Welcome to the Dutch Politics in English blog! The goal is to publish a short post each week that the Dutch parliament sits, and on a more regular basis during a general election campaign.

Dutch Parliamentary Calendar 2022 / 2023

Start of the parliamentary year: 6 September 2022
Autumn recess: 21 October to 1 November 2022
Christmas recess: 23 December 2022 to 16 January 2023
Spring recess:  24 February to 6 March 2023
May recess: 21 April to 8 May 2023
Summer recess: 7 July to 4 September 2023

(All dates are inclusive.)

The Tweede Kamer usually sits from Tuesday to Thursday.

Provincial elections will be held on 15 March 2023.