Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Netherlands, EU Presidency, Amsterdam
The Netherlands starts its run of the EU Presidency in an event at the Scheepvaart Museum in Amsterdam. January 7, 2016 - Credit: NL Times / NL Times
Politics
Amsterdam
Brexit
Cabinet
EU presidency
European Commission
lower house of parliament
refugees
Russia
Scheepvaartmuseum
The Hague
Tweede Kamer
Ukraine
Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 08:44
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Netherlands EU presidency kicks off in Amsterdam

Update 9:53 a.m.: The officials arrived at the Scheepvaartmuseum by boat shortly before 9:15 a.m. The Dutch presidency of the European Union is officially underway. The entire European Commission is meeting with the Dutch cabinet in Amsterdam this morning.  Migration, the fight against terrorism, economic growth and jobs are the main goals of the Netherlands presidency, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday. The visit starts with the Commission greeting the cabinet in the Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam. They will also have a meeting, followed by a press conference and then lunch in the Palace on Dam square. The Commission will then travel to The Hague to meet the Tweede Kamer, lower house of Dutch parliament. Amsterdam beefed up security around the Scheepvaartmuseum for these type of meetings. Police officers can be seen patrolling by boat in the waters around the museum on Thursday. According to political reporter Laurens Boven, these meetings will focus both on making acquaintance with each other and discussing the European Commission's priorities and Brussels' ideas on which role the Netherlands will play as EU president. "Crucial of course are all the crises in Europe. The Netherlands will be closely involved in that", he said to BNR, adding that the Netherlands will primarily ply an important role behind the scenes. "Then, of course, it is primarily about all the crises over asylum seekers, over the Brexit - the British referendum is coming up over the relationship with Russia, Ukraine - we self have a referendum on the association agreement with Ukraine this spring. That will be work for the Dutch cabinet." https://twitter.com/MinPres/status/685035291153960961

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Youth care organizations struggle to send youth protectors to children on time
  • Almere residents fear they will pay for Floriade disappointment
  • Many Ukrainians must leave host families for shelters as summer vacation approaches
  • Criminal ring attempted to ship over 400,000 MDMA pills from Netherlands to Chile
  • Minister favors changing approach to life sentence pardon requests
  • Long lines at Eindhoven Airport, partly due to early arrivals

Top stories

  • Hundreds of passengers evacuated from stranded train; some NS delays on Sunday
  • Suspect apprehended after getting stolen camper stuck in Maas river
  • German police arrest Dutch man who mailed envelopes of drugs
  • Regional bus drivers strike in Groningen, Almere, Waalwijk
  • Extra Covid-19 measures not yet necessary: Van Dissel
  • Farmers demonstrate in many places, dump straw bale at minister's house

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content