Council of State

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The Council of State in The Hague
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BBB, PVV criticism of Council of State “quite disturbing” and "not good for democracy”
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Mona Keijzer
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Cabinet backs housing minister's plan to ban refugee priority for social housing
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A PostNL parcel van in Roermond, 21 July 2022
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PostNL delivery times to increase to three days starting 2027
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A woman enters a polling station in Amsterdam to vote in the European Parliament election on 6 June 2024.
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October election ballots finalized, cleared for printing
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Close-up image of a Dutch passport in 2013
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Cabinet to make 10 years minimum to obtain Dutch citizenship
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Gasunie's nitrogen installation near the village of Zuidbroek in Groningen
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Dutch cabinet pushes Groningen gas extraction damage law despite criticism
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Mona Keijzer
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Council of State questions housing bill as Minister urges Ukrainians to find own housing
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Social housing in Ypenburg, The Hague
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Banning cities from giving refugees housing priority is discriminating: Council of State
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A protest
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Court upholds abortions clinic protest ban but overturns ban on talking to visitors
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A wolf gave birth to a litter of at least seven cubs in the Veluwe, and several have been seen on different trail cameras in the area.
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At least 45 wolf cubs born in Netherlands this spring
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Plane landing at Schiphol Airport
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Council of State refuses Schiphol's request for temporary nature permit
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A cover on a bicycle in Amsterdam says, "Asylum seekers are okay". February 2014
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Council of State: New asylum law could make it illegal to help undocumented people
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The Council of State in The Hague
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Minister can still grant residence permits in exceptional cases, Council of State rules
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Construction site with buildings under construction in Nijmegen, 8 February 2023
Business
Priority to complaints speed up construction of 6,300 homes; Permits lagging behind
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Police at an anti-social distancing protest on the Malieveld in The Hague, 21 June 2020
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The Hague was allowed to block Covid lockdown protests, Council of State rules
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Railway tracks on embankment and bridge
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Council of State green lights plan to upgrade Amsterdam-Alkmaar railway
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The border between Leende, the Netherlands and Hamont-Achel, Belgium. Undated
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Council of State bars Netherlands from sending male asylum seekers back to Belgium
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David van Weel
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Minister must clarify Yemen asylum stance, Council of State rules
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Girl crying holding smartphone
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Dutch government introduces new law requiring schools to report serious bullying
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Coast of west Terschelling
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Drenthe family no longer allowed to use Terschelling home for holidays after 33 years
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A KLM aircraft at Schiphol Airport near in Amsterdam during the overnight period
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Amsterdam lodges appeal with Council of State for greater Schiphol flight reductions
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The provincial flag of Groningen flies in Winschoten with a seismogram printed on it in protest of gas extraction and the resultant earthquakes. 20 Sept. 2019
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Parliament votes to halt gas extraction in Warffum
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Young man at a doctor's consultation
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Dutch Council of State warns health deductible cut risks harming vulnerable groups
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The Council of State in The Hague
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Council of State rules that gas extraction company NAM can resume operations in Warffum