Information for the press

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Spokespersons Minister Herbert

Laura Kwakernaak

+31 6 15 37 25 67
l.kwakernaak@minezk.nl

• Business climate
• Large enterprises
• Macroeconomics
• Labor productivity
• National Growth Fund

Harald Hanemaaijer

+31 6 15 94 90 16
h.hanemaaijer@minezk.nl

• Innovation and technology
• Economic security and strategic autonomy
• EU economic policy and competitiveness
• Market functioning and competition
• Consumer policy

Spokespersons Minister Van Veldhoven-van der Meer

Pieter ten Bruggencate 

+31 6 29 66 04 31
j.h.p.tenbruggencate@minezk.nl

• Climate policy
• Climate and energy policy EU
• Fossil fuels (including phase-out)

Femmy Barends 

Absent on Fridays

+ 31 6 50 16 45 15
f.f.barends@minezk.nl

• Decarbonisation policy industry
• Tailor-made agreements with industry
• Circularity

Sonja van der Graaf

Absent on Mondays

+31 6 31984456
s.e.vandergraaf@minezk.nl

• Renewable energy 
• Consumers
• Subsidies

Spokespersons Minister De Bat

Tim van Dijk

+31 6 15 19 49 58
t.vandijk@minezk.nl

• Power grids (including tackling grid congestion)
• Permits for mining

Remco Rous

+31 6 31 13 74 66
r.rous@minezk.nl

• Nuclear energy
• Permits for energy-infrastructure projects
• Implementation tailored-made agreements

Spokespersons Minister Aerdts

Milan Captein

+316 11 86 73 24
m.j.r.captein@minezk.nl

• Digital economy and -infrastructure
• Digital sovereignty
• Digital resilience

Joppe Lieth

Absent from August 31 to September 20

+31 6 29 67 78 70
j.m.lieth@minezk.nl

• Digital government policy
• Social media policy
• Children’s rights online
• Online disinformation
• Digital accessibility