Surinamese president to address Dutch parliament

3 days, 10 hours ago

Dutch envoy visits Damascus amid ongoing Syrian transition

NL Times

Gijs Gerlag, the Dutch special envoy for Syria, visited Damascus this week, marking the first official visit by a Dutch government representative since the fall of the Assad regime in early December. The aim of these discussions, according to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was to assess the current security situation and to emphasize the need for an inclusive …

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5 days, 10 hours ago

Suriname bids farewell to Desi Bouterse in public memorial

NL Times

Thousands gathered in Paramaribo on Saturday to pay their final respects to Desi Bouterse, the former Surinamese military leader, president, and convicted criminal who died in hiding at age 79. Bouterse passed away in January 2024, evading a 20-year prison sentence imposed in December 2023 for his role in the December Murders of 1982, in which 15 political opponents were …

Ndp Bouterse Paramaribo

1 week, 5 days ago

Fugitive Suriname Pres. Bouterse hid in Cuba & Venezuela this year; Funeral in January

NL Times

The funeral of former Surinamese president Desi Bouterse is scheduled for January 3 or 4, 2025, pending the release of his body by Surinamese authorities. According to Ramon Abrahams, vice-chairman of the National Democratic Party, which Bouterse founded, the final decision on the funeral date depends on whether the Surinamese Public Prosecutor’s Office will allow the body to be released. …

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2 weeks ago

Dutch and Surinamese leaders react to death of Desi Bouterse

NL Times

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof expressed his condolences to the people of Suriname following the death of Desi Bouterse, the controversial former president and military leader of the South American nation. Schoof also supported Surinamese President Chan Santokhi's call for calm, urging “rest and dignity” in the aftermath of Bouterse’s death. "His death has left many emotions in Suriname and …

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2 weeks ago

Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Desi Bouterse, a military strongman …

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2 weeks ago

Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79

Associated Press

PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony of Suriname then returned to power by election three decades later despite charges of drug smuggling and murder, has died. Suriname’s President Chan Santokhi on Wednesday reflected on Bouterse’s outsized legacy in a message of condolences to his family and called on …

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Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse dies in hiding

Dutch News

Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse has died in Paramaribo at the age of 79, the Surinamese foreign office told broadcaster NOS on Wednesday. Bouterse had been in hiding since 2023 when he was sentenced to 20 years in jail for his role in the killing of 15 political opponents in 1982. Two years later, after several attempted counter coups, 15 …

Suriname Bouterse

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Suriname confirms fugitive ex-president Bouterse's death; Reactions very divided

NL Times

The Surinamese government confirmed media reports from overnight and Wednesday morning that the country's fugitive former president, Desi Bouterse, has died at the age of 79. John Brewster, chairman of the Diaspora Institute Netherlands, emphasized the importance of maintaining order in the wake of Bouterse's passing, especially as Suriname prepares for its crucial elections next year. Romeo Hoost, chairman of …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Former Surinamese president Desi Bouterse dies at 79

NL Times

Former Surinamese president and military leader Desi Bouterse has died at the age of 79, according to reports from multiple Surinamese media outlets, including De Ware Tijd and StarNieuws. The reports gained traction as various media outlets began citing credible sources, and by Wednesday morning, multiple outlets confirmed the news. In an interview with LIM FM shortly after his sentencing, …

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Desi Bouterse, Suriname’s fugitive former president, dies at 79

Al Jazeera

Government extends condolences for death of Bouterse, ex-leader convicted for role in 1982 killing of activists. Desi Bouterse, the former president of Suriname who fled authorities to avoid jail after his conviction over the murder of activists in the 1980s, has died at age 79, the government says. “In anticipation of more detailed and definitive information from official channels, we …

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2 months ago

Dutch PM will not attend climate summit due to aftermath of Amsterdam riots

NL Times

Prime Minister Dick Schoof will not be attending the climate summit in Azerbaijan next week, he announced on X. "Due to the major social impact of the events of last Thursday night in Amsterdam, I will remain in the Netherlands," said the Prime Minister. French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and …

