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Netherlands unfreezes Libyan assets for medical supplies
The Netherlands is freeing up €100 million of the Libyan regime’s assets that are frozen in the Netherlands at the urgent request ...
Emergency aid simply a necessity when people are dying, says Knapen
Minister for International Cooperation Ben Knapen said in a radio interview this morning that aid organisations, both Dutch and ...
Rosenthal opens European Model UN in The Hague
On 11 July 2011 this year’s European International Model United Nations (TEIMUN) opened in The Hague, with 200 students taking ...
Dutch diplomat wins international prize
Caecilia Wijgers, a member of staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has become the first-ever winner of the Palmer Prize for ...
Libyan Transitional Council: ‘Prosecute Gaddafi’
The Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) is eager to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) so that Libyan ...
Netherlands maintains NATO headquarters at Brunssum
During a meeting in Brussels on 9 June, the Defence ministers of the NATO countries decided on the geographic redistribution of ...
The Netherlands supports second term for Ban Ki-moon
Minister of Foreign Affairs Uri Rosenthal supports the candidacy of Ban Ki-moon for a second term as Secretary-General of the ...
Diplomats can now use iris scanner at Schiphol
Starting today, diplomats from anywhere in the world can make use of an iris scanner to pass through border controls at Schiphol. ...
Netherlands gives 2 million euros in emergency aid for Côte d'Ivoire
The Netherlands is donating 2 million euros to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in response to a UN appeal for emergency aid. This ...
World Bank discusses approach to fragile states and food price volatility
On Saturday the Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation Ben Knapen attended the spring meeting of the World ...