NETHERLANDS, May 23 - News item | 17-05-2022 | 18:40 The war in Ukraine is still going on, but what will need to be done after the fighting stops? In a letter to the House of Representatives, Ministers Liesje Schreinemacher (Foreign Trade and Development …
NETHERLANDS, May 19 - News item | 19-05-2022 | 15:17 This year we celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations with Slovenia. To mark this, on 20 May – World Bee Day – the Netherlands will give Slovenia a bee house as a present. Dutch ambassador Johan …
NETHERLANDS, May 18 - News item | 18-05-2022 | 10:15 What has a year of development cooperation produced? On Accountability Day the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains what has been spent, done and achieved on each policy theme and in each focus country. …
NETHERLANDS, May 10 - News item | 10-05-2022 | 17:15 A world where violence against women and girls is a thing of the past. We’re not there yet, but wouldn’t it be wonderful. We ask Pascalle Grotenhuis, Dutch Ambassador for Women’s Rights and Gender …
NETHERLANDS, May 10 - News item | 10-05-2022 | 08:43 The Dutch ambassador to Yemen, Peter Derrek Hof, is working with the UN to help prevent an environmental disaster involving an old oil tanker. On May 10th, the UN is to stage a rare donor conference in a …
NETHERLANDS, May 4 - News item | 04-05-2022 | 15:34 The Just Speak! cartoon exhibition opened on International Press Freedom Day and will run in The Hague – international city of peace and justice – until 20 May. Project Just Speak! challenged youth …
NETHERLANDS, April 29 - News item | 29-04-2022 | 10:39 On 29 April the Dutch ambassador Jennes de Mol and a small number of embassy staff will return to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. But please note that the consular section of the Dutch embassy in Ukraine …
NETHERLANDS, April 29 - News item | 29-04-2022 | 13:45 As the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, it is time for Muslims all over the world to get ready for their favorite holiday. The end of Ramadan is festively celebrated between Monday and Wednesday …
NETHERLANDS, April 19 - News item | 19-04-2022 | 11:59 The Dutch ambassador and a small number of embassy staff returned to Ukraine on 16 April. The diplomats will work from Lviv for the time being. But please note that the consular section of the Dutch …
NETHERLANDS, April 19 - News item | 19-04-2022 | 16:53 Today, the Dutch ambassador in Moscow was summoned to the Russian foreign ministry. Once there, he was informed that Russia intended to expel 15 staff members of the Dutch embassy in Moscow and the …
NETHERLANDS, April 15 - The Invictus Games are an international sporting event for service personnel and veterans who have been physically or mentally injured in the line of duty. Despite their disabilities, they are eager and able to compete at a high …
NETHERLANDS, April 11 - News item | 11-04-2022 | 09:32 On Monday Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra organised a meeting of EU foreign ministers with Mr Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. At the …
NETHERLANDS, April 5 - Read the government’s letter to parliament (in Dutch) on this subject. In this new position Mr Blok will be in charge of coordinating, implementing and supervising sanctions against Russia. This means streamlining the system for …
NETHERLANDS, April 1 - News item | 01-04-2022 | 17:22 India is a major player on the world stage and in the Pacific, and on many issues it adopts a neutral stance vis-à-vis other major powers like Russia, China and the US. President Kovind’s coming state …
NETHERLANDS, March 31 - News item | 31-03-2022 | 14:38 Today, six months since its opening, Expo 2020 Dubai is closing for good. This also marks the end of the Netherlands’s contribution to this 35th world exhibition. Last week, Minister for Foreign Trade …
NETHERLANDS, March 31 - News item | 31-03-2022 | 08:30 To mark Transgender Day of Visibility on 31 March, the Dutch embassies in Argentina and Colombia are showing how they and their partner organisations are fighting for equal rights for transgender …
NETHERLANDS, March 22 - News item | 22-03-2022 | 15:33 Are you active in the area of foreign trade and development cooperation? The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Liesje Schreinemacher, is currently developing new policy for the …
NETHERLANDS, March 22 - News item | 22-03-2022 | 09:04 South Sudan is facing the aftermath of its worst floods since 1960. Over 835,000 people have been affected. Working with many partners, the Dutch embassy in Juba is working to bolster climate …
NETHERLANDS, March 22 - News item | 15-03-2022 | 09:21 Back at the very start of the coronavirus crisis the cruise ship Westerdam spent days on end criss-crossing the South China Sea. Why? Because the authorities in Thailand refused to let the ship dock …
NETHERLANDS, March 22 - News item | 15-03-2022 | 09:55 Hylke Boerstra moved to Germany in 1959, at the age of 4. For over 20 years now, he has been the honorary consul in Bremen. Hylke nurtures ties between the embassy in Berlin, the consulate-general in …
