House of Representatives news

The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have jointly notified the European Commission that both Houses have decided to show the "yellow card" to the proposal of the Commission on gender equality among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges.

On Friday 14 December the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ms Anouchka van Miltenburg, will have an introductory talk with representatives from Sint Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao.

On Wednesday 5 December 2012 Mr Maroš Šefčovič, one of the Vice-Presidents of the European Commission, will pay a visit to the House of Representatives.

On Wednesday 21 November the brainstorming group on the Costs and effects of climate and energy policy of the House of Representatives presented a review study on the Dutch climate and energy policy 1989-2012 to the standing committee on Infrastructure and the Environment and the standing committee on Economic Affairs.

On Thursday 15 November the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ms Anouchka van Miltenburg, will receive the president of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Mr Cemil Çiçek.

On 29 October 2012 the leader of the liberal Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Mr Mark Rutte and the leader of the Labour Party (PvdA), Mr Diederik Samsom, presented the so-called coalition agreement.

The House of Representatives adopted a motion giving Mr Henk Kamp (VVD) and Mr. Wouter Bos (PvdA) the assignment to explore the possibilities of forming a sound and stable Cabinet, consisting of VVD and PvdA ministers and state secretaries.

On Monday 8 October a delegation of Dutch MPs will pay a visit to Brussels. The MPs will have talks with some key role players in the debate about Europe's economic and monetary future.

On Tuesday 25 September Ms Anouchka van Miltenburg was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

On Monday 17 September 2012 the Electoral Council declared the official results of the 2012 general elections in the historical Old Plenary Hall of the House of Representatives.

Elections for the House of Representatives are scheduled for 12 September 2012. Visit the webpage about the 2012 Elections.

From Wednesday 29 August until Saturday 1 September 2012, the President of the House of Representatives, ms Gerdi Verbeet, will attend the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

On Sunday 1 July 2012, the President of the House of Representatives, ms Gerdi Verbeet, will attend the commemoration ceremony of the abolition of slavery in the former Dutch colonies.

On Saturday 30 June, The Netherlands will celebrate Veterans’day in The Hague. The President of the Dutch House of Representatives, ms Gerdi Verbeet, and members of the committee of Defence will be present.

On Wednesday 6 June, the President of the German Bundesrat, mr Horst Lorenz Seehofer, visited the Dutch States-General.