News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Minister Van Weel remains fully committed to dismantling criminal revenue models

   Serious criminals are always driven by a desire for money and power. They need money not only to live in luxury but also to ...

   News item | 10-06-2025 | 15:30

2. Cabinet invests millions in migration deals

   The government will invest heavily to prevent irregular migration and facilitate the return of migrants without right of ...

   News item | 23-05-2025 | 17:00

3. Minister Van Weel launches European resilience coalition

   In Brussels today, nine countries launched a joint European resilience coalition at the initiative of the Netherlands. Belgium, ...

   News item | 22-05-2025 | 12:00

4. Legislative proposal to collect DNA material from suspects sent to House of Representatives

   The government wants to make it possible to take cellular material from suspects of serious crimes as early as the investigation ...

   News item | 16-05-2025 | 16:48

5. More forms of espionage to be a criminal offence from 15 May onwards

   More forms of espionage, such as digital and diaspora espionage, are to be a criminal offence from 15 May onwards. To achieve ...

   News item | 15-05-2025 | 13:29

6. Electronic bill of lading to have same effect as paper version

   The transport of goods by sea involves the use of what is referred to as a bill of lading. This bill of lading is a negotiable ...

   News item | 14-05-2025 | 16:00

7. State Secretary Struycken signs European convention protecting lawyers in Luxembourg

   State Secretary for Legal Protection Teun Struycken has signed the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the ...

   News item | 13-05-2025 | 17:30

8. National Wildfire Crisis Plan sent to House of Representatives

   The government today sent the House of Representatives a comprehensive crisis plan for the cooperation among crisis partners in ...

   News item | 13-05-2025 | 16:00

9. 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

10. 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