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News News Total: 9 nieuwsberichten 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 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 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 2010International Human Rights Day 10 December 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 2009Statement Dutch Prime Minister about film Wilders |
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