Documents - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Letter to the Parliament on Dutch efforts to achieve a strong semiconductor ecosystem in geopolitically challenging times

   Minister Adriaansens (Economic Affairs and Climate Policy) and Minister Van Leeuwen (Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation) ...

   Parliamentary document: Letter to the Parliament | 21-12-2023

2. State of the European Union 2024 - prologue (in English, German, French, Spanish)

   In the State of the European Union, the Dutch government presents its vision on the European Union (EU) and the European plans ...

   Publication | 21-12-2023

3. The Tallinn Mechanism officially formalized

   As endorsed by the Foreign Ministries of Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United ...

   Diplomatic statement | 20-12-2023

4. Statement by the Equal Rights Coalition on the Russian Supreme Court judgement infringing LGBTIQ+ people’s basic human rights

   The Equal Rights Coalition strongly condemns the Russian Supreme Court designating the so-called ‘international public LGBT ...

   Diplomatic statement | 18-12-2023

5. Joint statement on settler violence on the West Bank

   Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, ...

   Diplomatic statement | 15-12-2023

6. Q&A's subsidy framework Contributing to Peaceful and Safe Societies 2024-2031

   Questions and answers on the Grant Policy Framework ‘Contributing to peaceful and safe societies 2024-2031’ (will be updated ...

   Question and answer

7. Speech by Minister Bruins Slot at the Human Rights Tulip award ceremony

   Speech by Hanke Bruins Slot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the Human Rights Tulip award ceremony in the Peace Palace, The Hague ...

   Speech | 14-12-2023

8. Joint statement between the government of the Republic of Korea and the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

   His Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea (hereinafter also referred to as “the RoK”) and His Excellency ...

   Diplomatic statement | 13-12-2023

9. Kingdom of the Netherlands' explanation of the vote at the Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly, 12 December 2023

   Explanation of the vote by the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the resolution Protection of Civilians and Upholding Legal and ...

   Diplomatic statement | 12-12-2023

10. Digital statement on the first meeting of the international coalition for the return of Ukrainian children

    Digital statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Hanke Bruins Slot, on the the first meeting ...

    Diplomatic statement | 08-12-2023