In the media
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Is threatening politicians a danger to democracy?30 May 2023After the episode of TV programme 'Collegetour' featuring Dutch Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag, more attention is (rightly) being paid to threats mad...
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Two-thirds majority required in Dutch Parliament for new pension law not met30 May 2023Three professors, including Leiden Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law Wim Voermans, sent an urgent letter to the Dutch Senate on 29 Ma...
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Need for active counterpower and greater transparency in local politics25 May 2023The Hague City Council is discussing the implications for local politics of the verdict acquitting former councillors De Mos and Guernaoui of corrupti...
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Exploring Jordan's archaeology from a bird's eye view25 May 2023Sufyan Al Karaimeh, a guest researcher at the Faculty of Archaeology, is currently involved in the Aerial Archaeology in Jordan (AAJ) Project. Over th...
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What about the right of employers to take action?24 May 2023The right to strike is regulated by the European Social Charter, but employers also have the right to take collective action. Employers actually resor...
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Dutch benefits department has ‘crossed the line’ once again24 May 2023The benefits department of the Dutch Tax Administration has attempted to reach backroom agreements with the judiciary about the decision period in ben...
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Dutch asylum policy remains thorny issue24 May 2023The Hague has announced that 70,000 refugees are expected to come to the Netherlands this year. How can situations like at the Ter Apel asylum centre ...
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Netherlands in violation of international convention on work incapacity23 May 2023The UN is highly critical of the Netherlands over the effect of its Work and Income (Capacity for Work) Act (WIA). Contrary to agreements, workers who...
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UNESCO Recognizes Manuscripts First Voyage Around the Globe and Hikayat Aceh as World Heritage18 May 2023UNESCO has recognized an international set of fifteen manuscripts about Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe and the three Hikayat...
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Two status system in asylum policy is a divisive issue17 May 2023Dutch coalition parties VVD and CDA want to tighten asylum policy and have launched a plan to grant two types of statuses to refugees. They also inten...
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Mariëlle Bruning featured on Op1 special on Dutch youth care16 May 2023Recently, the Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate sounded the alarm about the state of the Dutch youth care. What is going wrong and what needs t...
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Rowie Stolk on individual companies being targeted in test cases15 May 2023Interest group Animal Rights has started a test case to prompt the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) to tackle farmers who...
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Anne Meuwese on EU's impending AI regulation11 May 2023This regulation – also known as the AI Act – aims to ensure that AI systems sold and used in the EU are safe and consistent with existing fundamental ...
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High media coverage of innovative research presenting a new method for recovering ancient human DNA11 May 2023Since the publication of the article in the interdisciplinary journal Nature, over 200 news outlets have showcased the pioneering research.
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Alex Geert Castermans in Het Parool on the right to swim topless10 May 2023In Berlin, regulations have recently been amended to allow everyone to swim topless. In swimming pools in Amsterdam, women are still required to wear ...