Former D66 leader Alexander Pechtold has been signed up to manage the renovations of the Dutch parliamentary complex in The Hague, due to his ‘knowledge and expertise’. The planned update of the Binnenhof, in particular the overhaul of the lower house of parliament offices, has led to a conflict between MPs, and the minister in charge together with state property …
The executive committee of the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, asked former D66 leader Alexander Pechtold to lead the renovation of the Binnenhof in The Hague, State Secretary Raymond Knops of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations said in a letter on Wednesday evening. The Tweede Kamer has been clashing with Knops and government real estate agency RVB …
The appeal in the hate speech case against PVV leader Geert Wilders will continue. The court will, however, allow the defense to call former Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten, former head of the Public Prosecution Service Herman Bolhaar and a number of senior officials to testify as witnesses, NOS reports. The PVV leader also asked a cafe full of his followers …
