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Netherlands to phase out public funding for new fossil fuel exports
The Netherlands has joined the group of countries who are committing to ending direct public funding for new fossil fuel projects ...
Number of electric shared cars has doubled in 2021
The amount of electric shared cars has more than doubled last year. In March 2020, there were 5,200 electric shared cars, while ...
Set-up of first seven cannabis-growing farms for experiment has commenced
To date, the ‘closed coffee shop chain experiment’ – also known as the ‘weed experiment’ – has involved the designation of seven ...
Infections must decrease, appropriate measures needed
In recent weeks the number of coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has risen rapidly. More and more people are being ...
Netherlands and United Arab Emirates step up economic cooperation
The Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have set up a joint committee to further strengthen economic cooperation. On ...
Improved monitoring bolsters integrity of legal profession
In order to bolster the quality and independence of the monitoring of the legal profession, the government will replace the ...
Minister Grapperhaus receives advisory report on ‘Making Surveillance and Security System Future-Proof’
In recent years, the cases in the surveillance and security system have become more complex, lengthy and extreme in terms of ...
Human rights under pressure globally in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic
The Human Rights Report 2020 gives a detailed account of the results of Dutch human rights policy.
NCTV Threat Assessment: No concrete indications of attacks – threat nevertheless conceivable
At present, there are individuals in the Netherlands who are becoming radicalised or who are already highly radicalised and pose, ...
3,300 weapons handed in during knife amnesty
Last week, 3,300 weapons were handed in to the police during the national knife amnesty. A range of weapons including machetes, ...