The outgoing cabinet wants companies working on sensitive public contracts to comply with stricter security requirements in the future. The reason for this is the growing risk to national security. These new requirements will be included in the General Security Requirements for Central Government Contracts (Algemene Beveiligingseisen voor Rijksoverheidsopdrachten) (“ABRO”). The Council of Ministers intends to approve the requirements at the end of 2025. The new rules will then come into force immediately.

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The EU Green Deal continues to be reshaped through a series of legislative revisions. One of the revisions relates to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). As a short recap, early 2025, the European Commission published the two “Omnibus” packages, intended to adjust both timelines and certain substantive obligations across the EU Green Deal frameworks (see i and ii).

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De dollar beleefde zijn beste week in maanden doordat politieke zorgen de euro onder druk zetten. Laat op vrijdag zorgde de hernieuwde handelsoorlog tussen de VS en China echter voor turbulentie op de risicomarkten.

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Caterpillar wanted to abolish its existing work-from-home policy, but is not allowed to implement this decision until it has obtained the consent of the Works Council. This was the ruling of the sub district court of Oost-Brabant on September 15, 2025.

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While the notion that men and women should earn equal pay for performing the same work has long been enshrined in both domestic and international law, the gender pay gap remains an intractable challenge.

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In this post, we discuss the Amsterdam Flip; the restructuring of a corporate group by topping it up with an Dutch Limited Liability Holding Company to act as a Netherlands-based Group HQ of Corporate Holding vessel. Such a Dutch-topped structure has proven a recipe for success for companies looking to attract new Capital and Consumer Markets. The Netherlands’ legal & finance industry is very mature and developed and has a demonstrated history of legal certainty, institutional oversight and tax efficiency while offering access to the vast EU consumer market – which investors appreciate. Allow us to walk you through the considerations behind and pathways to The Amsterdam Flip!

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The federal government is set to shut down at midnight tomorrow unless lawmakers reach a last-minute funding deal to delay the deadline and buy more time to negotiate a full agreement.

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The Dutch investment screening authority (Investment Screening Bureau, Bureau Toetsing Investeringen (BTI)) has published its second annual report covering its activities in 2024. The report highlights the increasing importance of economic security and the BTI’s growing role within the Dutch regulatory landscape. Amid rising foreign investment, geopolitical tensions and hybrid threats, the Netherlands faces a complex task of in safeguarding its strategic interests.

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Private equity and M&A dealmakers in 2025 are navigating a landscape shaped by geopolitical tensions and uncertainty. Both sellers and buyers will look for legal protection when approaching transactions. In transatlantic deals, however, differing market practices in the US and Europe can introduce additional layers of complexity that parties need to take into account.

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