NETHERLANDS, February 26 - News item | 17-02-2025 | 09:00 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the municipality of The Hague and NATO are inviting young, ambitious artists to take part in an art contest. The assignment: to paint a commemorative street mural …
NETHERLANDS, February 24 - News item | 24-02-2025 | 12:02 On 24 February 2022 Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For three years the Ukrainian people have been fighting for their lives and for their liberty. This article explains why …
NETHERLANDS, February 20 - News item | 20-02-2025 | 08:36 From now on, Dutch interests will take precedence in our country’s development policy. Those interests concern trade, security and migration. The government will focus on programmes and diplomatic …
NETHERLANDS, February 6 - This afternoon, Dutch Human Rights Ambassador Wim Geerts met with members of the Kenyan community in the Netherlands. They discussed the human rights situation in Kenya and the upcoming state visit by King Willem-Alexander and …
NETHERLANDS, January 15 - News item | 15-01-2025 | 17:22 Many people have voiced opinions following the announcement of the state visit to Kenya, expressing concerns in relation to human rights violations. The Netherlands and Kenya have maintained close …
NETHERLANDS, January 15 - News item | 15-01-2025 | 09:00 On 1 April 2025 the Netherlands will modify its national export control measure for advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. As of that date more types of technology will be subject to a …
NETHERLANDS, January 10 - News item | 10-01-2025 | 15:11 The Netherlands wants sanctions to be more practicable and effective, by ensuring better compliance and enforcement at both national and European level. By hosting a special conference for national …
NETHERLANDS, January 5 - News item | 05-01-2025 | 18:03 The Netherlands’ Special Envoy for Syria, Gijs Gerlag, visited Damascus on 2 and 4 January 2025. His programme included a meeting with the new interim government led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), …
NETHERLANDS, December 12 - News item | 12-12-2024 | 19:14 This year’s Human Rights Tulip has been awarded to Community Peacemaker Teams in the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Minister of Foreign Affairs Caspar Veldkamp presented the award on 12 …
NETHERLANDS, December 11 - News item | 11-12-2024 | 10:49 Three years of Russian aggression have taken a heavy toll on the people of Ukraine. Ukrainian civilians have been killed, wounded, tortured, raped and abducted. Entire neighbourhoods, hospitals and …
NETHERLANDS, December 9 - News item | 09-12-2024 | 19:10 On December 6, 2024, The Hague Peace Projects, in collaboration with the Institute of Social Studies and the Phanaar Organisation, organised an independent event with the theme: 'Wars and …
NETHERLANDS, November 15 - News item | 15-11-2024 | 15:00 From 13 to 15 November, 12 European countries on the coasts of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea met in Helsinki and Tallinn to make agreements about addressing Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’. The group of …
NETHERLANDS, November 12 - News item | 12-11-2024 | 16:00 On 24 and 25 June the Netherlands will be hosting the NATO Summit 2025 at the World Forum The Hague. Today the Netherlands presented the Summit logo in the World Forum. NATO Summit 2025 Logo The …
NETHERLANDS, November 11 - News item | 11-11-2024 | 08:00 The government is reducing the budget for cooperation with NGOs from 2026. The government wants to simplify and sharpen the focus of policy. It also wants civil society organisations to be less …
NETHERLANDS, November 7 - News item | 07-11-2024 | 09:13 The Netherlands wants better global agreements on the military use of artificial intelligence (AI). That is why we, together with South Korea, submitted the very first resolution on this topic to …
NETHERLANDS, October 15 - News item | 15-10-2024 | 10:27 AkzoNobel and Randstad partner up on “Common Ground” in Japan-Netherlands Business Cooperation. The Kingdom of the Netherlands has announced that AkzoNobel and Randstad will become Gold Sponsors for …
NETHERLANDS, September 20 - News item | 20-09-2024 | 16:42 The Kingdom of the Netherlands is attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. What topics are going to be discussed at this General Assembly? And what is the Netherlands’ …
NETHERLANDS, September 18 - News item | 18-09-2024 | 09:06 On Budget Day the government presented the central government budget for 2025. Below are the main plans affecting the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the areas of international policy, …
NETHERLANDS, September 6 - News item | 06-09-2024 | 09:00 As of 7 September 2024, the national export control measure applicable to advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment will be expanded, making more types of equipment subject to a national …
NETHERLANDS, June 24 - News item | 24-06-2024 | 14:15 The Foreign Affairs Council has adopted sanctions against six Russian individuals responsible for serious cyber operations that have caused widespread damage in the EU, including bank hacks and …
