In the media
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Jorrit Rijpma on increase of boat refugees crossing Channel 26 November 2021
At least 27 migrants died on 24 November after their boat capsized in the Channel between France and England.
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Marike Knoef on highest inflation since 2008 22 November 2021
Eurostat, the European statistical office, reports that inflation in the Eurozone has increased to 4.1 per cent. What are the implications for your wa...
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Peter Rodrigues advocates statelessness determination procedure 22 November 2021
Since August 2020, Vasco has been living in a shelter for the homeless in Leiden, because he has no job and receives no social security benefits. He h...
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Space debris after Russian missile test: 'Totally irresponsible' 22 November 2021
Russia recently blew up a defect satellite. As a result, the amount of space debris in Earth orbit has increased.
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In the media: Martijn Nouwen's research into EU tax body 18 November 2021
Martijn Nouwen's research exposes for the first time to the general public how the 'secret' European Code of Conduct group has failed to eliminate var...
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Could a QR check at work lead to ‘corona dismissal’? 16 November 2021
The Dutch Government would like to allow QR checks at work. Legal experts expect that employees who refuse could be dismissed.
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Ingrid Leijten: 'Strong justification needed to introduce 2G policy' 16 November 2021
To what extent can Parliament limit freedom with the so-called 2G policy? Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law Ingrid Leijten ...
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Wimar Bolhuis joins audit committee of Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis 16 November 2021
Wimar Bolhuis, lecturer in economics, has become a member of the Central Planning Committee (CPC), the independent supervisory committee which audits ...
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Emma van der Vos in Trouw on domestic workers’ right to unemployment benefit 16 November 2021
Due to an exception in the law, domestic workers employed by private persons cannot automatially benefit from social security schemes. Home help Carol...
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Shopkeepers who refuse entry to unvaccinated people are within their rights' 16 November 2021
Immediately after the Dutch government’s press conference about the new coronavirus measures, a shopkeeper in Eindhoven hung up a notice in his window...
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NRC on Federica Casano’s research into European tax havens 16 November 2021
In Europe, citizens have a right of access to government information. The European Commission, however, has various methods to prevent this. For examp...
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Research Martijn Nouwen about secretive EU tax body revealed in media under #TheCode 12 November 2021
Under #TheCode, European media are reporting on Martijn Nouwens’s research on the secretive EU Code of Conduct Group which is tasked with tackling har...
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Annemarie Drahmann on the government’s new public administration culture 08 November 2021
The Dutch childcare allowance affair has exposed the failings of the democratic constitutional state. Early in 2021, the government therefore pledged ...
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Home carer goes to court to demand pension and unemployment benefits 08 November 2021
Ms. Kollmann, a home care worker in the Netherlands, is demanding pension and unemployment benefits from the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency (UWV). An...
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Hendriks: Spanish euthanasia law important, but with teething problems 04 November 2021
Earlier this year, Spain passed a law that legalises euthanasia and assisted suicide. Spain is now the fourth country in Europe with such a law. Its i...