Pleasure to participate in debate Oxford Union on the motion “The EU has a bright future”.
Debated in favour with the additional element that we have to rebuild and expand the EU-UK relationship.
Our motion prevailed.
Together with Ferenc Kumin Hungary.
Love the voting process.

27 unique countries, 24 official languages, one European Union.

On #EuropeDay 🇪🇺, we mark the historic Schuman Declaration and highlight European unity and cooperation. The Netherlands is a proud founding member and continues to work on a strong, resilient, and future-proof EU.

#EuropeDay : The European Union Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the UK release a joint message for Europe Day 2024. The EU and the UK will continue to work to further strengthen their relationship and deepen their collaboration.
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A free press is indispensable in a democratic society. But media freedom is under pressure worldwide. Read more below ⬇️

#WorldPressFreedomDay

Great 4TU Federation alumni event in London with 100 participants yesterday. Lots of energy of young researchers and start-ups who have their roots at one of the four Dutch technical universities. Including my own Wageningen U&R !!
Agri-Team London Marijn Noordam Lieke Conijn Netherlands Embassy 🇬🇧

Today the Netherlands Embassy 🇬🇧 team welcomed a group of colleagues of the 🇳🇱 Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, and exchanged insights into #democracy , #publicadministration , #housing and partnership with #Curaçao , #St Maarten and #Aruba .

Join us today in celebrating #Kingsday 👑 🇳🇱 the Dutch national day uniting everyone in the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands - Long live the King! #Kingsday 2024

It's #MultilateralismDay !

Through international cooperation nations tackle shared global challenges.
For that we need strong, effective and efficient international institutions.

Together we work towards a better world 🌍, for the Kingdom of the Netherlands and for everyone.

Pleasure to receive a copy of “Wat bezielt de Engelsen” by its author Jochem Wijnands about traveling in the UK, meeting people, trying to better understand them.
Gave him my book in return ;-)

Are you a Dutch citizen living in the UK? You can vote in the 6 June 2024 European Parliament elections by post!

Make sure to register with the municipality of The Hague – your application must be received before 25 April, 11:59 PM (NL time).

More info: denhaag.nl/en/elections/d…

⚽ The football associations of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are bidding for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027, ready to Break New Ground for women’s football across the world.

▶️ bng2027.com

#BNG2027

The Embassy hosted Business and Economics students from Dutch Study Association ECU’92 today.

Colleagues from the Economic team shared their work and experience in trade promotion between 🇳🇱 and 🇬🇧.

Great to see such an interactive session!

Coming weekend at GFT: 28 award winning short films from all over Europe, including I Am Not A Robot by Dutch film director Victoria Warmerdam.
#europeancinema #europeanfilm

Our In Short, Europe: Best of Best short film festival is coming up! Get your tickets now! 📽️🎞️🎟️
20-21 April GFT GFTfest
🎟️glasgowfilm.org/in-short-europ…
26-28 April Cinéma Ciné Lumière Institut français UK 🎟️institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-and-…

Today we welcomed students from Zadkine Business College in Rotterdam.

As part of their study trip to London, they heard from colleagues about work at the Embassy: from diplomatic and trade relations to passports and contact with 🇳🇱 citizens to Royal and Ministerial visits.