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1. Agreement 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 ...

   News item | 02-12-2025 | 14:19

2. Long-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 ...

   News item | 01-12-2025 | 12:54

3. Netherlands 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 ...

   News item | 28-11-2025 | 16:52

4. Meeting between His Excellency Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice of the United Arab Emirates, and His Excellency Foort van Oosten, Minister of Justice and Security of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

   His Excellency Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice of the United Arab Emirates, met with His Excellency ...

   News item | 23-10-2025 | 14:51

5. Telephone conversation between Minister Karremans and Chinese Minister Wang

   Minister Karremans (Economic Affairs): “This afternoon, I spoke with the Chinese Minister of Commerce, His Excellency Wang ...

   News item | 21-10-2025 | 14:00

6. More than 1.2 Million Visitors for the Netherlands Circular Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka

   From 13 April to 13 October 2025, the World Expo took place in Osaka, Japan. The Netherlands participated with the circular ...

   News item | 13-10-2025 | 15:49

7. Minister of Economic Affairs invokes Goods Availability Act

   On Tuesday, 30 September 2025, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs invoked the Goods Availability Act ( Wet beschikbaarheid ...

   News item | 12-10-2025 | 21:30

8. The Netherlands starts implementing European Entry and Exit System (EES)

   On 12 October 2025, the Netherlands will start the step-by-step introduction of the European Entry and Exit System (EES) at 2 ...

   News item | 11-10-2025 | 17:16

9. All EU countries join Semicon Coalition to secure technological leadership

   From artificial intelligence to critical infrastructure and defense: semiconductors power the technologies that define our future ...

   News item | 29-09-2025 | 08:46

10. The Netherlands will return Dubois collection to Indonesia

    The Netherlands plans to transfer more than 28,000 fossils from the Dubois collection to Indonesia, following a request by ...

    News item | 26-09-2025 | 10:30