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20-10-2017 | 21:12
"The liberation of Raqqa is an important milestone in the fight against ISIS. My thoughts go out to those who lost their lives...
19-10-2017 | 18:50
Israel has approved the advancement of plans to build thousands of settlement units across the West Bank. ‘We condemn the...
19-10-2017 | 10:23
The European Commission has given the Netherlands over €2 million to cover part of the cost of deploying the Royal Netherlands...
16-10-2017 | 18:20
The French and Dutch delegates coordinating reconstruction efforts in Saint Martin and St Maarten met in Paris today to...
13-10-2017 | 16:12
Following the damage caused by hurricane Irma, the Netherlands is prepared to set up a fund for the reconstruction of St Maarten.
13-10-2017 | 11:30
The Dutch Tropomi measurement instrument was launched into orbit from the Russian Plesetsk launch-site today. This innovation...
10-10-2017 | 13:30
On 10 October 2017 Mark Rutte, Sybrand Buma, Alexander Pechtold and Gert-Jan Segers, the leaders of their respective parties in...
10-10-2017 | 13:09
The remaining equipment required for the ‘waste train’, a means of quickly disposing of waste generated by hurricane Irma, has...
10-10-2017 | 12:55
Rijkswaterstaat and Dutch contractor Koole Mammoet succeeded in refloating the Beachcomber II in St Maarten on Monday. Four...
09-10-2017 | 11:30
Today, Minister Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure and the Environment) presented a feasibility study into hyperloops to the...
05-10-2017 | 14:52
Mayors, aldermen, councillors and municipal officials are often confronted with attempts to exert criminal influence on the...
04-10-2017 | 16:36
The Joint Logistic Support Ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy, HNLMS Karel Doorman, has left St Maarten and will carry out...
03-10-2017 | 22:34
Chief of Defence General Tom Middendorp resigned from his post this evening. He followed the example of Minister of Defence...
03-10-2017 | 22:00
Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has tendered her resignation. She announced her decision at the end of the debate prompted...
03-10-2017 | 20:25
Mr H.J. (Herman) Bolhaar will serve as the new National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Violence against...
03-10-2017 | 17:36
The Dutch government aims to reinforce the position of the Netherlands as a world leader in the field of mobile infrastructure....
03-10-2017 | 13:30
The government is to provide a second package of emergency aid for refugees fleeing Myanmar. The decision by development...
02-10-2017 | 13:02
The drinking water supply on the island of St Maarten has been increased by 60,000 litres a day. This clean drinking water is...
