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New Secretary General of the House of Representatives sworn in

12 June

On Thursday, 7 June 2018, Ms S.M. (Simone) Roos was sworn in as Secretary General of the House of Representatives, at the beginning of the afternoon sitting of the House. In its sitting of 29 May 2018, the House of Representatives had approved Simone Roos' appointment as Secretary General, with effect from 11 June 2018.
V100 - Accountability Day

31 May
NATO Secretary General visits Dutch Parliament

25 April
Proceedings Room open for visitors on History of The Hague Day

29 March
Incident in Plenary Hall House of Representatives – all meetings of Thursday 22 March cancelled

22 March

The House through the ages

Through the ages

Dossiers

General Political Debate 2018

Immediately after Prince's Day, the leaders of the parliamentary groups discuss the headlines of the Budget Memorandum and the national budget. This debate is called the "General Political Debate on the Budget Memorandum". It is normally held on the Wednesday and Thursday following Prince's Day, but this year, it will take place on Wednesday 19 and Friday 21 September.

General Political Debate 2018

Prince's Day

18 September 2018, the third Tuesday in September, is "Prince's Day" (Prinsjesdag) in the Netherlands. On that day, King Willem-Alexander delivers the so-called "Speech from the Throne" (Troonrede), in his capacity as Head of State. He does so on behalf of the Government, in the Hall of Knights in the Binnenhof in The Hague. Subsequently, the Minister of Finance presents his "third-Tuesday-of-September"-briefcase to the President of the House of Representatives. This briefcase contains the Government's financial plans for the coming year. Prince's Day is an important day in Dutch politics, as it marks the start of the new parliamentary year.

Circular economy and deposit money

On Thursday, 15 March 2018, the standing committee on Infrastructure and Water Management had a debate with Ms Stientje van Veldhoven, state secretary of Infrastructure and Water Management, about the circular economy. Deposit on plastic bottles was one of the items on the agenda.

Plastic refuse being recycled into usable raw material

Reconstruction of the islands of St. Martin, Saba and Sint Eustatius

On Tuesday, 30 January 2018, the standing committee on Kingdom Relations discussed the reconstruction of the Leeward Islands with the state secretary of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Mr Knops, who represented the Cabinet.

enormous damages on the islands of St. Martin

Prolongation of the missions in Mali and Afghanistan

On Monday 4 December 2017, the standing committee on Foreign Affairs had a debate with Mr Halbe Zijlstra, minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Ank Bijleveld-Schouten, minister of Defense, and Ms Sigrid Kaag, minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, about the cabinet's decision to continue the Dutch contribution to the missions in Mali and Afghanistan.

UN Chinook helicopters in Mali. Photo:Ministry of Defense

Budgets for 2018

In autumn 2017, the House of Representatives discusses the budgets of all the ministries for 2018. After conclusion of the debates, the House will vote on all the budget bills.