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NATO Summit in Ankara: a stronger Europe within a stronger NATO
Today and tomorrow, Heads of State and Government of NATO Allies will gather in Ankara for the annual NATO Summit. The Summit ...
Read moreSjoerdsma on visit to China to strengthen trade ties
Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, is departing this afternoon for a three-day trade ...
Read moreDutch Government Launches International AI Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the geopolitical landscape. With a new international AI strategy, the ...
Read moreMinister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma: Netherlands to send rescue team to Venezuela
The Netherlands is sending a rescue team to Venezuela to assist in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that have struck ...
Read moreThe Netherlands joins Pax Silica alliance and boosts cooperation on AI and chips
Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sjoerd Sjoerdsma announced on 23 July 2026 that the Netherlands is joining ...
Read more2025 central government annual financial report: stable public finances in times of geopolitical uncertainty
According to the 2025 central government financial annual report, 2025 was a year of economic stability. Despite increasing ...
Read moreTransitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference concludes with 5 key deliverables
At Santa Marta, Colombia 57 countries convened together 13 stakeholder groups, totalling over 1,500 participants. Conversations ...
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Collection objects from Wereldmuseum returned to Indonesia
The Netherlands will return two objects from the Wereldmuseum collection to Indonesia, following advice from the Colonial ...
Read moreThe Netherlands and Ukraine strengthen cooperation with a conference in Breda
Tuesday marks the start of the annual Lviv Conference, an event organised by the Netherlands and Ukraine aimed at strengthening ...
Read moreHNLMS Evertsen to be deployed to the Mediterranean
The air defence and command frigate HNLMS Evertsen will be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean from this week until early ...
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New Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
On 23 February 2026 the members of the Jetten government were sworn in. Tom Berendsen (Christian Democratic Alliance, CDA) is the ...
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Jetten government sworn in
This morning, the Jetten government was sworn in at Huis ten Bosch Palace. The new government is a coalition of Democrats ‘66 ...
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After 4 years of war, the Netherlands continues to support Ukraine
On 24 February 2022 Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Every day, the Ukrainian people fight for their lives and ...
Read moreThe Dutch state sells part of TenneT Germany to the German state
The Dutch state is selling 25.1% of its shares in TenneT Germany to the investment bank KfW, acting on behalf of the German ...
Read moreNetherlands to host International Claims Commission for Ukraine
The Netherlands has announced that it will host the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, which will deal with ...
Read moreAgreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia on the return of 2 Dutch prisoners
The Netherlands and Indonesia have reached an agreement on the return of 2 Dutch nationals who have been imprisoned for several ...
Read moreLong-term policy on asylum support for refugees from Ukraine
Since Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have fled and been accommodated in the European Union. The ...
Read moreNetherlands to make an extra EUR 10 million available for emergency aid to Sudan
The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Aukje de Vries has announced that the Netherlands is making an extra EUR 10 ...
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