Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation

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Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten during his first weekly press conference as the political leader of the Netherlands. 27 Feb. 2026
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Netherlands agrees to ban trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements
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Smoke rising from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, 7 October 2023
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Netherlands overjoyed by UN resolution for ceasefire in Gaza, Minister says
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Smoke rising from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, 7 October 2023
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Dutch gov't must process Palestinian asylum requests; Will keep exporting F-35 parts
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Geoffrey van Leeuwen
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Netherlands must get used to "body bags" as price for prosperity, safety, Minister says
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Supreme Court of the Netherlands in The Hague.
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Netherlands to challenge court ruling blocking F-35 spare part exports to Israel
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Smoke rising from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, 7 October 2023
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Appeals court orders Netherlands to stop delivering F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel
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Palestinians inspect the ruins of Aklouk Tower destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 8, 2023.
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Dutch gov't gives €5 mil. to new UN envoy Kaag's mission to help Gaza
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Mark Rutte talking to the press after a Summit of European Union leaders in Brussels, 28 June 2018
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Netherlands backs U.S. & U.K. operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen
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Liesje Schreinemacher on the Binnenhof in The Hague, 14 January 2022
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Foreign Trade Minister Schreinemacher gives birth to her son, Titiaan
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Palestinians inspect the ruins of Aklouk Tower destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on 8 October 2023
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Netherlands promises €10 million in extra aid for Gaza
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Earthquake impact in Douar Agadir Jamaa, Tizi N'Test commune, Taroudant Province, Morocco. 9 September 2023
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Netherlands pushing 50 million into reconstruction Morocco
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Liesje Schreinemacher on the Binnenhof in The Hague, 14 January 2022
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Liesje Schreinemacher announces pregnancy; First ever maternity leave for Dutch Minister
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Nine flags of Niger, Zinder, January 2019.
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20th Dutch national evacuated from Niger
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Nine flags of Niger, Zinder, January 2019.
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Netherlands halts "direct cooperation" with Niger after military coup
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Wind turbines seen through the smoke and chimneys of oil refinery Pernis in Rotterdam
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Europe's energy transition impossible without China, Dutch Minister says
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Ron van Dartel in 2019 during his time as the Dutch ambassador in Poland
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Dutch envoy to Ukraine resigns after less than a month
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ASML
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ASML export ban will hurt Netherlands relationship with China, ambassador warns
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte meets with United States president Joe Biden in the White House in Washington, 17 January 2023
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War underlines importance of relationship with U.S., Dutch PM says
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Red Cross workers helping victims of massive earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, 6 February 2023
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Netherlands to give Syria €10 mil in aid; Defense employee lost 14 relatives in quakes
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The Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg, Russia. Home to state-controlled natural gas company Gazprom. 8 Jan. 2022
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Netherlands issued 91 waivers to sanctions against Russia
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Protesters hold signs at a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Amsterdam's Dam Square on Feb. 27, 2022.
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Ukraine telethon raises €106 million in relief aid
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Teenagers using their smartphones on a bench in Amsterdam
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Gov't promises to see what can be done for young people in lockdown
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Willem-Alexander
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Dutch ambassador's wife seriously hurt in Beirut explosion; Dutch Royals send "heartfelt sympathy"
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Sigrid Kaag
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Dutch gov't agrees to push extra money into development cooperation: report