Wopke Hoekstra

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra and Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren. 14 November 2022
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Putin wants to make winter in Ukraine as rough as possible, says NATO leader in The Hague
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A nighttime view over Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 2014
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The Netherlands won't single-handedly block Bosnia from becoming EU candidate member
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China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing. 23 Jan. 2017
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China denies existence of secret police stations in the Netherlands
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The flags of China and the Netherlands
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Chinese police stations in the Netherlands ordered to close immediately
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A Syrian refugee camp on the Turkish border in 2012
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Netherlands to pick up 12 women in Syria on terrorism charges, along with 28 children
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People lie on stretchers to receive medical attention in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2022.
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Dutch PM Rutte 'shocked' by Halloween stampede in South Korea as death toll rises to 151
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Wopke Hoekstra
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Dutch FM: Secret Chinese police offices in NL “unacceptable”; Investigation underway
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Tweede Kamer
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Dutch Cabinet wants to make it easy for people to report intimidation by foreign agents
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The Aspire Sports Stadium in Doha, Qatar
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King could join Dutch delegation to Qatar World Cup despite MP’s objections
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The flags of Ukraine and the European Union
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Netherlands believes Iranian drones were used in Ukraine; Wants sanctions
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King Willem-Alexander with the Rutte IV Cabinet when it took office on 10 January 2022
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Ministers used gov't plane much more often despite sustainability goals
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Damages of Russia's war in Kyiv, Ukraine, 15 March 2022
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Dutch PM, FM condemn Russia's missile strikes on Kyiv, Dutch urged to leave Ukraine
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Undated photo of Mahsa Amini.
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Embassy has not had contact with Dutch protestor arrested in Iran; Travel alert issued
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Vladimir Putin during his address announcing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 24 Feb. 2022
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Dutch Cabinet condemns Russia's proposed annexation of Ukrainian territory
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Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra and Foreign Trade Minister Liesje Schreinemacher join Ukraine's ambassador, Maksym Kononenko, on Ukraine Independence Day. 24 Aug. 2022
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Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s ambassador to the Netherlands
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A private jet takes off from Queen Beatrix Airport in Aruba in 2019
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Private short flights on the rise among politicians, businesspeople
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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"World has lost a courageous reformer," Dutch PM says about Mikhail Gorbachev's death
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Ukrainian flags adorn the fence outside the Russian Embassy in The Hague. 12 March 2022
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Dutch Cabinet supports EU ban on tourist visas for Russians
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An inverted Dutch flag and a sign reading, "The nitrogen policy sucks, please get your things from the neighbors," in Broek in Waterland about opposition to the nitrogen policy. 30 June 2022
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Nitrogen targets won't change, Cabinet says as it puts discussion on hold
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(Left to right) Gerg-Jan Segers (CU), Sigrid Kaag (D66), Mark Rutte (VVD), and Wopke Hoekstra presenting the Rutte IV coalition agreement, 15 December 2021
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MP's accuse CDA of creating Cabinet crisis by backpedaling on nitrogen goals
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Wopke Hoekstra in Brussels
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Parliament returns from recess to debate Hoekstra's nitrogen comments
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Wopke Hoekstra
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Hoekstra adds context to controversial nitrogen comments
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The Torentje, the main office of the Prime Minister, in The Hague.
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Minister's nitrogen comments cause Cabinet rift; MP's to return from recess for debate
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Mark Rutte addressing reporters at a press conference in The Hague on 19 Aug. 2022
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Few options to boost purchasing power this autumn, says Dutch PM