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Online debate: Dutch diplomacy in the European coronacrisis

The Dutch government adopted a tough stance in the European discussions about economic support packages during the coronacrisis. Why did the Netherlands do this and what are the consequences? On 1 July these questions were discussed.

Newsletter: De Hofvijver

Bert van den Braak thinks we have a parliament with no colour. Read this article and many more in the Hofvijver of June (in Dutch).

Een politieke Eerste Kamer?

Breaking News: the Dutch Senate acts political on an important policy issue by voting in favour of a resolution against the Minister of Internal Affairs. A written debate about this topic.

EU-Solidarity during the coronacrisis?

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Karlsruhe & Luxemburg: clash between the German and the European Court

Who determines the EU's competences - the member states or the European institutions? Read a series of articles about the clash between the European and the German court about this question (in Dutch).