Commemoration February Strike
On Saturday 25 February, the President of the House of Representatives, Ms Gerdi Verbeet, will lay a wreath at the monument ‘De Dokwerker’ at the J.D. Meyerplein in Amsterdam.
House of Representatives news
President of the House of Representatives receives Prime Minister Neĉas of Czech Republic
On Thursday 16 February, the President of the House of Representatives, ms Gerdi Verbeet, will receive the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, mr Peter Neĉas.
House of Representatives received European Commissioner Rehn
On Thursday 2 February, the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, mr Rehn, visited the House of Representatives.
Two new Members of Dutch Parliament sworn in
On Tuesday 24 January, ms Anja Hazekamp of the Party for the Animals was sworn in as Member of Parliament. On Wednesday 25 January, mr Jeroen de Lange of the Labour Party was sworn in as Member of Parliament.
States-General receive the Prime Minister of Israel
On Thursday 19 January, the President of the Senate, mr Fred de Graaf, and the President of the House of Representatives, ms Gerdi Verbeet, received the Prime Minister of Israel, mr Benjamin Netanyahu.
Two new Members of Dutch Parliament
On Tuesday 17 January at the opening of the plenary session, 2 new Members of the Dutch Parliament were sworn in.
Committee Health, Welfare and Sport visits Nordrhein-Westfalen
From Tuesday 10 January until Friday 13 January, a delegation of the Committee of Health, Welfare and Sport is paying a closed working visit to the German federal state Nordrhein-Westfalen.
President of the House received governors of Aruba, St. Maarten and Curaçao
On Tuesday 13 December the President of the House of Representatives, Ms Gerdi Verbeet, received the governor of Aruba, Mr Fredis Refunjol, the governor of St. Maarten, Mr Eugene Holiday, and the governor of Curaçao, Mr Frits Goedgedrag.
Dutch MPs took part in monitoring Russian parliamentary elections
A delegation of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands participated in an international election observation mission to observe the parliamentary elections in the Russian Federation.
States-General receives the President of Mali
On Tuesday 29 November the President of Mali, Mr. Amadou Toumani Touré, will visit the States-General.
President of the Dutch House receives Parliamentary History Yearbook 2011
On Tuesday 15 November, the President of the Dutch House of Representatives, ms Gerdi Verbeet, will receive the Parliamentary History Yearbook 2011.
Wednesday 9 November: swearing in of new Member of Parliament
On Wednesday 9 November, ms Ybeltje Berckmoes-Duindam of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) will be sworn in as Member of Parliament.
House of Representatives visits Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands
From Friday 14 to Thursday 20 October, a delegation of Dutch Members of Parliament visited Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands.
Dutch Members of Parliament to Parliamentary Assembly NATO
From Friday 7 till Monday 10 October a delegation of Dutch Members of Parliament took part in the annual meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Bucharest, Romania.
Temporary committee on ‘Lessons from recent labour migration’ presents research report
On Thursday 29 September, the President of the House, ms Gerdi Verbeet, received the research report of the temporary committee on ‘Lessons from recent labour migration’.
