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The MH17 damages claim against Russia should be pursued through all available international legal mechanisms.

The Netherlands should reach NATO's 2% of GDP defence spending target within this decade.

The Netherlands was right to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in support of its legal right to self-defence.

The Netherlands should introduce a sugar tax on soft drinks and ultra-processed food to address rising rates of obesity and diet-related disease.

GP shortages in rural areas of the Netherlands constitute a serious equity problem that requires targeted government intervention.

Preventive public health measures — including taxes on tobacco and ultra-processed food — are justified even where they restrict individual choice.

The Dutch compulsory health insurance model achieves broader coverage than fully public systems in comparable countries.

Mental health waiting times in the Netherlands are unacceptably long and require urgent structural investment.

Elderly care in the Netherlands is chronically underfunded and requires a major sustained increase in public spending.

The eigen risico (compulsory health deductible) should be abolished because it deters people from seeking necessary care.

The Netherlands should make childcare free or near-free as a universal entitlement, not only for working parents.

Mortgage interest tax relief (hypotheekrenteaftrek) disproportionately benefits homeowners at the expense of renters and should be phased out.

The wage gap between permanent and temporary workers doing equivalent jobs should be prohibited by law.

The Netherlands benefits disproportionately from its tax treaty network and should close loopholes exploited by multinationals.

The transition to defined-contribution pensions (the new Dutch pension system) is fairer for younger workers than the previous system.

Zero-hours and flex contracts should be substantially restricted so that more workers have access to permanent employment.

The Dutch government should directly build or commission at least 100,000 homes per year to address the structural housing shortage.

The Netherlands should establish a national algorithmic oversight body with investigatory powers and a public register of government AI systems.

Citizens' digital identity systems should be built on open-source software under public control, not proprietary commercial platforms.

ASML's success demonstrates that the Netherlands should prioritise deep-tech industrial policy over further growth of financial services.