-
Speaker House of Representatives visits Luxembourg
14 January 2013On Thursday 10 and Friday 11 January 2013 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ms Anouchka van Miltenburg, paid a visit to Luxembourg.
-
House of Representatives in recess
21 December 2012After a long day of debating on Thursday 20 December, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ms Anouchka van Miltenburg, closed the year 2012.
-
Senate and House of Representatives oppose EU-quota for women on corporate boards
20 December 2012The 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.
-
Speaker of the House to receive representatives from Sint Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao
12 December 2012On 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.
-
Vice-President of the European Commission to visit the House of Representatives
4 December 2012On 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.
-
Report on the Dutch climate and energy policy 1989-2012 presented
21 November 2012On 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.
-
Speaker of the House to receive the president of the parliament of Turkey
14 November 2012On 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.
-
Coalition agreement presented
1 November 2012On 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.
-
Mr Henk Kamp (VVD) and Mr Wouter Bos (PvdA) Cabinet informateurs
11 October 2012The 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.
-
Delegation from the House of Representatives to discuss European vision of the future with Mr Van Rompuy
5 October 2012On 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.
