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Press releases and news items

A list of all the news reports at Government.nl and a selection of press releases from various ministries.



11 documents found

  • Caretaker government

    24-02-2010

    Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende believes that some very clear conclusions can be drawn from the Queen's consultations with party leaders. A caretaker government, formed by the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) and the Christian Union (CU), will deal with matters in hand.

  • Appointment of Ministers of Finance and of Housing, Spatial Planning & the Environment

    23-02-2010

    State Secretary Jan Kees de Jager has been appointed Minister of Finance and State Secretary Tineke Huizinga-Heringa has become Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment.

  • Queen accepts resignation of Labour ministers

    23-02-2010

    The Queen has accepted the resignation of the Labour (PvdA) ministers and state secretaries and has asked the caretaker government to work towards the early dissolution of the House of Representatives of the States General so that a general election can be held on 9 June 2010.

  • The consequences for the mission in Uruzgan

    21-02-2010

    The fourth Balkenende government was unable to agree on whether the Netherlands' military involvement in ISAF after December 2010 should continue.

  • Balkenende's statement after cabinet meeting

    20-02-2010

    On 20 February 2010 Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende will tender the resignation of the Labour Party ministers and state secretaries to the Queen. He will also put the portfolios of the other ministers and state secretaries at her disposal.

  • Response to development cooperation report

    18-01-2010

    In an initial response to a new report by the Advisory Council on Government Policy (WRR), development minister Bert Koenders said that the WRR?s recommendations provided an opportunity to move forward with the modernisation of development cooperation.

  • Government responds to Commission's EU 2020 consultation document

    18-01-2010

    The Netherlands is calling for leadership and ambition to get Europe?s economies moving again. Both national and European reform agendas should focus on sustainable growth and jobs.

  • Verhagen: EU is preparing security mission to Haiti

    17-01-2010

    The European Union is preparing a mission to Haiti to maintain security and public order, in response to a request by the United Nations.

  • Balkenende: terrible tragedy in Haiti

    15-01-2010

    Reflecting on the ?terrible earthquake? that struck Haiti on 12 January, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende lamented this ?tragedy of unprecedented scope?. He spoke of the ?tremendous suffering and massive engagement on a global scale'.

  • Balkenende: thorough report by Davids Committee

    13-01-2010

    Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has responded briefly to a number of the main points from the report of the Committee of Inquiry on Iraq ('the Davids Committee'). He is pleased for example that the Committee has disposed of a number of rumours about Dutch military support for the invasion of Iraq.