VVD’s Support for Distribution Law Complicates Coalition Formation Talks with Geert Wilders’ PVV

VVD’s Support for Distribution Law Complicates Coalition Formation Talks with Geert Wilders’ PVV

The Liberals’ support for the law could also complicate coalition formation. The VVD, together with Pieter Omtzigt’s NSC and the Boer Citizen Movement, are currently in discussions with Geert Wilders’ PVV about the formation of a new government. Wilders himself is strongly opposed to the distribution law. For Wilders it is a source of irritation … Read more

PSV Eindhoven Fails to Secure Victory in Eredivisie Match Against Utrecht: Lingr’s Late Equalizer and Czech Representative’s Decisive Goal

PSV Eindhoven Fails to Secure Victory in Eredivisie Match Against Utrecht: Lingr’s Late Equalizer and Czech Representative’s Decisive Goal

Lingr entered the field four minutes after the home equaliser. And in the next three minutes, the Czech representative made the decision thanks to his emphasis in the small area, where he was found by Stengs’ dropped cross. Acting vice-champion and sovereign of the competition PSV failed to win for the first time in the … Read more

VVD’s Support for Distribution Law Complicates Government Formation Negotiations with PVV

VVD’s Support for Distribution Law Complicates Government Formation Negotiations with PVV

Liberal support for the law could also complicate formation. The VVD, together with Pieter Omtzigt’s NSC and the Boer Burger Beweging, are currently negotiating with Geert Wilders’ PVV about a new government. Wilders himself is strongly opposed to the distribution law. The fact that the VVD now approves this in current cases is a thorn … Read more

European Armies Prepare for Possible Military Conflict with Russia

European Armies Prepare for Possible Military Conflict with Russia

Lieutenant General Martin Wienen, commander of the Dutch army, stated in an interview with De Telegraaf that the homeland must be prepared for a possible military conflict with Russia. Vainen believes that the Netherlands should follow the example of Finland and the Baltic states, for which preparation is something “natural” because they border Russia. “We … Read more

Sigrid Kaag: From UN Mission Leader to Dutch Deputy Prime Minister – A Political Journey

Sigrid Kaag: From UN Mission Leader to Dutch Deputy Prime Minister – A Political Journey

In 2013 and 2014, Kaag led the special UN mission that successfully destroyed Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal. Sigrid Kaag is a seasoned diplomat. In that capacity she lived and worked in the Lebanese capital Beirut, the Austrian capital Vienna and the Sudanese capital Khartoum. In 2017, she became Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation … Read more

Russian GRU Officer Seeks Asylum in Amsterdam and Offers Testimony on War Crimes to International Criminal Court

Russian GRU Officer Seeks Asylum in Amsterdam and Offers Testimony on War Crimes to International Criminal Court

A former officer of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), who is also a senior instructor of the Wagner army, has left Russia and arrived in Amsterdam, where he has requested political asylum, the Russian human rights project Gulagu.net reported. The ex-GRU officer has expressed his readiness to testify before the International Criminal Court in The … Read more

Ministry of Justice of Morocco Minister Yesilgöz Signs Extradition Treaty with Moroccan Counterpart Ouahbi

Ministry of Justice of Morocco Minister Yesilgöz Signs Extradition Treaty with Moroccan Counterpart Ouahbi

Ministry of Justice of Morocco Minister Yesilgöz today in Rabat with her Moroccan counterpart Ouahbi NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 23:54 Outgoing Justice and Security Minister Yesilgöz has an extradition treaty with Morocco in Rabat signed. About the agreements almost a year negotiated. The new treaty will make it easier for suspects and criminals to be extradited for … Read more

PVV’s Bosma Calls for Stronger House of Representatives and Limits on Lobbyist Influence

PVV’s Bosma Calls for Stronger House of Representatives and Limits on Lobbyist Influence

Bosma believes that the House of Representatives must make itself “much stronger”. For example, he does not think it is acceptable for the government to regularly make large expenditures without parliament having anything to say about it. He also wants to limit the influence of lobbyists. Bosma also allows things to “pop” during debates, as … Read more

NSC Concerns Over Rule of Law in Negotiations After Far-Right Party’s Election Victory

NSC Concerns Over Rule of Law in Negotiations After Far-Right Party’s Election Victory

After the exploratory phase, Plasterk noted that there is a basis for negotiations between these parties, but that NSC in particular has concerns about the rule of law of some positions of the far-right election victor PVV. According to him, the parties should first sit down in the coming weeks to discuss this further. The … Read more