House of Representatives news

You can now virtually explore the Dutch House of Representatives premises. Google Streetview added some of the most important rooms of the Tweede Kamer to its three-dimensional maps.

The parliamentary committee of inquiry into the Fyra was set up on 19 December 2013

Dutch army veterans visited both chambers of the Parliament on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 November.  

A yellow card has been raised by national parliaments for the proposal from the European Commission to establish the European Public Prosecutor´s Office (EPPO).  

On  October 16 and 17 the House of Representatives held the yearly  general financial debate, in which the financial experts of the various political groups discussed the National Budget with the minister of Finance. 

A delegation of 8 Dutch Members of Parliament attended the annual session of the Nato Parliamentary Assembly in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from 11-14 October.  

The Speaker of the House, ms. Anouchka van Miltenburg, takes initiatives to come to less tight schedules for the ‘yellow card procedure’ within the European Union. 

The standing committee for Infrastructure and Environment will organize a public hearing about the alternatives for the Fyra trains on the high speed railway connection between Amsterdam and Brussels. 

The standing  committee on Foreign Affairs invited experts and stakeholders for a public round table on the government plans for reorganizations in the field of international diplomacy.     

The standing  committee for Foreign Affairs invited experts and stakeholders for a public round table on international security on October 7.    

A delegation from the committee for Defence visited the Dutch Patriot mission in Southern Turkey. 

A member of the European Commission visits the House of Representatives on Thursday September 19.  

Dutch minister of Finance Jeroen Dijsselbloem presents the National Budget and the Budget Memorandum on Tuesday September 17.

Tuesday September 17 is Prince's Day in The Netherlands.

Four new members of the House were sworn in on Tuesday September 3: Rudmer Heerema (VVD), Marith Rebel-Volp (PvdA), Tjitske Siderius (SP) and Henk Leenders (PvdA).