News - Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
106 news items of Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Environmental Act: better legislation, fewer regulations, more room
The Mining Act went into force in the Netherlands in 1810. It was the first act that was focused on the living environment. Since ...
Government agrees on rental sector reforms
The government has approved reforms to the rental housing sector proposed by the Minister for Housing, Stef Blok. The measures ...
Council of Ministers for the Kingdom orders ethics investigation for St Maarten
At the proposal of Ronald Plasterk, the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Council of Ministers for the Kingdom ...
New approach to setting maximum rents
The Cabinet has approved a proposal by housing minister Stef Blok to give valuations under the Immovable Property Act (WOZ) a ...
Cabinet approves Environmental and Planning Act
The new Environmental and Planning Act will lead to fewer rules, more freedom of choice for individuals and businesses, a single ...
Smaller government, fewer government buildings
Central government is being made smaller and more efficient. Between 2013 and 2020, the share of jobs in central government as a ...
Construction Products Regulation to enter into force in July
Bricks, insulating material, pipes, doors and other construction products must help to make our homes and other buildings safe ...
Government to relax rules for withdrawing passports to prevent convicted criminals from fleeing the country
The Public Prosecution Service will soon be able to apply for the withdrawal of passports of criminals sentenced to at least four ...
Government wants more focus on public interests during privatisations
The government wants public interests to be considered more fully when government services are privatised or semi-privatised. In ...
Social Economic impulse for Dutch Caribbean islands
The Dutch Central Government has together with the governments of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba discussed a number of ...