STORY: :: Dutch prime minister says Russian President Putin “made a mistake” not attending the Ukraine peace summit :: June 15, 2024 :: Mark Rutte, Prime Minister, Netherlands “First, he (Putin) should accept the invitation. I think he made a mistake not being here. This whole process started a year ago with 14-15 national security […]
Substitute Wout Weghorst struck late on to earn the Netherlands a 2-1 win over Poland in their Group D opener at Euro 2024. Adam Buksa headed Poland into an early lead at Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion, but Cody Gakpo ensured it was level at half-time. The Netherlands pushed for a late winner, and it arrived when Burnley […]
Four days of voting are getting under way in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to deliver gains for the hard right. Estonians are casting their ballots across six days, starting from Monday, but the Netherlands is the only EU country to start its single-day vote so early, followed […]
The Dutch government has said it will lead an initiative among some European countries to supply a Patriot air defence missile system to Ukraine. “Ukraine, of course, is still under attack. Airstrikes continue,” said Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren in Brussels on Tuesday. “Patriot systems are scarce in Europe and NATO, but we are now […]
The Queen of Spain had a relatable reason for saying hello while sitting down Alamy Live News Queen Letizia of Spain sits and speaks to Queen Maxima of the Netherlands before the state banquet at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam on April 17, 2024. Queen Letizia of Spain was in sparkling form at the state […]
PARIS — The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with €4 billion (US $4.25 billion) in military aid in the 2024-2026 period, the Dutch government said in a spring budget update on April 15. Defense leaders will also structurally increase defense spending by €500 million per year from 2028 to invest in air defense and ammunition stocks. […]
By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A threat by the Netherlands’ largest company ASML to quit the country if it cannot grow there has laid bare wider corporate concerns that the nation’s business climate is deteriorating. While the semiconductor equipment maker’s CEO has since ruled out a total departure from the […]
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The museum in Amsterdam tells the stories of some of the 102,000 Jews who were deported […]
The Netherlands’ National Holocaust Museum was launched on Sunday in a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protests because of Israel’s deadly offensive against Palestinians in Gaza. The museum in Amsterdam tells the stories of some of the 102,000 Jews who were deported from […]
By Toby Sterling THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The Dutch government is talking with semiconductor equipment maker ASML to ensure that the Netherlands’ largest company does not move to another country, or expand abroad, due to anti-immigration policies, the economy minister said. The news was first reported by newspaper De Telegraaf, which cited anonymous sources and said […]
STORY: In a surprise visit to Ukraine’s frontline city of Kharkiv on Friday… President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed a 10-year security deal – with the Netherlands promising to help fund the supply of 800,000 artillery shells to hold back Russian forces. RUTTE: “It’s clear that Ukraine’s armed forces urgently need […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, have signed a bilateral agreement on security cooperation between Ukraine and the Netherlands on 1 March in the city of Kharkiv. Source: European Pravda with reference to the Office of the President Details: Zelenskyy said that the agreement provided for the supply […]