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Foreign Investment in the Netherlands Creates 9,300 Jobs in 2015
More than 300 foreign companies like Tesla and easyJet jointly invested € 1.87 billion in the Netherlands last year. Together ...
Gas extraction in Groningen limited to 27 billion cubic metres
For the 2015/2016 gas year, gas extraction at the Groningen gas field will be limited to 27 billion cubic metres. This is the ...
The Netherlands commits to historic climate change agreement
A new UN climate accord was approved in Paris today. The EU – including the Netherlands – approved the agreement. The accord is ...
The Netherlands contributes first 2 million euros towards global carbon pricing
We need to have clarity regarding what CO2 emissions cost, everywhere in the world. The Netherlands has already contributed 2 ...
Dutch environmental policy visionary and adequate
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, calls Dutch environmental policy visionary and adequate, as it ...
Dutch goals for the climate agreement: rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, binding agreement, everyone joins in
Minister for the Environment Sharon Dijksma will represent the Netherlands at the so-called Pre-COP, the final preparations for ...
Prime Minister Rutte and economic affairs minister Kamp in Japan
Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting Japan from 9 to 10 November 2015, accompanied by economic affairs minister Henk Kamp, who ...
The Netherlands organises international anti-poaching conference
Sharon Dijksma, Minister for Agriculture, is organising an international conference in February 2016 about wildlife crime in the ...
Ms Mansveld discusses climate issues with the Pope
Today, Minister for the Environment Mansveld met with Pope Francis in Vatican City to discuss the upcoming UN climate summit in ...
Caribbean coral reefs for sharks
During her visit to Saba and Bonaire, Sharon Dijksma, Dutch Minister for Agriculture, opened a shark sanctuary. Shark populations ...