NETHERLANDS, September 19 - News item | 19-09-2023 | 15:39 Every year, on Budget Day, King Willem-Alexander delivers the Speech from the Throne, which lays out the government’s plans for the coming year. What are its key plans with regard to international …
NETHERLANDS, September 4 - News item | 04-09-2023 | 17:34 Hanke Bruins Slot (CDA) will become the new Minister of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday 5 September 2023. This was announced today by the King’s Office. Her appointment follows Wopke Hoekstra’s …
NETHERLANDS, September 1 - News item | 01-09-2023 | 12:00 Wopke Hoekstra has submitted his resignation as Minister of Foreign Affairs to King Willem-Alexander. The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Liesje Schreinemacher, will assume …
NETHERLANDS, August 30 - News item | 30-08-2023 | 14:20 Foreign Affairs in contact with Dutch nationals in Gabon Update 30 August, 11:30 Dutch nationals who are registered via the Foreign Affairs Information Service receive notifications of changes in the …
NETHERLANDS, August 24 - News item | 24-08-2023 | 17:03 On 24 August Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day. Since the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the large-scale invasion of the country in February 2022, however, Ukraine has been defending itself …
NETHERLANDS, August 4 - News item | 04-08-2023 | 12:19 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ensured that Dutch nationals could leave Niger on French evacuation flights after a coup occurred in the country on 26 July. Dutch ambassador Paul Tholen is staying in …
NETHERLANDS, August 4 - News item | 04-08-2023 | 14:59 Following the coup in Niger, the Dutch government has suspended direct cooperation with the country’s central government until further notice. This will affect funding for development cooperation and …
NETHERLANDS, August 1 - News item | 01-08-2023 | 18:00 Letter to Parliament about the developments in Niger Update 1 August 17:40 Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra informed the Parliament about the current situation in Niger and the Dutch people …
NETHERLANDS, July 15 - News item | 15-07-2023 | 20:38 The Dutch salvage company Boskalis/SMIT Salvage is preparing to head to Yemen to pump oil from the derelict tanker FSO Safer. The ship could break apart at any moment, triggering a major environmental …
NETHERLANDS, July 5 - News item | 05-07-2023 | 15:45 The Netherlands has earmarked over €118 million for its second aid package for Ukraine for 2023. A sum of €93 million will be drawn from the €2.5 billion reserved by the government for support to …
NETHERLANDS, June 30 - News item | 30-06-2023 | 09:00 On 1 September 2023 additional export control measures will enter into force for advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. From that point on, the export of certain advanced semiconductor …
NETHERLANDS, June 20 - News item | 20-06-2023 | 18:45 Yesterday, Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius and Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra met with U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in The Hague, where they …
NETHERLANDS, June 12 - News item | 12-06-2023 | 20:06 Fifteen trucks filled with emergency equipment have departed the Netherlands this afternoon and are on their way to provide relief to the region in Ukraine that has been heavily affected by floods as a …
NETHERLANDS, June 12 - News item | 12-06-2023 | 15:00 Together with Canada, the Netherlands will be instituting proceedings against Syria before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and …
NETHERLANDS, June 11 - News item | 11-06-2023 | 09:00 This news item contains information from Thursday 8 June. The Royal Lifesaving Federation of the Netherlands is now providing 22 rescue boats. The Netherlands is sending aid supplies and lifesaving …
NETHERLANDS, June 5 - News item | 05-06-2023 | 16:10 The Netherlands has announced its participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The Netherlands Pavilion is unique in that it is based on a fully circular concept and features an anthropogenic sun. …
NETHERLANDS, May 31 - News item | 31-05-2023 | 11:26 The Netherlands is sharpening the focus of its collaboration with Africa by investing more, more specifically, and more sustainably, in both the continent and in relations with African countries. The …
NETHERLANDS, May 30 - News item | 30-05-2023 | 10:30 The Netherlands seeks to reduce inequality, and it is committed to promoting the equality of men, women and LGBTIQ+ people all over the world. For the past year the Netherlands has sharpened its focus in …
NETHERLANDS, May 19 - News item | 19-05-2023 | 15:37 Wednesday 17 May is Accountability Day. This is the day when the Dutch Minister of Finance presents the central government annual financial report to Parliament, along with the central government annual …
NETHERLANDS, May 12 - News item | 12-05-2023 | 10:12 In 2015, 193 member countries of the United Nations agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), to be achieved by 2030. The road to 2030 is now at its halfway point. That raises the question: are …
