News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Working towards a resilient and just democratic rule of law for everyone

   Keeping the Netherlands secure and equitable so that people can live together safely and freely seems self-evident. However, ...

   News item | 13-09-2024 | 14:00

2. Minister Faber: The Netherlands will have the strictest asylum regime ever

   The Netherlands is unable to handle the high numbers of migrants. Asylum centres are filled to the brim, procedures take too long ...

   News item | 13-09-2024 | 14:00

3. Cyber crisis drills boost the Netherlands’ resilience

   The Cabinet has approved Justice and Security Minister Van Weel’s proposal to send the ISIDOOR IV evaluation report to the House ...

   News item | 23-08-2024 | 16:00

4. New Justice and Security laws as of July 1, 2024

   Rape and sexual assault victims will be able to file a police report in more situations, descendants of enslaved people can ...

   News item | 05-07-2024 | 12:00

5. New Sexual Offences Act now effective

   The new Sexual Offences Act is effective as from 1 July and provides victims of sexual violence and sexually transgressive ...

   News item | 01-07-2024 | 10:46

6. Temporary Protection Directive extended up to and including 4 March 2026

   The war in Ukraine is not over yet. The Council of the European Union has therefore extended the Temporary Protection Directive ...

   News item | 25-06-2024 | 13:00

7. Research: more than half of Dutch people do not hear the difference between the real and cloned voice of a someone they know

   The government has issued a warning about online deception using the voice of an acquaintance or loved one. 6 out of 10 Dutch ...

   News item | 19-06-2024 | 06:15

8. Senate approves Data Processing by Partnerships Act

   Today the Dutch Senate approved the Data Processing by Partnerships Act (Wet gegevensverwerking door samenwerkingsverbanden, ...

   News item | 18-06-2024 | 15:00

9. State of Migration 2024: Steps taken in 2023 to get a grip on migration

   Even though 2023 saw a global increase in migration, fewer people came to the Netherlands: 332,863 people, 17% less than in 2022. ...

   News item | 14-06-2024 | 13:00

10. Terrorist threat increased slightly: chance of attack in the Netherlands is real

    The terrorist threat has again increased slightly in recent months, as a result of, among other things, the war in Gaza, Koran ...

    News item | 11-06-2024 | 15:36