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Prison sentence for threats to be increased to three years
The Minister of Justice and Security, Ferdinand Grapperhaus, would like to increase the maximum prison sentence for threats to ...
Modernisation of C2000 to continue
The C2000 system is used for mobile communications between emergency services, for example in the wake of a car collision. A ...
High-profile investors join Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019
Today, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United States of America announced that APG, PGGM, Silicon Valley Bank, BlackRock, ...
Tjibbe Joustra appointed head of committee to investigate past intercountry adoptions
The committee that will investigate the role and responsibility of the Dutch government in the intercountry adoption of children ...
Appointment of chair and members of the Insolvency Law Committee
By the Royal Decree of 15 April 2019, the chair and members of the Insolvency Law Committee that Minister for Legal Protection ...
Government takes measures against persistent state threats
There is an ongoing threat to our national security posed by other countries. By influencing domestic decision-making, sabotaging ...
Innovation cooperation between Singapore and the Netherlands
Ministry of Home Affairs of Singapore and Ministry of Justice and Security of the Netherlands - joint press release.
Minister Dekker visits Point Blanche prison on Sint Maarten
Yesterday, Minister Dekker (Legal Protection) and State Secretary Knops (Kingdom Relations) visited a number of detention ...
Change of gender registration made easier for transgenders
In future, it will be easier for transgenders to change the gender on their birth certificate. The 'expert's certificate' from a ...
Dutch-German collaboration to boost rail freight sector
The Netherlands and Germany are joining forces to increase the appeal and efficiency of rail freight transport even further. ...