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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.



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  • Millions extra to combat child labour

    11-05-2010

    The Dutch government is earmarking an extra ?6.8 million to combat child labour. The funding will go to an ILO programme that combats child labour through education.

  • The Netherlands to take part in two anti-piracy operations near Somalia

    23-04-2010

    Starting this summer, the Netherlands will take part in two anti-piracy missions off the coast of Somalia. The missions in question are the EU-led Operation Atalanta, to which the Netherlands will be renewing its existing contribution, and the NATO-led Operation Ocean Shield.

  • Balkenende: 'a dark day for Poland'

    13-04-2010

    Speaking on behalf of the Dutch government, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said he was 'profoundly shocked' by the tragic news that an airplane carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski and scores of others had crashed in Russia.

  • Balkenende calls for nuclear tribunal in The Hague

    13-04-2010

    At a recent international nuclear summit, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende called for a new court or tribunal to prosecute countries that provide nuclear material to terrorists.

  • Government position on youth care

    09-04-2010

    The government position on the future of youth care is aimed at supporting parents and children in order to enable them to raise their children and grow up safely.

  • Reports expenditure reviews available

    02-04-2010

    On 2 April 2010, the Government presented the reports of the (fundamental) expenditure reviews taskforces to the Lower House. The reports contain a wide range of policy options to save money on twenty policy issues.

  • New agreements on securing nuclear material

    02-04-2010

    At the recent Nuclear Security Summit countries agreed to better safeguard stocks of nuclear material and improve efforts to combat smuggling and misuse.

  • New counterterrorism institute will pool expertise

    01-04-2010

    On the closing day of a conference on terrorism, foreign minister Maxime Verhagen announced that a new international counterterrorism institute will be established in The Hague this spring.

  • Support for Sierra Leone war crimes trials

    01-04-2010

    The Netherlands is increasing its contribution to the Sierra Leone tribunal this year by one million euros. The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) is an independent criminal court established in that country?s capital, Freetown.

  • Further measures against child labour and forced labour

    17-03-2010

    The Dutch government is to demand repayment of grants made to businesses that use child labour or forced labour. When submitting grant applications, businesses will also be required to state that they do not use child labour or forced labour.