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Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference concludes with 5 key deliverables
At Santa Marta, Colombia 57 countries convened together 13 stakeholder groups, totalling over 1,500 participants. Conversations ...
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Collection objects from Wereldmuseum returned to Indonesia
The Netherlands will return two objects from the Wereldmuseum collection to Indonesia, following advice from the Colonial ...
Read moreThe Netherlands and Ukraine strengthen cooperation with a conference in Breda
Tuesday marks the start of the annual Lviv Conference, an event organised by the Netherlands and Ukraine aimed at strengthening ...
Read moreHNLMS Evertsen to be deployed to the Mediterranean
The air defence and command frigate HNLMS Evertsen will be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean from this week until early ...
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New Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
On 23 February 2026 the members of the Jetten government were sworn in. Tom Berendsen (Christian Democratic Alliance, CDA) is the ...
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Jetten government sworn in
This morning, the Jetten government was sworn in at Huis ten Bosch Palace. The new government is a coalition of Democrats ‘66 ...
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After 4 years of war, the Netherlands continues to support Ukraine
On 24 February 2022 Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Every day, the Ukrainian people fight for their lives and ...
Read moreThe Dutch state sells part of TenneT Germany to the German state
The Dutch state is selling 25.1% of its shares in TenneT Germany to the investment bank KfW, acting on behalf of the German ...
Read moreNetherlands to host International Claims Commission for Ukraine
The Netherlands has announced that it will host the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, which will deal with ...
Read moreAgreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia on the return of 2 Dutch prisoners
The Netherlands and Indonesia have reached an agreement on the return of 2 Dutch nationals who have been imprisoned for several ...
Read moreLong-term policy on asylum support for refugees from Ukraine
Since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have fled and been accommodated in the European Union. The ...
Read moreNetherlands to make an extra EUR 10 million available for emergency aid to Sudan
The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Aukje de Vries has announced that the Netherlands is making an extra EUR 10 ...
Read moreMeeting between His Excellency Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice of the United Arab Emirates, and His Excellency Foort van Oosten, Minister of Justice and Security of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
His Excellency Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice of the United Arab Emirates, met with His Excellency ...
Read moreTelephone conversation between Minister Karremans and Chinese Minister Wang
Minister Karremans (Economic Affairs): “This afternoon, I spoke with the Chinese Minister of Commerce, His Excellency Wang ...
Read moreMore than 1.2 Million Visitors for the Netherlands Circular Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
From 13 April to 13 October 2025, the World Expo took place in Osaka, Japan. The Netherlands participated with the circular ...
Read moreMinister of Economic Affairs invokes Goods Availability Act
On Tuesday, 30 September 2025, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs invoked the Goods Availability Act (Wet beschikbaarheid ...
Read moreThe Netherlands starts implementing European Entry and Exit System (EES)
On 12 October 2025, the Netherlands will start the step-by-step introduction of the European Entry and Exit System (EES) at 2 ...
Read moreAll EU countries join Semicon Coalition to secure technological leadership
From artificial intelligence to critical infrastructure and defense: semiconductors power the technologies that define our future ...
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