Climate Climate Summit

6 months, 1 week ago

Dutch king swears in a new government 7 months after far-right party won elections

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A new Dutch government was sworn into office Tuesday on promises to impose strict new limits on immigration, more than seven months after elections dominated by a far-right, anti-Islam party. New Prime Minister Dick Schoof, a former intelligence chief, told the Associated Press he sees the biggest threat to the Netherlands coming from ‘’the east.’' Tuesday …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Rutte will be next NATO chief: Who is outgoing Dutch PM?

Firstpost

Mark Rutte, who has been in office since 2010, is the Netherlands’ longest-serving prime minister. Known as a consensus builder who has helmed multiple coalition governments, Rutte is a fierce advocate of Ukraine and a strong critic of Vladimir Putin Outgoing Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte will be the next NATO chief. Dutch’s outgoing prime minister Mark Rutte will be …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Political party 50Plus in money trouble after finance boss disappears with bookkeeping

NL Times

The political party 50PLUS is currently unable to access its financial administration. The former head of the Financial Commission, Johan Hessing, took the paperwork home after being voted out last month, and it is still missing from the party's offices in The Hague. In the meantime, an advertising agency has hired a collection agency to help recover an overdue payment …

Party Dekker

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Suriname police issue alert for "missing" Desi Bouterse

Dutch News

Police in Suriname have issued an alert for former president Desi Bouterse who was in December sentenced to 20 years in jail for his role in 15 political killings in 1982. A similar call-out has been issued for Iwan Dijksteel, Bouterse’s bodyguard who was also jailed in absentia for his role in the killings. Bouterse, 78, has always denied any …

Suriname Bouterse

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Hunt for Desi Bouterse begins as former Surinamese leader refuses prison

NL Times

There is an ongoing search for Desi Bouterse after he did not report to prison, the Surinamese Public Prosecution Service has said. The three other suspects, ex-military Ernst Gefferie, Benny Brondenstein, and Stephanus Dendoe, listened to the public prosecution's calls and reported to the prison, which is located 20 kilometers outside Paramaribo, on Friday morning. Spokesperson Ricardo Panka of Bouterse …

Suriname Bouterse Surinamese

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Fmr. Suriname President Desi Bouterse fails to report to prison for 20-year sentence

NL Times

Former Surinamese president Desi Bouterse, along with four others, was due to report to a Surinamese prison at 1 p.m. Netherlands time on Friday to start a 20-year sentence for his role in the 1982 December Murders. Last month, Bouterse was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in the 1982 December Murders. A total of …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Fmr. Suriname President Desi Bouterse ordered to report to prison on Friday

NL Times

Surinamese former president Desi Bouterse and four others must report to a Surinamese prison on Friday, the Surinamese Public Prosecution Service confirmed on Wednesday. Last month, Bouterse was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in the 1982 December Murders. The lawyers argued that on December 20, Suriname's High Court did not take into account a …

Legal Team Suriname Bouterse Surinamese

1 year ago

High Court sentences former Suriname leader Bouterse to 20 years for December Murders

NL Times

The top court in Suriname affirmed the conviction and 20-year prison sentence against Desi Bouterse, the former president of Suriname, for his role in the December Murders. However, the High Court did not call for Bouterse's immediate request. Nearly three years later, Bouterse's regime rousted 15 prominent Surinamese people from their homes in the middle of the night in an …

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1 year, 1 month ago

A new Dutch parliament has been sworn in after Wilders’ victory in the national election 2 weeks ago

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A new lower house of the Dutch parliament was sworn in Wednesday, two weeks after the far-right party of lawmaker Geert Wilders won a general election in a seismic shift that reverberated through Europe. While the newly configured Second Chamber is now installed, talks to form a new ruling coalition remain at an early stage, with …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Dutch foreign minister is the 'right man' to fill European Commission post, prime minister says

