Minister shocked by anti-gay demonstration in Georgia
Foreign minister Frans Timmermans has expressed shock at the mayhem that ensued at a gay rights demonstration in Georgia today. A ...
Netherlands pledges €7.5 million to support High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Netherlands will next year contribute €7.5 million to support the work of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Foreign ...
Minister Schultz signs MoU on technical cooperation with India
Minister Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure & the Environment) and Kamal Nath (Indian Minister of Urban Development) today ...
Ploumen: elections and reform progress essential in Mali
Progress in the democratic process, fair and transparent elections and government reform are essential to Mali’s future. This was ...
Netherlands leads international efforts to tackle abuses in Bangladesh textile industry
The Netherlands is joining forces with Bangladesh to chair a group of donor countries, companies and civil society organisations ...
Ploumen seeks to get European trade negotiations with Africa back on track
Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, is seeking to revive negotiations on Economic ...
Safe Public Duty Programme to be continued
Verbal and physical violence against people in public duty has to be opposed. This may be done by punishment, but also by a ...
Minister Opstelten presents student grants to Russian Minister of Justice
Mr Opstelten, the Dutch Minister of Security and Justice, has presented six student grants to the Russian Minister of Justice, Mr ...
Timmermans meets Arab ambassadors
On Tuesday 14 May foreign minister Frans Timmermans received 16 Arab ambassadors and official representatives, with whom he ...
Tighter control needed for robust 112 emergency number
Tighter control and management of the entire 1-1-2 chain is needed to ensure the effectiveness of the national emergency number ...