Even in the relatively open political system of the Netherlands, most new parties never pass the threshold of representation and keep waiting in vain in the wings of political power. Since 1989 only 10 out of 63
The necessary permits to deliver the jets to Ukraine have been granted, Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren said in a letter to parliament ahead of a government transition on Tuesday after months of coalition building following an election last year. She declined to specify how many planes...
The Dutch operate under a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament. [Explore the top universities in the Netherlands.] Known for its tulips, this high-income, developed nation is one of the world’s leading exporters of agriculture, an industry that has become mostly mechanized. An ...
Given the UK system’s reliance on parliamentary sovereignty as its central constitutional principle, we believe that parliament should be central to addressing these issues. Therefore, one of our key recommendations was the establishment of a new Parliamentary Committee on the Constitution, comprised of...
A political crisis related to the validity of her Dutch citizenship—namely the accusation that she had lied on her application for political asylum—led to her resignation from parliament, and indirectly to the fall of the second Balkenende cabinet in 2006. Hirsi Ali, a former Muslim who ...
The nation's independence was not completely established until after the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), when the country's rise as a commercial and maritime power began. In 1688, the English Parliament invited William of Orange, stadtholder, and his wife, Mary Stuart, to rule England as ...
(IPO2019). Nearing the end of the Return period, the wolf is more and more often mentioned within a larger context of fear and discontent with the current political situation, the members of parliament, or politics in general, such as related to the COVID19 pandemic and the Dutch national...
A large part of the MPs was of the opinion that such an imposing and monumental palace did not fit well with the political situation in the Netherlands. […] In the case of housing the Dutch parliament, professionalism and modesty continued to be paramount, or so was the idea. ...
The 2009 Elections to the European Parliament Annemarie Sprokkereef Part of the book series: EU Election Studies ((EUES)) 105 Accesses Abstract After World War II, the old Dutch pillarised social and political system reemerged. There was also a new and strong political consensus that as ...
environment in which they develop [64,77,78]. Thus, energy community initiatives can be interpreted as niche innovation in an early stage of development and the outcome of interactions between the political system, consumers, producers, the supply system, and the infrastructure, among other factors...