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15 mrt.

European flag on top of building Dutch House of Representatives

On Wednesday March 10, the European flag was hoisted to the top of the building of the Dutch House of Representatives for the first time. The President of the House, ms Gerdi Verbeet and the members of the Presidium took part in the ceremony .
more...08 mrt.

President of Dutch House visits Israel and Palestine

From Friday March 5 until Monday March 8, the President of the Dutch House of Representatives, ms. Gerdi Verbeet will pay a working visit to Israel and Palestine.
more...02 mrt.

No plenary session on Wednesday March 3

On Wednesday March 3 there will be no plenary session, due to the municipal elections in the Netherlands.
more...01 mrt.

Commemoration February Strike

On Thursday 25 February, the House of Representatives laid a wreath at the monument ‘De Dokwerker’ at the J.D. Meyerplein in Amsterdam.
more...01 mrt.

General elections on Wednesday 9 June

On Wednesday June 9 2010, general elections for the House of Representatives will be held.
more...25 feb.

House of Representatives to visit Neuengamme

On Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 February, the President of the House, Ms. Gerdi Verbeet and a delegation of the Dutch House of Representatives visited the former concentration camp Neuengamme.
more...18 feb.

Hearings on price-making process of agricultural products

This week, the committee for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality held public hearings on the price making process of agricultural products.
more...02 feb.

House of Representatives visited the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Copenhagen

On Friday 29 January, a delegation of the Dutch Assembly paid a visit to the secretariat of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Copenhagen.
more...29 jan.

Publication annual parliamentary returns

On Tuesday 19 January, the President of the House, Ms Gerdi Verbeet, announced the parliamentary returns of 2009 at the annual New Year meeting.
more...29 jan.

Hearings temporary committee Investigation Financial Systems

The temporary committee Investigating Financial Systems, also known as the De Wit committee (after its Chair, mr. Jan de Wit), held its first public hearing on Monday 18 January 2010.
more...29 jan.

President of the House attended memorial service of former President Ferrier

The President of the House, Ms Gerdi Verbeet, attended the memorial service of Mr Johan Ferrier, former President of Surinam, in the Kings church (Koningskerk) in Amsterdam.
more...29 jan.

Presidents of the States General received the President of the European Council

On Wednesday January 6, The President of the Dutch Senate, Mr Rene van der Linden, and the President of the Dutch House of Representatives, Ms Gerdi Verbeet, received the President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy.
more...29 jan.

Committee of Foreign Affairs will meet with the committee of inquiry for Iraq

On Tuesday 19 Januari, the committee of Foreign Affairs held talks with the committee of inquiry for Iraq, also known as the committee Davids (after its Chair, mr. Willibord Davids).
more...17 dec.

Committee of Spatial Planning, Housing and the Environment to visit the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen

The Committee of Spatial Planning, Housing and the Environment will visit the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen from Wednesday 16 to Saturday 19 of December 2009.
more...07 dec.

Visit to Turkey cancelled

On Wednesday 2 December, the delegation of the standing committee of Foreign Affairs, who was intending to pay a visit to Turkey from Monday 4 to Saturday 9 of January 2010, have cancelled the working visit to Turkey in a meeting today.
more...07 dec.

Luuk Blom re-elected as Vice-President of the European Security and Defence Assembly

On Wednesday 2 December the Western European Union (WEU) assembly elected Dutch MP Mr Luuk Blom (Socialist Party) as Vice President of the European Security and Defence Assembly.
more...25 nov.

Interparliamentary conference on improving accountability of EU funds in EU Member States

From Thursday 28 to Friday 29 January 2010, the House of Representatives will host an interparliamentary conference on improving the accountability of European Union (EU) funds in EU Members States.
more...25 nov.

Dutch Members of Parliament elected for administrative functions in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

During the 55th annual session of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly in Edinburgh, Dutch MPs were elected for administrative functions in the NATO.
more...23 nov.

