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Total: 15 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 2010Verhagen: 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 2010Van Mierlo: passionate statesman and warm personality Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen was saddened to learn of the death of Hans van Mierlo. With his enthusiasm, wide-ranging interests and warm personality, Mr Van Mierlo represented the Netherlands with distinction in all parts of the world during his tenure as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1994 and 1998. 15 March 2010Steps needed to bring Israel and the Palestinians closer to peace talks Both parties must take steps to expedite the resumption of direct negotiations and ensure their eventual success. For Israel, this means halting the construction of further Israeli settlements and opening the border crossings to the Gaza Strip. For the Palestinian Authority, it means continuing its joint security work with Israel and cracking down on the incitement of hatred. 11 March 2010The 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 2010Women in Uruzgan making progress Every day, women in Uruzgan struggle to make a life for themselves. The Afghan government and the international community give them a helping hand. 10 March 2010Netherlands pushes for nuclear disarmament by NATO On the initiative of foreign minister Maxime Verhagen, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Norway have asked NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to put non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament and arms control on the NATO agenda. 8 March 2010€300,000 for emergency relief to Chile The Netherlands is giving the International Red Cross €300,000 for emergency relief to Chile. ‘The victims of this terrible earthquake urgently need help, so we are making this money available immediately,’ said foreign minister Maxime Verhagen. 8 March 2010No restrictions on Chernobyl children travelling to the Netherlands From now on, Belarusian children from the still highly radioactive Chernobyl area will be able to travel to the Netherlands without restriction. In response to questions in the Dutch parliament, foreign minister Maxime Verhagen stated that negotiations with Belarus have removed the last remaining obstacles. 8 March 2010Players on the same team: human rights for all People all over the world are connected in more ways than we might think. They may seem isolated in their struggles, but they are not. Others are fighting the same battle elsewhere. Once people discover that they’re pursuing the same goal, they can join forces and form a stronger team. 8 March 2010Verhagen: notorious human rights violators have no place in Human Rights Council In his address today to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, foreign minister Maxime Verhagen said that membership of the Council should be denied to countries that systematically violate human rights. 8 March 2010The Netherlands supports further reforms in Georgia The Netherlands supports further reforms in Georgia in regard to democracy, the rule of law and the economy. This was announced by Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Verhagen in The Hague following a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze. 8 March 2010Europe 2020: smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth Over the next ten years the European Union must focus on smart and sustainable economic growth that will benefit everyone in the Union. This is the essence of the new Europe 2020 strategy presented by the European Commission in Brussels. Europe 2020 is the successor to the Lisbon strategy, which runs until this year. 8 March 2010Dutch peacekeeping staff to stay one more year in Sudan The Netherlands is to extend its contribution to the UN peace mission in Sudan (UNMIS) by one year. The decision was taken today by the cabinet on the advice of foreign minister Maxime Verhagen, defence minister Eimert van Middelkoop and interior minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin. 8 March 201015 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 |
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