| Events & Press releases |
 1 April 2008 - Waarom de Servische weg naar Europa langs Den Haag leidt |
| Is het nuttig om Servië een versneld toetredingsperspectief tot de Europese Unie te bieden? Binnen de Europese Unie wordt hierover verschillend gedacht. Er gaan stemmen op om Servië zo snel mogelijk uitzicht te bieden op het kandidaat-lidmaatschap, omdat dit de beste garantie zou zijn voor een stabiel Servië dat zich op het Westen richt, in plaats van zich in de armen van Rusland te storten. Dat kandidaat-lidmaatschap zou ook enigszins de Servische pijn moeten verzachten van het verlies van Kosovo, en de erkenning van dat land door de meeste EU-lidstaten. In de Times van 12 maart jl. maken de Franse minister Kouchner en de Zweedse minister Bildt zich sterk voor het snel toekennen van de status van kandidaat-lid aan Servië. Er is, zo schrijven zij, geen alternatief voor een toekomstig EU-lidmaatschap. Meer... |
| 1 April 2008 -
Why Serbia’s road to Europe leads via The Hague |
| Is it useful to offer Serbia an accelerated prospect of accession to the European Union? Views on this differ within the EU. Some call for Serbia to be given the prospect of candidate country status as soon as possible, claiming that this is the best guarantee of a stable Serbia that looks to the West, rather than falling into the arms of Russia. It would also, they say, slightly ease Serbia’s pain at the loss of Kosovo and the recognition of that country by most EU member states. In The Times of 12 March, the foreign ministers of France and Sweden, Bernard Kouchner and Carl Bildt, argued for the rapid granting of candidate status to Serbia. There is, they write, no alternative to future EU membership. More... |
| 28 March 2008 -
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has reacted to the film Fitna that MP Geert Wilders has released on the internet today |
| Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende: "On behalf of the Dutch government, I would like to respond to the online film by Mr Wilders. The film shows images of violent acts and holds Islam and the Koran responsible for them. The government condemns such acts and those who commit them. More... |
| 29 February 2008 - A mobility programme through work placements for young and up-coming artists, art managers and cultural operators in Europe |
| The Central European Foundation (Bratislava), KulturKontakt (Austria) and The Felix Meritis Foundation (Amsterdam) are proud to present a new call for applications for work placements in 2008. More... |
| 23 January 2008 - Jan van Eyck Academie |
| The Jan van Eyck Academie is an institute for research and production in the fields of fine art, design and theory. Every year, 48 international researchers realise their individual or collective projects in the artistic and challenging environment that is the Jan van Eyck. The institute is not led by predetermined leitmotivs. Artists, designers and theoreticians can submit independently formulated proposals for research and/or production in the Fine Art, Design and Theory department. More... |
| 19 October 2007 - World Press Photo contest |
| World Press Photo foundation is an independent non-profit organization that was founded in the Netherlands in 1955. Its primary goal is to create international support and attention for professional press photographers. Throughout the years, World Press Photo has developed into an independent platform for photojournalism and free exchange of information. More... |
| 29 July 2007 - Visit of Minister Dragan Šutanovac and Ambassador Ron J.P.M. van Dartel to the School of Friendship on Tara Mountain |
| Every year since 2001 the Serbian NGO "Naša Srbija" organises a School of Friendship on Tara Mountain. This year the Netherlands was the friendship country of the School of Friendship, which took place from 29 July to 3 August. During the Day of the Netherlands the children had the opportunity to learn about the Dutch history, culture and tradition and to compete and win interesting prizes. More... |
| July 2007 - Opening of the ferryboat line between Bač and Vukovar |
| After 17 years two banks of the river Danube were connected again by the ferryboat. Ride on the ferryboat is free, it lasts 12 minutes and it communicates every hour from 7 to 19. More... |
| 16 April 2007 |
| A course for army officers on the “Law of Armed Conflict” began at the Peacekeeping Operations Center (PKOC) in Belgrade. It was organized with the financial help of the embassies of the kingdom of the Netherlands and kingdom of Norway and in cooperation with the International Institute of Humanitarian Law from San Remo and the ICRC. More... |
| 16 April 2007 |
| In Podgorica, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Defence of Montenegro and the Jefferson Institute. Minister Boro Vucinic signed the Memorandum in the name of the Ministry. More... |
| 2 March 2007 |
| Ambassador Ron J.P.M. van Dartel's interview for "Vijesti" More... |
| 27 February 2007 |
| The Memorandum of Understanding, signed on 27 February 2007 by H.E. Ambassador Ron J. P. M. van Dartel and Minister Milan Parivodic, has effectively extended cooperation under PSOM programme arrangements until 2009. More... |
| 13 February 2007 |
| Presentation of the project "Reform of Foster Care in Serbia", implemented by the FICE Serbia and FICE Netherlands, supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the framework of the MATRA programme. More... |
| 5 February 2007 |
| The Ambassador Ron J.P.M. van Dartel visited Podgorica on 5 and 6 February 2007. On that occasion the Ambassador Van Dartel had meetings with the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Montenegro, Dr. Igor Luksić and the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Montenegro, Mr. Miraš Radović. More... |
| 15 January 2007 |
| The Royal Netherlands Embassy supported the initiative of the Anti Trafficking Centre and Gay Straight Alliance to organize a panel discussion inviting representatives of all political parties to discuss adoption of anti-discrimination law in front of the general public before the elections. More... |
