Total: 5 nieuwsberichten

Award underlines importance of Europe

The Treaties of Nijmegen medal, which has been awarded to former European Commission President Jacques Delors, gives recognition to the importance of European cooperation. Speaking at the award ceremony, Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen paid tribute to Mr Delors’s tireless efforts to promote European integration and joint action.

16 March 2010

Verhagen: The Netherlands must stand up for its international reputation

‘The Netherlands must prevent international divisions from damaging its reputation in the world. That’s why Dutch diplomats are increasingly speaking directly to ordinary citizens abroad, particularly in the Muslim world.’ Dutch foreign minister Maxime Verhagen made these remarks at the opening today of a conference on public diplomacy, hosted by the FORUM institute for multicultural affairs.

15 March 2010

The Netherlands offers to help with introduction of euro

The Netherlands is in favour of Estonia’s accession to the euro zone, providing it meets all the criteria. This was foreign minister Maxime Verhagen’s message following a meeting with his Estonian counterpart Urmas Paet in Tallinn.

10 March 2010

Dutch art popular worldwide

15 Jan 2009 | Culture minister Ronald Plasterk and European affairs minister Frans Timmermans are determined to put Dutch art and culture on the map. In their letter to the House of Representatives entitled ‘Art without Borders’, they describe art and culture policy up to 2012.

22 April 2009

Verhagen protests against bishop’s Holocaust remarks

29 Jan 2009 | The Netherlands believes that the Pope should explicitly condemn the remarks made by Bishop Richard Williamson concerning the Holocaust.

2 February 2009