Central Appe...