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  1. Careful phasing-out of inter-country adoption over six years

    Inter-country adoption will be carefully phased out over a six-year period. This approach allows countries of origin and licence ...

    News item | 09-12-2024 | 17:15

  2. Government works to increase resilience against military and hybrid threats

    The international security situation has deteriorated rapidly in recent years. We are already seeing the Netherlands being ...

    News item | 06-12-2024 | 16:00

  3. Prisons full, detainees sent home somewhat earlier

    The prison system is heading for a code black situation this week. This means that all prisons and police stations are running ...

    News item | 04-12-2024 | 17:28

  4. Entry into effect of the Data Processing by Partnerships Act

    The Data Processing by Partnerships Act (Wet gegevensverwerking door samenwerkingsverbanden (WGS)) will take effect on 1 March ...

    News item | 04-12-2024 | 09:40

  5. Multifaceted approach to tackle the multi-headed hydra of antisemitism

    A Netherlands without antisemitism is the foundation and guiding principle of the Strategy Against Antisemitism that the ...

    News item | 22-11-2024 | 15:00

  6. Better legal protection for vulnerable families in protection of juveniles

    In a letter to the House of Representatives, the minister for legal protection, Teun Struycken, outlines the main features of the ...

    News item | 18-11-2024 | 15:30

  7. €280 million extra for police and security

    Our security, freedoms and democratic rule of law are under threat. The government is responding to this by annually investing ...

    News item | 14-11-2024 | 17:54

  8. Neutral presence for special enforcement officers

    Special enforcement officers should have a neutral presence. For that reason, they are no longer permitted to wear visible ...

    News item | 14-11-2024 | 17:54

  9. Multi-million boost to continue developing drone detection in prisons

    An additional €16 million will be allocated each year to prevent inmates from continuing their criminal activities while in ...

    News item | 14-11-2024 | 17:34

  10. Higher prison sentences possible for drug criminals

    The legal maximum sentence for the more serious forms of hard drug crime goes up. Our country must become as unattractive as ...

    News item | 21-10-2024 | 14:30