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  1. Neutral presence for special enforcement officers

    Special enforcement officers should have a neutral presence. For that reason, they are no longer permitted to wear visible ...

    News item | 14-11-2024 | 17:54

  2. Multi-million boost to continue developing drone detection in prisons

    An additional €16 million will be allocated each year to prevent inmates from continuing their criminal activities while in ...

    News item | 14-11-2024 | 17:34

  3. The Netherlands presents logo for NATO Summit 2025

    On 24 and 25 June the Netherlands will be hosting the NATO Summit 2025 at the World Forum The Hague. Today the Netherlands ...

    News item | 12-11-2024 | 16:00

  4. Minister Faber announces border controls

    To combat irregular migration and migrant smuggling, the Netherlands is temporarily reintroducing internal border controls from 9 ...

    News item | 11-11-2024 | 17:15

  5. First development budget cuts announced: overhaul of grants for NGOs

    The government is reducing the budget for cooperation with NGOs from 2026. The government wants to simplify and sharpen the focus ...

    News item | 11-11-2024 | 08:00

  6. United Nations adopts Dutch AI resolution

    The Netherlands wants better global agreements on the military use of artificial intelligence (AI). That is why we, together with ...

    News item | 07-11-2024 | 09:13

  7. Higher prison sentences possible for drug criminals

    The legal maximum sentence for the more serious forms of hard drug crime goes up. Our country must become as unattractive as ...

    News item | 21-10-2024 | 14:30

  8. Einstein Telescope in border region step closer

    Major steps have been taken to build the Einstein Telescope in the border region of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. This ...

    News item | 18-10-2024 | 12:00

  9. Psychological violence to become a punishable offence

    State Secretary for Justice and Security Ingrid Coenradie is introducing a legislative bill to make psychological violence a ...

    News item | 16-10-2024 | 17:00

  10. Government wants to see Dutch as the norm and fewer foreign students in higher education

    In a letter sent to the House of Representatives today, education, culture and science minister Eppo Bruins wrote that he wants ...

    News item | 15-10-2024 | 16:00