In the media
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False statements, liquidations, lawyers pulling out. Is the crown witness scheme worth the risk? 09 April 2024
Law firm Ficq & Partners has pulled out of the Marengo trial in the Netherlands. It claims that the use of a crown witness entails ‘unmanageable risk’...
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Is the Netherlands liable for refugee suffering on Greek islands? 08 April 2024
Three NGOs are suing the Dutch state for actively contributing to the suffering of refugees on Greek islands. In Dutch newspaper ‘Trouw’, the organisa...
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Reducing information inequality between citizens and government 04 April 2024
The Netherlands aims to have open and responsive government. As part of the ‘Actieplan Open Overheid’, Ymre Schuurmans, Annemarie Drahmann and Louis H...
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Dutch MPs involved in promoting Russian propaganda 03 April 2024
Information obtained from Czech intelligence authorities has shown that politicians from several European countries, including the Netherlands, are in...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri interviewed on Arise TV on the AI Act 28 March 2024
Dr Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor at eLaw, was interviewed on 22 March 2024, by Arise TV in the TV show 'Global Business Report' conducted ...
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Can Reddit and YouTube be held liable for user radicalisation? 27 March 2024
Cases have been brought against YouTube and Reddit for spreading conspiracy theories. They are accused of being behind the radicalisation of a man who...
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Labour Authority to dish out fines for bogus internships 25 March 2024
A number of farmers and the exchange agency SUSP are accused of deception in their deployment of foreign interns. The agricultural companies allegedly...
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Opinion piece: Wilders’ remarks are offensive and unacceptable 21 March 2024
Recently, a pro-Palestine demonstration was held outside the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam during its opening, which was being attended by Pr...
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Dutch cabinet formation: how are we going to achieve the impossible? 20 March 2024
In his report, Dutch cabinet negotiator Kim Putters proposes the formation of a ‘programme cabinet’ and an outline agreement. The four political parti...
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Deepfake video enforcement is a problem: ‘You can't ban all porn videos.’ 20 March 2024
Many deepfake porn videos are going around appearing to feature popular Dutch presenters, actors and politicians. These videos are banned, and yet the...
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Quincy Promes arrested in Dubai: will he be extradited to the Netherlands? 20 March 2024
Quincy Promes has been arrested in Dubai at the request of the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service. The Dutch judicial authorities now want Dubai t...
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Olaf van Vliet discusses rise in self-employment on NU.nl 19 March 2024
The number of self-employed people has risen over the past few years. Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet explains this development in Dutch online ...
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New EU-Swiss negotiations 19 March 2024
A broad package of measures has been launched to deepen and expand the EU-Switzerland relationship. Christa Tobler was interviewed by both Süddeutsche...
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ASML threatening to move abroad for no good reason 18 March 2024
Population growth is falling, tax advantages for expats are not attractive enough and there’s a lack of qualified workers. Three reasons why Peter Wen...
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Do codes of conduct apply to civil servants’ free time? 18 March 2024
According to research conducted by regional Dutch newspaper ‘BN DeStem’, emigration to Russia certainly isn’t off the cards for some Dutch people. Inf...