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MH17: The Netherlands and Australia hold Russia responsible

25-05-2018 | 10:37

The Netherlands and Australia hold Russia responsible for its part in the downing of flight MH17. The government took a...

UN Security Council votes unanimously on Dutch initiative to ban starvation as a weapon of war

24-05-2018 | 16:06

On 24 May the UN Security Council voted in favour of a resolution to ban the use of starvation as a weapon of war. The...

Trade mission led by the Netherlands Minister for Infrastructure & Water Management opens a door in Maharashtra for the Dutch water, ports & infrastructure sector

24-05-2018 | 13:37

Today, on the first day of one of the biggest Dutch trade missions to India, Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and Water...

Broad government delegation on trade mission to India

22-05-2018 | 16:51

Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten, Minister for Foreign Trade and...

Minister Sigrid Kaag: Prevention the priority in foreign trade and development cooperation policy document

18-05-2018 | 17:04

Prevention by investing now and giving people opportunities; that is how violent conflict, poverty, inequality, climate change...

2017 financial annual report: budget surplus for the second year running

18-05-2018 | 10:31

The economy is showing strong growth and public finances are in good shape. The 2017 Budget Memorandum assumed a budget deficit...

Galileo Reference Centre monitors quality of satellite data

16-05-2018 | 16:30

On Wednesday, 16 May Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) opened the Galileo Reference Centre...

Foreign minister Blok to travel to US for talks with Pompeo

15-05-2018 | 15:00

This Thursday and Friday (17 – 18 May) foreign minister Stef Blok will be in the United States, where he will meet with both...

New European privacy regulations come a step closer

15-05-2018 | 10:49

The Senate has today adopted a law put forward by Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker which implements the EU’s new...

Foreign minister Stef Blok meets Egyptian counterpart

10-05-2018 | 19:30

Foreign minister Stef Blok has visited Cairo to meet his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, and hold the first bilateral...

Foreign minister Stef Blok to visit Algeria and Egypt

09-05-2018 | 13:14

Foreign minister Stef Blok will be travelling to Algeria and then Egypt on 9 and 10 May.

Blok responds to US decision on Iran deal

09-05-2018 | 11:10

‘President Trump wants to pull the plug on the Iran deal. That’s bad news for Dutch security and for European security as a...

Combating paraffin wax residues at sea and on the beach

08-05-2018 | 14:38

New agreements need to ensure that ships originating from Dutch ports no longer discharge tank washings containing paraffin...

Statement Prime Minister Rutte about the European Commission's proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework

02-05-2018 | 15:00

The European Commission presented a proposal today outlining plans for the EU budget – or Multiannual Financial Framework – for...

Government approves Dutch participation in Dubai Expo 2020 and launches tender procedure

01-05-2018 | 15:58

The government has confirmed Dutch participation in Expo 2020 in Dubai, following an initial decision to take part made in 2017...

Dekker: end to automatic eligibility for conditional release

01-05-2018 | 09:47

To increase society's sense of security and justice, future custodial sentences will actually have to be spent within prison...

2017 Immigration Services Report: Number of asylum seekers holding steady, composition has changed

30-04-2018 | 09:43

The total volume of asylum seekers – consisting of first-time and repeat applications and family reunifications – registered by...

Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen: more European infra funds to cyclist and pedestrian safety

26-04-2018 | 14:53

Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) wants Europe to allocate more infra funds to the protection of...

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