In the media
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Current and proposed Dutch asylum policy09 December 2024Many countries are tightening the screws on their migration policies to make them less attractive to asylum seekers. Mark Klaassen, university lecture...
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To what extent is the public interest considered in the corporate sector?03 December 2024Companies are increasingly being urged to not only generate financial returns, but also to consider the public interest. Tom Barkhuysen, Professor of ...
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Trump's trade war introducing unilateral trade tariffs violates treaty02 December 2024Terminating the Trade Treaty between the US, Mexico and Canada, as Trump intends, violates the treaty and also has implications for labour law, says e...
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European Court of Auditors: multinationals still adept at tax avoidance02 December 2024Multinationals in the Netherlands and across Europe continue to avoid paying tax. Tax revenue losses can amount to €100 billion a year. A report by th...
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Allowing foreign medicines violates Medicines Act29 November 2024The Netherlands is seeing an acute shortage of medicines. Research by Dutch newspaper ‘NRC’ shows that almost one in seven Dutch patients now relies o...
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Jens Iverson: The arrest warrants are for individuals, not for the state of Israel28 November 2024The Netherlands will comply with the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Netanyahu and proceed to arrest him as so...
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Will budget airlines face crackdown on misleadingly low ticket prices?27 November 2024Invoking old legislation, Spain has imposed fines on five airlines, including Ryanair, in an attempt to crack down on extra fees for hand luggage and ...
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ICC issues arrest warrant against Netanyahu26 November 2024The chance that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will actually be brought to trial seems slim. And yet the arrest warrant issued against Neta...
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New measures to tackle antisemitism26 November 2024Since the war in Gaza, antisemitism has been on the rise in the Netherlands. Last week, the cabinet presented measures to tackle this. Marloes van Noo...
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Rise in combination punishments with hospital orders: Pauline Schuyt warns of risks26 November 2024Pauline Schuyt, Professor of Penal Law and Sentencing, spoke on Dutch current affairs programme ‘EenVandaag’ about the stark rise in combination punis...
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Experts sound alarm over emergency accommodation for child asylum seekers26 November 2024The Dutch cabinet faces a challenging task. On 1 December, they are expected to present a plan for the accommodation of child asylum seekers at locati...
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Priority of banks and tax authorities in bankruptcies means loss of wealth25 November 2024Putting banks and the Tax and Customs Administration at the front of the queue in bankruptcy cases in the Netherlands is outdated. That is the conclus...
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Has ProRail stretched the limits of the right to strike?25 November 2024The strikes by Dutch rail operator ProRail are not predicted to end any time soon, and that will cause considerable inconvenience for travellers. ‘The...
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Dutch government discloses climate spending – but it could be clearer21 November 2024Financial support that wealthy countries provide to poorer countries in order to help them combat climate change and the associated emissions was the ...
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Entrepreneur’s role not given enough weight in VBAR Act19 November 2024Labour law experts have called on the Dutch government to review the bill for the Dutch Assessment of Employment Relationships and Legal Presumption (...