Committee of European Affairs to visit Spain

On Monday 23 November, the committee of Foreign Affairs paid a visit to Spain.
more...11 nov.

House of Representatives to receive Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs

On Wednesday 11 November, the committee of Foreign affairs will meet with the Israeli minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Avigdor Lieberman.
more...04 nov.

Opening exhibition ‘Dolf Toussaint 85 years’

On Thursday 3 November, the exhibition ‘Dolf Toussaint 85 years’ was opened in the building of the House of Representatives by former President of the House of Representatives, Mr Dick Dolman.
more...04 nov.

House of Representatives to visit Surinam

From 17 October to 24 October, the President of the House of Representatives, Ms Gerdi Verbeet and parliamentary chairmen paid a visit to Surinam.
more...04 nov.

House of Representatives to receive Serbian parlementarians

On Thursday 29 October, the committees of European and Foreign Affairs received a delegation of Serbian parliamentarians.
more...04 nov.

Contact group Germany to visit bilingual primary school

On Friday 30 October, the Contact Group Germany will pay a visit to Christophorus, a bilingual primary school in Kranenburg (Germany).
more...20 okt.

Kathleen Ferrier appointed as Special Representative on Migration of the OSCE

On Monday 19 October, Mr. Joao Soares, President of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) appointed Ms. Kathleen Ferrier (Christian Democratic Appeal) as the Assembly’s new Special Representative on Migration.
more...16 okt.

House of Representatives received European Commissioner for Competition Policy

On Tuesday 13 October, the committee of Finance received the European Commissioner for Competition Policy, Ms. Neelie Kroes.
more...15 okt.

Members of Parliament attended the autumn meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

From Friday 9 to Monday 12 October, Mr. Çoskun Çörüz (Christian Democratic Appeal), Ms. Kathleen Ferrier (Christian Democratic Appeal) and Mr. Han ten Broeke (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy) attended the autumn meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) in Europe in Athens.
more...07 okt.

Roundtable hearing on European Development Fund

On Wednesday 7 October, the committees of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs will conduct a roundtable hearing from 11 am to 1 pm on the European Development Fund.
more...07 okt.

House of Representatives to receive Vice-President of the European Commission

On Thursday 8 October, the President of the House of Representatives, Ms. Gerdi Verbeet will receive Mr. Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner of Administration, Audit and Anti-fraud.
more...01 okt.

Commemoration Orange hotel

On Saturday 26 September, the President of the House of Representatives, Ms. Gerdi Verbeet and Speaker of the Senate, Ms. Yvonne Timmerman-Buck laid a wreath at death cell 601 (Doodencel 601) in Scheveningen.
more...30 sep.

Statement President of the House of Representatives

The Dutch President of the House of Representatives, Ms. Gerdi Verbeet and five other Women President of Parliament in the European Union, undersigned a statement.
more...29 sep.

Members of Parliament participated in Floodex field exercise

On Thursday 24 September, members of the committee of Interior and Kingdom Relations participated in an international field exercise.
more...29 sep.

Model European Parliament in the House of Representatives

From Wednesday 23 September to 25 September, the Model European Parliament was held in the Old Chamber (Oude Zaal).
more...14 sep.

President of the House of Representatives visited sportive opening of the parliamentary year.

On Wednesday 9 September, the President of the House of Representatives, Ms. Gerdi Verbeet, visited the sportive opening of the parliamentary year. Watch the vodcast of the reception.
more...14 sep.

Prince's Day

The third Tuesday of September is Prince's Day (Prinsjesdag) in the Netherlands. Prince's Day is the most important day in the Dutch parliamentary year.
more...04 sep.

Commemoration at the National East Indies monument 1945-1962

On Monday 7 September, the House of Representatives will lay a wreath at the National East Indies monument.
more...12 jun.

House of Representatives receives the Swedish Parliament

On Monday 15 June, the committee of Foreign Affairs will pay a working visit to Stockholm.
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