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New European privacy regulations come a step closer
The Senate has today adopted a law put forward by Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker which implements the EU’s new...
Dekker: end to automatic eligibility for conditional release
To increase society's sense of security and justice, future custodial sentences will actually have to be spent within prison...
2017 Immigration Services Report: Number of asylum seekers holding steady, composition has changed
The total volume of asylum seekers – consisting of first-time and repeat applications and family reunifications – registered by...
Cyber security: essential for economic and social opportunities
The new National Cyber Security Agenda (NCSA) strengthens our digital security and ensures that the vital interests of the...
Dutch Government pledges increased support for vulnerable young people
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Hugo de Jonge and Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker have mapped out a...
Legislative proposal for bearer shares sent to House of Representatives
Bearer shares are being discontinued for unlisted companies. Soon, it will only be possible to trade bearer shares via a...
Senate assents to compensation for emotional loss
Today, the Senate accepted a legislative proposal from Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker that will regulate...
Measures to combat financial flows from countries that are not free
The government is looking at ways to prevent money from foreign countries being used to buy undesirable influence over Dutch...
National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism: although threat is changing, level will remain at 4
The jihadist threat in the Netherlands is changing. Due to the collapse of the 'caliphate', ISIS has been weakened....
Restricted retention obligation for telecommunication data in investigations
A ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has led Ferdinand Grapperhaus, the Minister of Justice and Security, to...