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A selection of news items and press releases at Minaz.nl.



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  • Angela Merkel to visit the Netherlands

    05-03-2010

    The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, will be visiting the Netherlands on 11 March 2010. Early in the afternoon she will be received in audience by Queen Beatrix at Huis ten Bosch Palace. Ms Merkel will then meet Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende for a working lunch.

  • Caretaker government

    24-02-2010

    Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende believes that some very clear conclusions can be drawn from the Queen's consultations with party leaders. A caretaker government, formed by the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) and the Christian Union (CU), will deal with matters in hand.

  • Queen accepts resignation of Labour ministers

    23-02-2010

    The Queen has accepted the resignation of the Labour (PvdA) ministers and state secretaries and has asked the caretaker government to work towards the early dissolution of the House of Representatives of the States General so that a general election can be held on 9 June 2010.

  • Appointment of Ministers of Finance and of Housing, Spatial Planning & the Environment

    23-02-2010

    State Secretary Jan Kees de Jager has been appointed Minister of Finance and State Secretary Tineke Huizinga-Heringa has become Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment.

  • Balkenende's statement after cabinet meeting

    20-02-2010

    On 20 February 2010 Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende will tender the resignation of the Labour Party ministers and state secretaries to the Queen. He will also put the portfolios of the other ministers and state secretaries at her disposal.

  • Winter Olympic Games

    02-02-2010

    Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende will visit the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver from 11 to 13 February 2010. While there, he will attend a number of events and meet Dutch athletes and fans

  • Balkenende: terrible tragedy in Haiti

    15-01-2010

    Reflecting on the ?terrible earthquake? that struck Haiti on 12 January, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende lamented this ?tragedy of unprecedented scope?. He spoke of the ?tremendous suffering and massive engagement on a global scale'.

  • Balkenende: thorough report by Davids Committee

    13-01-2010

    Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has responded briefly to a number of the main points from the report of the Committee of Inquiry on Iraq ('the Davids Committee'). He is pleased for example that the Committee has disposed of a number of rumours about Dutch military support for the invasion of Iraq.