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  1. Cabinet: green light for Minister Faber’s asylum plans

    The Dutch cabinet has approved the proposal by Minister Faber, the Minister of Asylum and Migration, to submit her asylum reform ...

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

  2. 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

  3. Three Islamic speakers not allowed to enter the Netherlands

    Three foreign Islamic speakers who were due to speak at an event in Utrecht on Saturday 22 February 2025 have been barred from ...

    News item | 19-02-2025 | 15:55

  4. Fundamental change of direction in policy on games of chance

    State Secretary Struycken (Legal Protection) is reviewing policy on games of chance. This is stated in the vision on games of ...

    News item | 14-02-2025 | 14:30

  5. Number of traffic fines down half a million in 2024

    Over the whole of 2024, more than half a million fewer traffic fines were issued than in 2023. The decrease was spread across all ...

    News item | 05-02-2025 | 10:00

  6. European Court of Justice rules on Dutch civic integration policy

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on the civic integration policy for asylum status holders under the Dutch Civic ...

    News item | 04-02-2025 | 15:20

  7. Increased funding for legal aid via legal aid clinics

    State Secretary for Legal Protection Teun Struycken has made an additional €400,000 available in grants for legal aid clinics. ...

    News item | 31-01-2025 | 15:30

  8. Government takes steps in long-term policy on Ukrainians

    The government is committed to helping displaced people return to Ukraine as soon as it is safe for them to do so. This is also ...

    News item | 31-01-2025 | 14:30

  9. Minor asylum seeker may lose permit after offence

    The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) may henceforth revoke a minor's asylum permit if he or she is convicted of a ...

    News item | 17-01-2025 | 09:53

  10. Government explores options to avoid undermining right to demonstrate

    The constitutional freedom to demonstrate is a fundamental right and an important part of our democratic society. Ministers van ...

    News item | 10-01-2025 | 15:45