In the media
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Space race between US and China requires international agreements' 15 February 2022Various countries are planning new missions to the Moon. Not just for prestige and science, but also to extract raw materials.
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: Climate agreement for space not realistic 07 February 2022
During a working visit to a company that cleans up space debris, the British Prince Charles suggested that a climate agreement specifically for space ...
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Peter Rodrigues on discrimination case Giethoorn: 'Incorrect assessment by police' 03 February 2022The Public Prosecutor’s Office Oost-Nederland, the Police in Oost-Nederland and the municipality of Steenwijkerland failed in their handling of a case...
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Jorrit Rijpma: Talks on pushbacks badly needed 13 January 2022Members of Parliament will soon be discussing with various organisations what the Netherlands can do to stop pushbacks, a policy where migrants are fo...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Regular near-collisions in space' 07 January 2022
Satellites belonging to American space company SpaceX recently came very close to a Chinese space station. Experts are calling for traffic management ...
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Home carer entitled to benefits under social security scheme: 'Groundbraking' 20 December 2021The Court of Rotterdam has ruled in favour of home care worker Carol Kollmann in her case against the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency, the UWV. The ho...
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Jorrit Rijpma on asylum policy of new Dutch cabinet 20 December 2021
Development aid and migration experts see that lessons have been learned in the new coalition agreement in the area of asylum policy. But many of the ...
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Tom Barkhuysen on possible introduction of compulsory vaccination 02 December 2021More and more countries have decided to introduce compulsory vaccination. According to various experts, compulsory vaccination, under certain conditio...
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Aart Hendriks not ruling out compulsory vaccination 01 December 2021Now the number of people with COVID-19 is increasing and we are faced with stricter measures once again, the question arises whether compulsory vaccin...
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Ymre Schuurmans: 'Legislature’s turn in discussion on objection period' 30 November 2021In the aftermath of the childcare benefits affair in the Netherlands, the treatment of citizens by public authorities is more often a subject of discu...
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Can a health insurer refuse you if you have poor health? 26 November 2021It appears from a study conducted by Independer and Q&A Research that at least one in five Dutch people think you can be refused basic health insuranc...
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Jorrit Rijpma on increase of boat refugees crossing Channel 26 November 2021
At least 27 migrants died on 24 November after their boat capsized in the Channel between France and England.
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Space debris after Russian missile test: 'Totally irresponsible' 22 November 2021
Russia recently blew up a defect satellite. As a result, the amount of space debris in Earth orbit has increased.
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Leiden research into corona waste ends up in New York Times 18 November 2021Face masks and plastic gloves are supposed to protect us from corona, but they are becoming an increasing problem for the environment. In a special se...
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Could a QR check at work lead to ‘corona dismissal’? 16 November 2021The Dutch Government would like to allow QR checks at work. Legal experts expect that employees who refuse could be dismissed.