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A fast fixed internet connection for all Dutch citizens by 2023
Fast internet, available everywhere and to everyone: both fixed and mobile. The Dutch government has set the goal of providing ...
Reimer Veldhuis appointed new State Advocate
Effective 1 September 2018 and on the recommendation of Minister Grapperhaus (Justice and Security), R.W. (Reimer) Veldhuis, LLM, ...
Harbers: “Emphasis on the authentic story of LGBTs and converts”
The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst (IND) is set to change the way it assesses the ...
Legal protection of journalistic sources finalised
The Upper House of Parliament today adopted the legislative proposal by Minister of Justice and Security Ferdinand Grapperhaus to ...
DNA sample of suspect with unknown address to possibly be taken earlier
Minister Grapperhaus of Security and Justice is making preparations for the possible earlier collection of DNA material from ...
State Secretary making a case for an economy without waste
The times of manufacturing things, using them, and subsequently discarding or incinerating them are over. The Netherlands is ...
Point of view of the Netherlands at the General Court of the European Union on Starbucks
Point of view of the Netherlands at the hearing before the General Court of the European Union on 2 July 2018 on Starbucks ...
CoCos not tax deductible anymore as from 1 January 2019
Contingent Convertibles (CoCos) are specific bonds that absorb losses when the capital of a bank or insurer declines below a ...
Major investment to improve performance of criminal justice chain
Major investments will be made in the criminal justice chain in the coming years, aiming to shorten processing times, improve the ...
Brighter prospects for displaced Iraqis
The Dutch government will support displaced Iraqis returning to towns and villages recently occupied by ISIS. Sigrid Kaag, the ...