Committee debates trade and development cooporation
On Thursday May 23 the committee on foreign trade and development cooperation will have a debate with minister ms Lilianne Ploumen about her recently published policy document.
Accountability day
Every year on the third Wednesday in May, Accountability day, the Cabinet presents a survey of the financial state of affairs with regard to the previous budget year to the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the House to receive the president of the parliament of Turkey
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.
The House of Representatives through the ages
The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy, but this has not always been the case. How did democracy develop...
General elections on 12 September 2012
On Wednesday 12 September 2012, general elections for the House of Representatives will be held.
MPs' rights
What rights do members of the House of Representatives have and how can they exercise influence on the...
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.
