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Meeting about MH17 disaster on Friday 25 July
23 July 2014On Friday 25 July the standing committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives will hold a debate about the flight MH17 disaster, from 10.00 hrs until ca 12.00 hrs.
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Summary briefing report about the MH17 disaster
22 July 2014A summary report in English of the briefing given by the Dutch Cabinet to the House of Representatives on the MH17 disaster is now available online.
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Speaker and parliamentary party leaders return from visit to Africa
11 July 2014This week, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the leaders of political parties in the House of Representatives paid a working visit to the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën off the coast of Tanzania.
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Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into Housing Associations conducts public hearings
27 June 2014The Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into Housing Associations is carrying out an inquiry into the structure and the functioning of the housing association sector.
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House of Representatives opens its doors on Architecture Day
19 June 2014Come to the House of Representatives on Architecture Day, Saturday 21 June 2014, and visit the new part of the building complex. It was built in 1992 and links together several older buildings.
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Report 'Ahead in Europe' adopted by the House of Representatives
28 May 2014On Tuesday may 20th the House of Representatives adopted the report 'Ahead in Europe – on the role of the Tweede Kamer and national parliaments in the European Union'.
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Speaker asks for greater influence for national parliaments in EU legislative process
11 April 2014Monday 7 April, the Speaker of the Netherlands’ House of Representatives, Anouchka van Miltenburg, addressed her European colleagues at the Conference of Speakers of European Union Parliaments, in Vilnius. In her keynote speech she asked for augmentation of the EU legislative process that would allow National Parliaments to be of greater influence.
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Speakers of Dutch Senate and House attend opening Nuclear Security Summit
21 March 2014The Speakers of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives will attend the opening ceremony of the Nuclear Security Summit 2014 in The Hague. The summit will officially be opened on Monday 24 March at 3 PM in the World Forum The Hague.
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Wednesday 19 March: elections of the municipal council
17 March 2014On Wednesday 19 March, Dutch citizens can vote for the municipal council in their cities. One does not need to have Dutch nationality in order to be able to vote in these elections.
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Mr Ard van der Steur rapporteur on European Public Prosecutor's Office
28 February 2014On 19 February 2014 the standing committee on Security and Justice appointed Mr Ard van der Steur rapporteur. On behalf of the House he will monitor the negotiation process with regard to the EU-proposal for the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO). The House of Representatives is against this proposal.
