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The Netherlands presents logo for NATO Summit 2025
On 24 and 25 June the Netherlands will be hosting the NATO Summit 2025 at the World Forum The Hague. Today the Netherlands ...
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The Hague to be host city of the 2025 NATO Summit
Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hanke Bruins Slot and the Mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen, announced that the 2025 NATO ...
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Call to action on responsible use of AI in the military domain
Government representatives meeting at the REAIM summit have agreed a joint call to action on the responsible development, ...
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Netherlands earmarks €2.5 billion for support to Ukraine in 2023
In 2023 the Netherlands will make €2.5 billion available to support Ukraine. The government expects that this amount will be ...
Read moreExtra Dutch support for Ukrainian war effort and reconstruction
The Netherlands will provide additional support to Ukraine for the country’s war effort and reconstruction. Minister for Foreign ...
Read morePatriots travel in convoy to Eemshaven
Escorted by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, 2 Dutch Patriot units left for the port of Eemshaven near Delfzijl today, to be ...
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