News - Ministry of Justice and Security
126 news items of Ministry of Justice and Security
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...