News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. The Netherlands and Ukraine sign Memorandum of Understanding for protecting critical infrastructure

   Ukraine and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the protection of critical infrastructure today. ...

   News item | 08-05-2025 | 18:00

2. European countries form coalition to fight organised crime at ports

   The Netherlands is joining forces with Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Sweden to make Europe's ports more resilient to ...

   News item | 25-04-2025 | 15:30

3. Offensive presents approach to tackle attacks using explosives

   In 2024, 1,543 attacks or attempted attacks using explosives took place in the Netherlands. That is an increase of 71% compared ...

   News item | 16-04-2025 | 14:45

4. Protecting journalists and human rights organisations from strategic lawsuits against public participation

   Participants in the public debate such as journalists, human rights organisations and researchers must be protected from ...

   News item | 15-04-2025 | 14:12

5. Experimental phase of the ‘Closed Coffee Shop Chain Experiment’ (weed experiment) starts on April 7th

   On April 7, 2025, the final phase of the 'Closed Coffee Shop Chain Experiment' will begin. In this phase, coffee shops in the ...

   News item | 02-04-2025 | 13:00

6. Special investigating officers to tackle sexual harassment in four additional cities

   As from Tuesday, 1 April, special investigating officers in four more cities – Almere, Dordrecht, Heerlen and Tilburg – will be ...

   News item | 31-03-2025 | 16:00

7. Next phase of pilot project begins: digital reporting requirement for football hooligans

   The digital reporting requirement pilot is now entering its next phase. From early April, the municipalities of Leeuwarden, ...

   News item | 31-03-2025 | 12:00

8. Legislation to be broadened to make more forms of espionage a criminal offence

   On 18 March the Dutch Senate approved a law criminalising more forms of espionage, such as digital and diaspora espionage. As a ...

   News item | 18-03-2025 | 16:45

9. New approach to relieve overcrowded prisons

   The Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI) has been facing a serious capacity problem since autumn 2023. For the past 8 months, ...

   News item | 07-03-2025 | 17:00

10. Extension of VOG application helps combat subversion in port areas

    Subversion is a broad social problem. The question of how to become more resilient against criminal interference was discussed at ...

    News item | 04-03-2025 | 09:00