News - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

1. NATO Innovation Fund to Establish its Headquarters in the Netherlands

   The headquarters of the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) will be located in the Netherlands, the NIF has announced today. The NIF is ...

   News item | 20-03-2023 | 19:30

2. The Netherlands and Aruba are organising a climate conference on Aruba

   Small islands, like those in the Caribbean Netherlands, are particularly vulnerable to climate change and are already ...

   News item | 20-03-2023 | 17:00

3. Dutch Minister Adriaansens: Internet toll will ultimately penalize consumers

   Large European telecom operators are considering to charge an Internet toll for the internet traffic that online service ...

   News item | 27-02-2023 | 09:00

4. Netherlands no longer dependent on Russian energy

   Almost a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Netherlands has virtually stopped importing energy from Russia. The only ...

   News item | 10-02-2023 | 08:00

5. The Netherlands provides equipment and parts to Ukraine to help repair its energy infrastructure

   This winter the Netherlands is supporting Ukraine by providing a shipment of materials so the country can repair crucial energy ...

   News item | 08-12-2022 | 18:02

6. Ed Nijpels appointed as climate table quartermaster Bonaire

   Climate change has global effects, but certainly in the Caribbean Netherlands the impact of climate change is large and directly ...

   News item | 23-11-2022 | 14:02

7. Government takes measures against possible oil shortages caused by sanctions against Russia

   The government has a strategic oil stock that will provide 90 days of domestic consumption. That means that the stock of oil is ...

   News item | 17-11-2022 | 10:12

8. Groningen gas field on the back burner in October

   All wells to remain open for the sake of flexibility

   News item | 20-06-2022 | 14:26

9. Cabinet takes energy security measures

   Gas Protection and Recovery Plan (BH-G) triggered Urgent call to save energy and national energy saving target Output restriction ...

   News item | 20-06-2022 | 14:23

10. Government announces halt to energy purchases from Russia by the end of the year and measures to fill gas storage facilities

    The government is seeking to wind down the Netherlands’ dependence on coal, oil and gas from Russia as quickly as is practicable ...

    News item | 22-04-2022 | 09:41