Rediscovering Europe in the Netherlands - St Antony's College ...

The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (wrr) was
established on a provisional basis in 1972. It was given a formal legal basis
under the Act of Establishment of June 30, 1976. The present term of
office runs up to December 31 2007.
According to the Act of Establishment, it is the Council’s task to supply,
in behalf of government policy, scientifically sound information on
developments which may affect society in the long term, and to draw
timely attention to likely anomalies and obstacles, to define major policy
problems and to indicate policy alternatives.
The Council draws up its own programme of work, after consultation
with the Prime Minister, who also takes cognisance of the cabinet’s view
on the proposed programme.
Rediscovering Europe in the Netherlands is an extensive summary of the
Council’s report Europa in Nederland, Reports to the government nr. 78,
Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press 2007 (isbn 978 90 5356 996 2).
This report was completed under the responsibility of the seventh
Council (2003-2007), which at the time had the following composition:
prof. dr. W.B.H.J. van de Donk (chairman)
prof. mr. dr. L. Hancher
prof. dr. P.A.H. van Lieshout
prof. dr. P.L. Meurs
prof. dr. B. Nooteboom
prof. dr. J.L.M. Pelkmans
prof. dr. ir. G.H. de Vries
prof. dr. P. Winsemius
Executive director: prof. dr. A.C. Hemerijck
Deputy-director: dr. R.J. Mulder
Lange Vijverberg 4-5
P.O. Box 20004
2500 EA ’s-Gravenhage
Tel. +31 70 356 46 00
Fax =31 70 356 46 85
E-mail: info@wrr.nl
Internet: http://www.wrr.nl