House of Representatives news

House debates citizens’ initiative

The House will debate a citizens’s initiative on Wednesday June 12. Subject is a plea for sanctions against Israel as a protest against the construction of a wall on the borders of Palestinian territory. The initiative will be presented by former prime minister Dries van Agt.

Debate about situation in Syria

The House will pay attention to the situation in Syria with an expert meeting on EU-sanctions on Wednesday and a debate on Thursday about the arms embargo.

Debate about prison facilities

The House will debate plans by the government  to close 24 prison facilities  all over the country on Thursday.

Accountability day

Every year on the third Wednesday in May, Accountability day, the Cabinet presents a survey of the financial state of affairs with regard to the previous budget year to the House of Representatives.

"Third-Tuesday-of-September"-briefcase, which contains the National Budget and the Budget Memorandum.

Joint website of the States-General

The President of the Senate, mr Fred de Graaf, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, ms Anouchka van Miltenburg, have launched the joint website www.staten-generaal.nl.

De Graaf and Van Miltenburg

Visit to China

Nine members of the standing committee  for foreign affairs visit the People’s Republic  of China  during the May recess.  

Chinese flag

Accountability Day

On Wednesday May 15 – Accountability Day – the Minister of Finance presents the National Financial Annual Report and the ministries’ annual reports in the House of Representatives.  

special briefcase