News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Additional municipalities to tackle youth crime

   The government is to support more municipalities with tackling incidences of youth crime. The area-oriented preventative strategy ...

   News item | 22-05-2023 | 11:53

2. Ministry of Justice and Security invested in tackling organized crime, justice and shelter

   In 2022, the Ministry of Justice and Security invested heavily in tackling organized crime. This means among other things that ...

   News item | 17-05-2023 | 10:15

3. Judges over the age of seventy can continue to serve as deputy judges

   Judges and justices who reach the statutorily determined age of dismissal of 70 years, will continue to be available as either ...

   News item | 16-05-2023 | 10:49

4. Tackling international crimes head-on

   Perpetrators of international crimes should not go unpunished. This is especially important for the victims. Tackling these ...

   News item | 15-05-2023 | 20:30

5. Refugees from Ukraine will be able to see a psychologist from their home country

   Refugees from Ukraine who fled to the Netherlands because of the conflict in their country and who are uncertain about their ...

   News item | 12-05-2023 | 16:00

6. Additional expenditures on asylum, surveillance and security, and youth protection

   The government is facing major financial challenges and has had to make challenging decisions in adopting the Spring Memorandum. ...

   News item | 28-04-2023 | 15:00

7. Cabinet sets Multiannual Production Forecast

   The cabinet is preparing for an influx of over 70,000 asylum applicants this year. This is reflected in the Multiannual ...

   News item | 28-04-2023 | 13:00

8. Minister Weerwind bans untargeted advertising for online games of chance

   As of 1 July, Minister Franc Weerwind of Legal Protection will ban untargeted advertising for online games of chance. The ban ...

   News item | 19-04-2023 | 09:00

9. Minister Yesilgöz-Zegerius concludes agreements on the exchange of information regarding ISIS terrorists and war criminals

   Bringing ISIS terrorists and war criminals to trial has a high priority for the Netherlands. Sound evidence gathering is ...

   News item | 18-04-2023 | 16:00

10. Statement meeting Vendôme Group

    On 17 April 2023, Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius hosted a meeting of the Vendôme Group in Amsterdam and ...

    News item | 17-04-2023 | 15:21