On Wednesday March 25 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a briefing for the diplomatic corps on the Netherlands’ efforts in pursuit of accountability for Ukraine, including the establishment of the Special Tribunal ...
In late August 2025 Derk Jan Nauta was appointed Deputy Head Host Country Division (DPG/NG) of the Protocol and Host Country Affairs Department (DPG), which supports diplomats and other privileged persons working and ...
From coordinating embassy security to navigating complex legal grey areas, Steven’s work at the Protocol and Host Country Affairs Department (DPG) brings together diplomacy and practical governance. In his role as ...
Since its foundation in 1945, the United Nations has provided an important institutional framework for multilateral cooperation between states. This relationship has an extra dimension for the Netherlands because of ...
On 29 and 30 January the annual Joint Diplomatic Programme took place. This exchange programme is a joint initiative of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Europe ...
Sustainability is very important to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BZ). Through our Mission Sustainable programme BZ strives to make future-proof choices, in line with central-government-wide and European ...
On 11 and 12 December, the president of Finland, His Excellency Mr Alexander Stubb, paid a state visit to the Netherlands together with his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb. The Protocol and Host Country Affairs Department’s ...
Wednesday 10 December was International Human Rights Day. The Netherlands has long been party to international agreements and treaties that build on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). These agreements ...
The Netherlands has announced that it will host the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, which will deal with compensation claims for damage inflicted in Ukraine during the war. The announcement, which came on ...
The Protocol and Host Country Affairs Department (DPG) and VerYBZ, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ network for early-career staff members, jointly organised a two-day course entitled ‘The Netherlands, host country - ...
From 24 to 26 June, The Hague was the backdrop to the NATO Summit 2025. World leaders, delegations from NATO member states and partner countries, and representatives of the European Union came together at the city’s ...
The Hague Regional Police Unit plays a key role in safeguarding security. Part of the unit is the Surveillance and Protection Department (ABB), which is responsible for security around embassies and international ...
On Wednesday 29 October voters in the Netherlands and the Caribbean Netherlands went to the polls. Elections were due to be held March 2028 but were brought forward following the fall of the Schoof government on 3 June ...
On Thursday 25 September the diplomatic corps’ annual working visit took place. These visits are an opportunity for ambassadors based in the Netherlands get to know one of the country’s provinces. This year the host ...
Tuesday 16 September was Prinsjesdag – or Budget Day – the day on which the state opening of parliament take place. At this annual ceremony, His Majesty the King delivers the Speech from the Throne in which ...
