News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Initial reception centre for Ukrainian refugees to open in Amsterdam today

   As of today, the first wave of Ukrainian refugees who fled to the Netherlands and need a place to stay can make their way to ...

   News item | 01-03-2022 | 10:04

2. Sharing personal data for the purpose of intimidation to be made a criminal offence

   Sharing personal data for the purpose of harassing someone, also called doxing, needs to be made prosecutable under criminal law. ...

   News item | 28-02-2022 | 12:52

3. Criminalisation of espionage updated for the modern age

   Minister Yeşilgöz-Zegerius will today submit for consultation a legislative proposal to add a new provision to the Criminal Code. ...

   News item | 28-02-2022 | 12:31

4. 3 steps to reopen the Netherlands

   COVID-19 infection rates are high, and many people are self-isolating or self-quarantining at home. But despite the high number ...

   News item | 15-02-2022 | 19:10

5. Nearly all locations can be open until 22:00

   As of Wednesday 26 January, most locations in our country can once again be open, under certain conditions. This means that ...

   News item | 25-01-2022 | 19:10

6. Shops, gyms and hairdressers to reopen on Saturday 15 January

   The rules for sports, artistic and cultural activities, contact-based industries, shops and education will be relaxed on Saturday ...

   News item | 14-01-2022 | 20:30

7. The next step in Greek-Dutch cooperation: guardianship action plan signed

   Minister for Migration Broekers-Knol, Greek Minister for Migration Mitarakis and Deputy Minister for Migration Sofia Voultepsi ...

   News item | 21-12-2021 | 12:14

8. Slowing the spread of the Omicron variant: lockdown in the Netherlands

   It has become clear in the past week that the Omicron variant is spreading very rapidly in the Netherlands too. The Outbreak ...

   News item | 18-12-2021 | 19:15

9. Evening closures prolonged, primary schools to shut a week early before Christmas

   The number of new coronavirus cases is still very high and there are still many COVID-19 patients in hospital. But the surge in ...

   News item | 14-12-2021 | 19:15

10. Acute shortage of asylum reception spaces – government issues instructions

    There is an acute shortage of asylum reception spaces in the Netherlands. An intermittent outflow and high inflow will leave the ...

    News item | 14-12-2021 | 12:27