Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations

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DigiD app on a Google Pixel A4, 28 January 2024
PoliticsBusiness
Parliament wants gov't to take DigiD away from Solvinity before U.S. takeover happens
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Polyamorous relationship
Politics
463 Netherlands residents in polygamous marriages, despite bigamy being illegal
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Large ballot paper used in the 2025 parliamentary election
Politics
Eleven municipalities to test smaller ballot in municipal elections next year
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The Ministry of Security and Justice and the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations located on Turfmarkt in The Hague. 12 October 2017.
CrimePolitics
Dutch government calls officials to work in-office after week of DDoS attacks: report
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Homes on the Hertogsveld in the Helmond district of Brandevoort De Veste. On the left the playground in front of the Hertogsveld, on the right the Herenlaan, 24 February 2024
Business
Nearly 1.4 million Dutch people think their neighborhood is deteriorating
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
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Gov't talking with employers about making slavery commemoration a public holiday
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
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Tens of thousands of third-country nationals working in Netherlands without permits
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Minister Marjolein Faber of Asylum and Migration signing a letter asking the European Commission to give the Netherlands an opt-out on EU asylum policy, 18 September 2024
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Faber backtracks: Now "100% supports" Royal distinctions for asylum volunteers
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DeepSeek chatbot.
PoliticsTechInnovation
Dutch gov't bans officials from using Chinese AI app DeepSeek over espionage concerns
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Musicians play during the Extinction Rebellion demonstration in The Hague; March 11, 2023..
Politics
Dutch gov't wants to limit right to demonstrate, but unclear how
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Hundreds of people take part in a march against racism and discrimination in Amsterdam. 18 March 2023
CrimePolitics
Netherlands must do more against "structural" racism in gov't services: State Committee
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Parliament in the Netherlands
CrimePolitics
Ethnically diverse officials face daily racism at work in Dutch government
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PVV leader Geert Wilders sitting alongside MP Edgar Mulder, in front of their colleagues in the Tweede Kamer, Elmar Vlottes, Gidi Markuszower, and Léon de Jong. 1 October 2024
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VVD wants 3-seat threshhold for parliament; D66 wants to ban parties with 1 member
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A man holding a smartphone
Politics
Dutch PM bans smartphones from Cabinet meetings over espionage concerns
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Traditional Wooden Fishing Boats, called Botters, moored in the harbor of the historic fishing village of Bunschoten-Spakenburg in the Netherlands
Politics
Number of mayor applicants still decreasing; Ministry launching an investigation
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Mona Keijzer talking to BBB party members in Deventer next to party leader Caroline van der Plas, September 1, 2023.
Politics
New Housing Min. won't comment on fight to block housing construction affecting her view
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Caspar Veldkamp
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Candidate Foreign Minister thinks he can explain far-right cooperation abroad
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Polling station in Amsterdam for the European Parliament elections on 6 June 2024
Politics
Polls open in Netherlands for European elections; Five cities testing small ballot
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Amsterdam City Council
CrimePolitics
Half of women in local politics face online harassment
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A billboard reminding Amsterdam residents to vote in the European Parliament election and a city referendum on green space on 6 June 2024. Photo taken in Amsterdam Oost on 6 May 2024
Politics
Little enthusiasm for EU elections in the Netherlands, where 20 parties will campaign
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Homes in Amsterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Parliament majority votes for affordable rent law, passing by wide majority
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Street with different homes in Gorinchem
Business
Majority support likely for law to regulate free market rentals, despite criticism
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Housing construction
Business
Housing construction faltering under complaints from locals; 1 in 3 new homes delayed
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Homes in Amsterdam
Politics
Parliament limits free sector rent increase to inflation or wage increase plus 1%