Wopke Hoekstra

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Minister Wopke Hoekstra of Foreign Affairs speaks at the UN General Assembly in New York on the eve of the one year anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, 23 February 2023
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Dutch Foreign Min. Hoekstra expected to replace Timmermans as EU Commissioner
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy standing in front of an F-16 at an airbase near Eindhoven, 21 August 2023
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Netherlands setting example for finding ways to give military support, Ukrainian FM says
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Two Dutch F-16 fighter jets in the air
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U.S. gives Netherlands the green light to give Ukraine F-16 fighter jets
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Rob Jetten
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D66 members elect Rob Jetten as new party leader
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Henri Bontenbal during a debate, 10 February 2021.
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Henri Bontenbal set to lead CDA in upcoming elections
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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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A small flag of Niger.
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19 Dutch nationals evacuated from Niger on Wednesday, embassy closed to public
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Nine flags of Niger, Zinder, January 2019.
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Netherlands trying to evacuate Dutch citizens from Niger, Ministry says
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Pieter Omtzigt in 2006
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Parliamentary elections: Pieter Omtzigt will not return to CDA, says "book is closed"
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shaking hands with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in the presence of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, 10 July 2023
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Dutch FM pleased that Turkey stopped blocking Sweden's NATO membership
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Mark Rutte at a press conference hours before his fourth Cabinet collapsed. 7 July 2023
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Opposition wants Rutte to step down immediately; Hoekstra won't lead CDA again
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Mark Rutte at a press conference hours before his fourth Cabinet collapsed. 7 July 2023
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Rutte says he’s not to blame for Cabinet’s collapse, but coalition parties say otherwise
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks to reporters before 2 a.m. after the coalition's crisis meeting over asylum policy. 7 July 2023
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Cabinet crisis not yet averted: No asylum deal reached overnight, talks to continue
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaking about the Dutch responsibility regarding its legacy of slavery during the colonial era. 19 December 2022
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Suriname needs space from the Netherlands after apology for slavery past, organizations say
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
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The Netherlands officially commemorates the abolition of slavery today
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ASML
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High-tech export restriction preventing ASML from selling to China begins in September
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Yevgeny Prigozhin's military mutiny in Rostov-on-Don on 24 June 2023
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Dutch FM “very concerned” about how Wagner Group’s mutiny impacts European stability
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Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren visiting the bombarded port cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa in Ukraine, March 2023
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Dutch Defense Ministry follows situation with Wagner mercenaries in Russia "very closely"
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
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King won't say if he'll apologize for Dutch history of slavery at abolition ceremony
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Dutch-Surinamese writer Anton de Kom, around 1924.
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Cabinet apologizes to family of WWII resistance hero, anti-colonial writer Anton de Kom
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Natural gas leaking out of the Nord Stream pipelines after a series of explosions. 27 September 2023
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Dutch intelligence service warned CIA of Ukraine plan to attack Nord Stream pipelines: Report
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Abdelmessih H. is arrested by police in Annecy, France, after allegedly stabbing four children and two adults. 8 June 2023
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Dutch Foreign Minister "relieved" Annecy stabbing victim's condition is improving
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Rainbow flags hanging from windows in Amsterdam
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Dutch Cabinet limits cooperation with Uganda due to anti-gay legislation