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Minister Koenders: Bolt and Follender released in Colombia

Dutch journalists Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender were released today in the extremely volatile region of Catatumbo in the...

24-06-2017 | 11:18

Further review of system of progressive traffic fines

Road safety could potentially stand to benefit from a system of progressive fines, whereby speeding motorists receive higher...

20-06-2017 | 11:13

Inspectorate of Security and Justice investigating FPCs’ approach to keeping out contraband

Forensic Psychiatric Centres (FPCs) are working to reduce the entry of contraband. According to an investigation by the...

20-06-2017 | 11:07

Ploumen concludes voluntary agreement on responsible gold

The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Lilianne Ploumen, has reached a deal with the Dutch gold industry...

19-06-2017 | 00:00

Minister Blok: bringing insolvency proceedings to a conclusion more efficiently

The current, outdated insolvency procedure is being brought up to date: the intention is to speed up and facilitate the...

15-06-2017 | 10:33

Aid for the stricken population of Afghanistan

The government is making it possible for Dutch aid organisations to deliver aid to Afghanistan. Over 85,000 of the most...

14-06-2017 | 00:00

Cycling for the climate

This morning, Climate Envoy Marcel Beukeboom joined forty cyclists in a climate platoon headed for the international cycling...

13-06-2017 | 19:02

Ploumen calls for new form of globalisation at OECD meeting

Globalisation only works if everyone benefits. International trade and investment are essential to our prosperity, but no one...

09-06-2017 | 16:30

Koenders receives newly appointed Macedonian foreign minister

Foreign minister Bert Koenders received the new Macedonian foreign minister Nikola Dimitrov on Friday 9 June for an...

09-06-2017 | 00:00

Dual nationality? Don’t lose your Dutch nationality!

Not all Dutch people know that you can lose your Dutch nationality. That’s why today we’re launching an information campaign...

08-06-2017 | 12:16

The Netherlands to chair UN Security Council in March 2018

On 1 January 2018 the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including Aruba, Curaçao and St Maarten, will take its seat on the UN ...

06-06-2017 | 00:00

Foreign minister Koenders on the US Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement

'I am saddened by this decision. It represents a cardinal mistake that is damaging to citizens around the world, including...

02-06-2017 | 01:03

No reduction in pension for old age pensioners in ‘cost-sharing’ households

Single old age pensioners who share a household with their son or daughter will retain their entitlement to the highest rate of...

01-06-2017 | 15:09

Rail freight transport booming in Europe

Freight transport by rail on the Rotterdam-Genoa connection, one of the main European routes, grew by 1.8 per cent in 2016....

01-06-2017 | 14:32

Two hundred additional Royal Netherlands Marechaussee officers for border security

The government is making 20 million euros structurally available to expand the capacity of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee....

01-06-2017 | 12:04

Improvements to the quality of childcare

Next year day nurseries and playgroups will have to meet tougher standards that will improve the standard of care provided to...

31-05-2017 | 17:45

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