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1. Netherlands sends aid supplies to flooded region in Ukraine

   This news item contains information from Thursday 8 June. The Royal Lifesaving Federation of the Netherlands is now providing 22 ...

   News item | 11-06-2023 | 09:00

2. Government focuses on voluntary departure and phased transition to asylum reception for asylum applications from third-country nationals from Ukraine

   On 4 September, the Temporary Protection Directive for third-country nationals with a temporary residence permit in Ukraine will ...

   News item | 08-06-2023 | 11:55

3. Expo 2025 Osaka: design of the Netherlands Pavilion unveiled

   The Netherlands has announced its participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The Netherlands Pavilion is unique in that it ...

   News item | 05-06-2023 | 16:10

4. Government adopts advice Committee lawyer services to the State

   The government will adopt the recommendations of the Committee lawyer services to the State. Late 2020, this committee issued an ...

   News item | 02-06-2023 | 15:00

5. Proposed amendment Custodial Institutions (Framework) Act to House of Representatives

   The cabinet has agreed to a proposed amendment for the Custodial Institutions (Framework) Act to enable additional measures ...

   News item | 02-06-2023 | 12:28

6. Netherlands leads the way in Europe with bill for the Minimum Tax Rate Act 2024 (implementing ‘Pillar Two’)

   The bill for the proposed Minimum Tax Rate Act 2024 was presented today to the House of Representatives of the Dutch parliament. ...

   News item | 31-05-2023 | 16:23

7. Measures in women’s prisons after inspection report Nieuwersluis PI

   Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind and the Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI) are taking measures to tackle ...

   News item | 31-05-2023 | 13:00

8. Africa Strategy: government presents integrated approach to cooperation with Africa

   The Netherlands is sharpening the focus of its collaboration with Africa by investing more, more specifically, and more ...

   News item | 31-05-2023 | 11:26

9. Threat assessment NCTV: terrorist threat to the Netherlands increased

   The terrorist threat for the Netherlands has increased over the past half year. There are increasingly more signals that jihadist ...

   News item | 30-05-2023 | 16:00

10. Highlights of a year of feminist foreign policy

    The Netherlands seeks to reduce inequality, and it is committed to promoting the equality of men, women and LGBTIQ+ people all ...

    News item | 30-05-2023 | 10:30