News - Crisis, national security and terrorism
1. Vigilance remains vital in the wake of Bin Laden’s death
Commenting on the death of Osama Bin Laden, Minister of Defence Hans Hillen said that it probably heralded a good day for the ...
2. Dutch support for US project in Kazakhstan to combat nuclear terrorism
The Netherlands is contributing €400,000 to a US programme to combat nuclear terrorism. Today in Washington, Dutch deputy ...
3. Bin Laden’s death a major blow to terrorism, says Rosenthal
Foreign minister Uri Rosenthal says that the death of Osama bin Laden has dealt a major blow to al Qa’ida and international ...
4. Jerusalem bomb attack shocks Rosenthal
Foreign minister Uri Rosenthal said he was shocked about the bomb explosion at a bus stop in Jerusalem yesterday: ‘There is ...
5. New guidelines prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing
Today the Ministry of Finance has published guidelines for the implementation of legal obligations concerning the prevention of ...
6. Dutch commander leads NATO flotilla
A Dutchman will be in command of a standing NATO mine countermeasures flotilla for the next six months. Commander Herman Lammers ...
7. De Zeven Provinciën back from NATO mission
Air-defence and command frigate HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën returned today to its home port of Den Helder following its six-month ...
8. NATO flotilla combats terrorism
As of 23 October, the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) entered the maritime effort to combat terrorism. In the coming 6 ...
9. Commandos exercise counter-terrorism operations
Successfully ending a hostage-taking in a bus, train, aeroplane or ship requires special skills. To develop their skills in this ...
10. New counterterrorism institute will pool expertise
On the closing day of a conference on terrorism, foreign minister Maxime Verhagen announced that a new international ...