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1. World leaders embrace climate adaptation action at Climate Adaptation Summit 2021

   More than 30 world leaders expressed their firm support for climate adaptation action at the international online Climate ...

   News item | 25-01-2021 | 17:34

2. Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Han Zheng and US climate envoy John Kerry to speak at Climate Adaptation Summit in the Netherlands

   The Hague – 24th January 2021 - The Deputy Prime Minister of China, Han Zheng, will speak at the opening session of the Climate ...

   News item | 22-01-2021 | 17:16

3. Airspace redesign: collaboration to reduce noise impact and create more airspace capacity

   The use of Dutch airspace increases and intensifies. Its capacity however is not increasing. This calls for large-scale airspace ...

   News item | 21-01-2021 | 14:10

4. Rapid test compulsory for people entering the Netherlands from the UK, Ireland and South Africa

   Please note: the date of this news item is the 13th of January 2021. Read more about the current mandatory test results and ...

   News item | 13-01-2021 | 23:01

5. Negative PCR test declaration also required for travel by international coach, train and ship

   The government decided today that from 29 December anyone travelling to the Netherlands by train, coach or ship from abroad must ...

   News item | 24-12-2020 | 17:54

6. Negative test declaration now mandatory for all international air travel to the Netherlands

   From 00.01 on 29 December 2020 all passengers, including Dutch nationals, must have a recent negative PCR test declaration in ...

   News item | 23-12-2020 | 22:34

7. Negative test declaration now mandatory for travellers from the UK and South Africa

   The ban on passenger flights from South Africa and the ban on both sea and air travel for passengers from the United Kingdom will ...

   News item | 22-12-2020 | 23:41

8. Immediate ban on flights from South Africa

   The government has decided to impose an immediate ban on flights from South Africa. The ban took effect this evening, 21 December ...

   News item | 21-12-2020 | 23:00

9. Ferry passengers to be denied entry at Dutch ports

   A ban on carrying passengers has been imposed on ferry services to the Netherlands from the United Kingdom. The ban will take ...

   News item | 21-12-2020 | 07:59

10. Restrictions on travel from the United Kingdom

    A contagious new variant of coronavirus has been detected in the United Kingdom. This strain of the virus is thought to spread ...

    News item | 20-12-2020 | 00:59