In the media
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Maartje van der Woude on discrimination at border controls15 February 2023In its ruling this week, The Hague Court of Appeal made short work of how the Dutch Border Police allow the colour of a person’s skin to be taken into...
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Gerrard Boot on embedding of zzp'ers within organisation14 February 2023The Dutch cabinet wants to stop organisations from using zzp’ers (self-employed professionals) for work that is deemed to be embedded in the organisat...
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Maartje van der Woude on NPO Radio 113 February 2023
Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, was a guest on NPO Radio 1 programme 'Spraakmakers' to talk about more border fences on the EU’s ...
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Wim Voermans on laser message projected onto Anne Frank House13 February 2023‘Anne Frank inventor of the ballpoint pen’ was the laser message projected onto the Anne Frank House last Monday. It could be viewed on a video shared...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'We have to protect our heritage on the moon, like Neil Armstrong’s footprints'09 February 2023Space is becoming increasingly busier due to the launching of satellites and tourists. But no binding international agreements have been made since 19...
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Barend Barentsen on strikes in regional public transport09 February 2023For one week, regional public transport drivers will go on strike. At least, that is what Dutch trade unions FNV and CNV are calling for. According to...
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Dealing with convicted Dutch nationals abroad09 February 2023The European Union has claimed, following its own investigation, that the Dutch government is falling short in how it deals with Dutch nationals convi...
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Mark Klaassen on Dutch NOS news on deportation of rejected asylum seekers08 February 2023At this week’s EU summit in Brussels, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte will try to get support for his plans to combat migration. He proposes tighter border...
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Olaf van Vliet on migrant workers and general welfare07 February 2023What would happen if there were fewer migrant workers in the Netherlands? Olaf van Vliet, Professor of Economics, discussed this question on Dutch new...
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Passchier and Voermans on fundamental rights in times of crisis06 February 2023Fundamental rights protect citizens from the government, but they are not absolute. A crisis situation not only gives the government the opportunity t...
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Luuk van Middelaar on EU Green Deal Industrial Plan06 February 2023Following developments in the US, the EU has now also opened the door for large-scale State aid to its own sustainable industries. A means to curb Chi...
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Bart Custers on insurance companies and fraud registers01 February 2023Insurance companies are registering more and more people for having committed fraud. In principle, it is a good idea to tackle cases of fraud. However...
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Anna-Alexandra Marhold in Dutch newspaper NRC: ‘The export ban on chips against China cannot be justified’01 February 2023Chip war export restrictions for ASML are most likely in conflict with the Word Trade Organisation’s regulations, claims Anna-Alexandra Marhold. China...
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Dutch cabinet not adopting Boot Committee's main recommendation on ZZP plans23 January 2023
According to Gerrard Boot, Professor of Labour Law, the recommendations of the Committee he chaired on model agreements (Boot Committee) are only part...
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Valerie Frissen on NPO Radio 1 about Microsoft's new VALL-E software19 January 2023Microsoft’s new software VALL-E only has to hear a voice for three seconds to be able to imitate it almost perfectly. You can choose which emotion the...