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2 November 2022

SP opposes 'casino pensions'

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This month will see the debate on the Future of Pensions Bill. SP MP Bart van Kent: 'If it is up to the government coalition and PvdA/GroenLinks, it will be an uncertain future with casino pensions linked to the up-and-down of the market. We will not accept that uncertainty and worsening.’

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1 November 2022

Parties submit bill to end child labour, exploitation and slavery

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An initiative bill by the SP together with the ChristenUnie, PvdA, GroenLinks, Volt and D66 aims to reduce the international wrongdoings of child labour, modern slavery and environmental damage. The parties want companies operating in the Netherlands to be obliged to do international business with respect for human rights and the environment. This should create a level playing field for business, so that all companies will start to detect and remedy abuses.

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22 October 2022

The SP is 50

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The SP is 50. That means we have been standing up for human dignity, equality and solidarity for fifty years.

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19 October 2022

Victory in Senate: Cabinet pledges additional measures to halve child poverty

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A victory in the fight against child poverty during the general political consultations in the Senate. SP group chairman Rik Janssen called attention to this problem at the start of his speech. A passage in the budget suggested that the cabinet was giving an opening to make the targets around reducing child poverty less harsh.

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13 October 2022

Kox expresses appreciation for Ukrainian President

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Today Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, at the invitation of Assembly President Tiny Kox.

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11 October 2022

Reduce costs: Nationalise our energy

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Energy bills have to come down. Energy is a basic necessity. Everyone needs energy, as cheaply and as cleanly as possible. Since our energy supply has been privatised the public has no say in it. Commercial firms raise energy bills and get rich, while we are left out in the cold. This has to change.

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30 September 2022

Kox: 'Let us counter fake news about the Istanbul Convention'

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PACE President and SP Senator Tiny Kox has urged states to 'vehemently counter any fake news' about the Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s gold standard legal instrument for combating violence against women and domestic violence.

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27 September 2022

Van Dijk calls for war crimes report to be brought to light

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SP MP Jasper van Dijk wants the government to provide clarification on an important document that "went missing" at the Ministry of Defence. It concerns a report by Dutch soldiers about torture and murder of an Afghan farmer in Uruzgan by Australian soldiers in 2010. Van Dijk, together with D66, has asked parliamentary questions.
Van Dijk: " We owe it to journalists to learn that Defence archives are a mess. The case is reminiscent of previous scandals in which important documents were lost at the Ministry of Defence. It is essential that this document is brought to the surface.'

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22 September 2022

SP proposal for more control over energy adopted by parliament

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Energy is a primary service and energy utilities should be publicly owned so that we have a democratic control and say. A motion introduced jointly by the SP and the Christian Union, to investigate how the public interest in the Dutch energy supply can be increased has been adopted by a majority in Parliament.

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