Dutch Parliament Approves Name Change for GroenLinks-PvdA to 'Progressief Nederland'

The Dutch House of Representatives has approved the name change for the GroenLinks-PvdA parliamentary group to 'Progressief Nederland' (PRO). The official merger congress for the party is scheduled for Saturday. Separately, the 'Groep Markuszower' faction was denied permission to change its name to 'DNA' at this time.