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Dutch cabinet wants to ease border controls with Belgium and Germany

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The Dutch government is set to change the way border controls are carried out at the frontiers with Belgium and Germany. Existing temporary internal border checks will be extended once more, until no later than 30 September 2026, while the cabinet simultaneously prepares a shift towards a more permanent and less visible form of oversight. The plans were outlined by Minister for Asylum and Migration Bart van den Brink (CDA).

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How the Dutch Ministry of Defence is pulling back on public information — as government orders removal of sensitive infrastructure data

Questions in Dutch parliament over role of Dutch companies in Kushner-Trump resort in Albania

Dutch PM Jetten expected to apologise to Moluccan community, who were forced to leave Indonesia after World War II

Dutch cabinet plans delegation visit to India about Insiya case