King and Queen in July to Curaçao
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will visit Curaçao on 1 and 2 July. The royal couple visits the island on the occasion of Dia di Bandera (Flag Day). On this day it is celebrated More...
Remembrance Day commemorations throughout the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM - Today is Remembrance Day in the Netherlands - a day on which the atrocities of World War II are remembered and the victims are commemorated. The National Commemoration took place on Dam Square in Amsterdam More...
23 Caribbean Dutch people receive royal decorations
WILLEMSTAD - Almost 3000 Dutch citizens received a royal decoration on the eve of King's Day. 23 of them live in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. 8 on Aruba, 4 on Bonaire and 11 on Curaçao. Among them are Sydney More...
Mexico paves the commercial ground for its companies in the Dutch Kingdom
THE HAGUE - The president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, today strengthened commercial ties with the Netherlands in a meeting with the business community of this country, which highlighted the willingness of both More...
17,000 students from Curaçao participate in King Games
WILLEMSTAD - This year, more than 17,000 children from Curaçao are participating in the King Games. Since the inauguration of Willem Alexander as King of the Netherlands on April 30, 2013, the King's Games have More...
King and Queen to visit Leeward Islands
WILLEMSTAD - King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will be in Saba, Sint Maarten and St. Eustatius from November 30 to December 2. They will be accompanied by Undersecretary of Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops, More...
Rutte III can begin: cabinet was sworn in by King Willem-Alexander
THE HAGUE - The new Dutch government can finally start working now. Al Ministers and Undersecretaries were sworn in before King Willem-Alexander today. The longest government formation process has come to an end. At More...
Dutch King pays attention to Hurricane Irma, MH17, terrorism and economic equality in budget day speech
THE HAGUE - On Tuesday King Willem-Alexander opened the Netherlands' parliamentary year with his traditional Budget Day speech. He talked about the devastation Hurricane Irma left of the Caribbean islands that More...
King Willem Alexander flies to Curaçao to inspect coordination relief efforts
WILLEMSTAD - King Willem Alexander will fly to Curaçao on Sunday to inspect the coordination of relief efforts for devastated St. Maarten in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which hit as a Category 5 storm. The More...
Statement by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima regarding hurricane Irma
THE HAGUE - "St Maarten, St Eustatius and Saba are being ravaged by the destructive forces of nature. Hurricane Irma is taking a heavy toll. Our hearts go out to the people of all the affected islands. They have More...
