News - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. State of Migration: global migration influx in 2022

   The year 2022 marked a global migration surge compared to 2021. This also holds true for the Netherlands: 403,108 individuals ...

   News item | 06-10-2023 | 15:45

2. Temporary Protection Directive for refugees from Ukraine extended until 4 March 2025

   The war in Ukraine is still ongoing. Accordingly, EU member states have agreed today in Brussels to extend the current Temporary ...

   News item | 28-09-2023 | 17:00

3. International efforts to combat organized crime intensified

   The international fight against organized (drug) crime requires further intensification. Minister Yeşilgöz-Zegerius of Justice ...

   News item | 28-09-2023 | 16:00

4. New Benelux police treaty to enter into force on 1 October

   Police officers from Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg can now collaborate more conveniently and effectively across their ...

   News item | 28-09-2023 | 07:27

5. Budget Day 2023: investing in protecting the democratic rule of law

   Organised, subversive crime is having a major impact on society. Guardians of the rule of law, such as journalists and lawyers, ...

   News item | 19-09-2023 | 15:35

6. Targeted support offered to victims of the childcare benefits scandal with children taken into care

   Victims of the childcare benefits scandal whose children were also involuntarily taken into care will receive a letter from ...

   News item | 18-09-2023 | 17:00

7. Cabinet prioritises outstanding child support

   Outstanding child support is now given priority in the settlement of debts. This will ensure that parents entitled to child ...

   News item | 15-09-2023 | 14:30

8. Additional reception places required for refugees from Ukraine

   Some 97,000 municipal reception places will be required for refugees from Ukraine as of 1 February 2024. This signifies an ...

   News item | 04-09-2023 | 15:49

9. Temporary protection for third country nationals from Ukraine ends on 4 September 2023

   As of 4 September 2023, the Temporary Protection Directive for fugitives from Ukraine will no longer apply to third country ...

   News item | 29-08-2023 | 15:50

10. Cabinet prohibits Holocaust denial

    It will become explicitly prohibited to publicly condone, deny or trivialize the horrors of the Holocaust. The Cabinet has ...

    News item | 14-07-2023 | 14:51