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Entire FVD group suspended by House of Representatives
On 19 December, the entire Forum for Democracy parliamentary group was suspended. Never before in parliamentary history has such a sanction been imposed on a party. VVD, NSC, D66, GroenLinks-PvdA, CDA, CU, SGP, SP …
By Editorial Team
World
EMA was pressured by the EU Commission to approve Covid-vaccines.
Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 138 Marcel de Graaff (NI), Joachim Kuhs (ID), Bernhard Zimniok (ID) Subject: EMA was pressured by the Commission to approve Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccines. Publications …
By Marcel de Graaff
Politics
Political Persecution
5 December 2023 was Pepijn van Houwelingen's last day as a member of parliament. On 6 December he was summoned to appear in court. So said the summons from the public prosecutor's office that dropped onto Van …
By Editorial Team
Politics
Farewell, Pepijn – and see you soon!
On Tuesday, the Lower House formally bids farewell to all outgoing MPs. Among them are MPs who wish to retire themselves and therefore did not stand for re-election, but also MPs who simply did not get enough votes to …
By Editorial Team
Politics
Baudet's letter on the formation of government
On 30 November, FVD party leader Thierry Baudet spoke to Ronald Plasterk, the parliamentary “scout” about the election results and the steps he believes should be taken in the formation of a new government. Baudet …
By Editorial Team
Politics
Why voting matters
Elections are coming up again in the Netherlands. On 22 November, everyone can go to the ballot box to vote in the Dutch parliamentary elections. With confidence in politics plummeting at a rapid pace, more and more …
By Vincent Vos
Politics
The Media and its Power
A warning and a reminder
By Brent Hadderingh
Politics
Conspiracy Theories and Democratic Renewal
On 2 November, the FVD party leader, Thierry Baudet, was interviewed on News Hour, a mainstream news programme of the public broadcaster in the Netherlands. He was asked about his party and the manifesto for the …
By Vincent Vos
Politics
The Utility of Uproar
Why we don't fear the power of the media
By Thierry Baudet
Culture
Why Jordan Peterson is wrong
The famous Canadian psychologist, Jordan B. Peterson, gave a speech in Amsterdam on 25 October, attended by thousands of visitors. He received overwhelming applause when he spoke out against ‘woke’ and characterised the …
By Sid Lukkassen
World
Client Side Scanning: a loophole for mass surveillance
The European Commission has come up with a proposal to enable “client side scanning”. This would check text messages - even before they are sent - for specific content. Experts warn of mass surveillance at European …
By Editorial Team
World
On the Israel-Palestine conflict
A speech given by FVD party leader Thierry Baudet in the Dutch parliament on 11 October 2023. Emotions are understandably running high as a result of the recent terrible events in Israel and Gaza. We too, of course …
By Thierry Baudet
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