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Foreign minister Koenders on Kenya election: ‘Important to stay calm’
After a turbulent period leading up to the election, the Kenyan people finally had their opportunity to vote on 8 August....
Koenders freezes assets of nine Dutch citizens
Foreign minister Bert Koenders has frozen the financial assets of nine Dutch citizens. The nine people concerned have been ...
'She Decides' funding reaches €260 million
To date, She Decides, the international initiative of Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation,...
Koenders satisfied with award of damages in Arctic Sunrise case
Foreign minister Bert Koenders has said he is satisfied with the final Award on Compensation by the Permanent Court of...
Statement minister Koenders on remembrance MH17
It is three years ago to the day that the 298 passengers of flight MH17 set out on what would prove to be their last journey. A...
Minister of Security and Justice signs MH17 treaty with Ukraine
Minister of Security and Justice Stef Blok and his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Petrenko today signed a bilateral treaty on...
Koenders calls for UN sanctions on people smugglers in Libya
The United Nations should deploy sanctions in the fight against people smuggling and trafficking via Libya, thinks foreign...
Lilianne Ploumen at the Global Citizen Festival: support She Decides!
At the Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg, headlined by some of the leading names in pop music, foreign trade and development...
Statement by Minister Ploumen on EU-Japan agreement in principle
The agreement in principle that the European Commission and Japan are now discussing contains several important elements for...
Statement by the minister of Foreign Affairs on MH17, 5 July 2017
It’s been nearly three years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed in eastern Ukraine. Two hundred and ninety-eight...