In the media
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Influence of European Union on 'our' national laws is increasing 19 September 2022How many of our laws in the Netherlands are actually determined by the European Union? In many areas, the influence of the EU has increased. But 80 pe...
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Mariëlle Bruning in Trouw about extra money for youth protection 16 September 2022The Dutch cabinet will allocate a total of 40 million euros extra for institutions providing youth protection and youth rehabilitation over the next f...
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Olaf van Vliet and Eduard Suari Andreu in NRC about research on migrants and social security 13 September 2022EU migrants receive less frequent and lower benefits and allowances than Dutch citizens. This is according to research by Leiden economists Olaf van V...
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eLaw publishes article in Computer Law & Security Review 12 September 2022In healthcare, gender and sex considerations are crucial because they affect individuals' health and disease differences. Yet, most algorithms deploye...
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Olaf van Vliet in Trouw on purchasing power and effects of inflation on labour market 12 September 2022The Dutch Government recently announced measures to limit the loss of purchasing power. These include, for example, raising the minimum wage and healt...
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Jorrit Rijpma: Sending back asylum seekers is 'wishful thinking' 05 September 2022In the asylum plan presented last week, the Dutch cabinet announced that it would focus more on the departure of ‘Dublin claimants’. In doing so, the ...
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Mark Klaassen: 'Cabinet acting contrary to Directive on family reunification' 30 August 2022On Friday 26 August 2022, the Dutch cabinet presented its new asylum agreement. According to Assistant Professor Mark Klaassen, the new agreement is b...
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Bart Custers on BBC News about Uber’s Greyballing 29 August 2022In just over a decade, Uber has revolutionised how we move around our cities. The ride-hailing app was a game-changer: you just tapped your phone and ...
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Bart Custers in Trouw about new European digital identity 29 August 2022Europe is working full steam towards a digital identity for every EU citizen. And although it might be really useful to be able to hire a car everywhe...
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Empirical-legal research on online price discrimination 25 August 2022How do Dutch companies perceive online price discrimination? Kimia Heidary, Bart Custers, Helen Pluut and Jean-Pierre van der Rest recently published ...
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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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Hoekstra puts unity of Dutch Government at risk with nitrogen comments 23 August 2022Politicians in The Hague were in for an unpleasant surprise when the interview with CDA politician, and also current Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister, W...
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Jorrit Rijpma: A temporary asylum stop is in breach of European Convention on Human Rights 23 August 2022
In the Netherlands, various local VVD parties are calling for an asylum stop. Other political parties, Ja21, BBB, PVV and FvD, also see an asylum stop...
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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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Delay after delay: Is Dutch Government's reluctance to disclose information increasing? 18 August 2022The Dutch Open Government Act (Wet open overheid (Woo)) has been in effect for several months now. Yet various government authorities were in the news...