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch voters will go to the polls on Nov. 22 after the fall of Mark Rutte’s coalition

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch voters will go to the polls on in an early general election on Nov. 22, the caretaker government announced Friday, a week after Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s four-party coalition quit over its failure to agree a package of measures to rein in migration. The vote for the 150 seats in the lower chamber of parliament …

Netherlands Rutte

1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will leave politics after election, marking end of a political era

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after an early general election sparked by a dispute over migration that led to his government’s resignation. Rutte, the 56-year-old leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, or VVD, announced his decision at a hastily arranged parliamentary debate …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Dutch PM Rutte says he will not run for fifth term in office

Al Jazeera

Rutte’s decision marks the end of his run as the longest-serving government leader in Dutch history. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will not run for a fifth term in office and will leave politics following the elections in November, he said on Monday. Rutte, the leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, or VVD, on Friday handed in …

Dutch Rutte

1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch PM Rutte meets king to discuss caretaker government

The Hindu

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte met with King Willem-Alexander on Saturday to discuss a caretaker administration, the day after his centre-right government collapsed following a dispute over migration policies. The crisis in Dutch politics came after Mr. Rutte's conservative VVD party sought to limit the flow of asylum seekers to the Netherlands. As head of state, the king is expected …

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1 year, 6 months ago

The Dutch prime minister is handing his resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting the king to …

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1 year, 6 months ago

The Dutch prime minister hands in his resignation as the government collapses over migration

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited the king Saturday to hand in the resignation of his four-party coalition, setting the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a general election later this year. “We are the party that can ensure a majority to significantly restrict the flow of asylum seekers,” said Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-immigration …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch farmers 'ready for election' after Rutte government collapses

The Telegraph

However, it was not the nitrogen crisis that ended Mr Rutte’s fourth coalition government, but rather his push to restrict the right of asylum seekers to bring their families to the Netherlands. “It is no secret that the coalition partners have very different views on migration policy,” Mr Rutte said in the Hague on Friday. “Unfortunately, we have to draw …

Mr Rutte

1 year, 6 months ago

The Dutch prime minister hands in his resignation as the government collapses over migration

LA Times

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte sits in a car as he leaves Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, Netherlands, on Saturday after he informed King Willem-Alexander that his coalition government has resigned. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited the king Saturday to hand in the resignation of his four-party coalition, setting the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a …

Dutch Netherlands Coalition Party Rutte

1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch Prime Minister resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections

The Hindu

The Dutch government collapsed Friday, June 7, 2023, because of irreconcilable differences within the four-party coalition about how to rein in migration, a divisive issue that has split nations across Europe. Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-immigration Party for Freedom, tweeted, “Quick elections now.” Across the political spectrum, Green Left leader Jesse Klaver also called for elections and told Dutch …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch premier resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government collapsed Friday because of irreconcilable differences within the four-party coalition about how to rein in migration, a divisive issue that has split nations across Europe. Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-immigration Party for Freedom, tweeted, “Quick elections now.” Across the political spectrum, Green Left leader Jesse Klaver also called for elections and told …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Multiple reports of misconduct by Senate President Bruijn

NL Times

Several reports have been made regarding misconduct by Jan Anthonie Bruijn, the president of the Eerste Kamer, the Dutch senate. Senate officials called Bruijn's style "authoritarian" and "unpleasant." A short time ago, Education Minister Dennis Wiersma, also a VVD member, got into trouble because of his misconduct towards other civil servants. Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is also the VVD …

Senate Vvd President Bruijn Eerste Kamer

1 year, 7 months ago

President Murmu conferred with Suriname's highest civilian award

Deccan Chronicle

PARAMARIBO: President Droupadi Murmu has been conferred with Suriname's highest civilian award by her counterpart Chandrikapersad Santokhi to honour the deep-rooted bilateral ties. She was conferred with the highest civilian honour of Suriname Â‘Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star' by the President of Suriname at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace here, her office said in …

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1 year, 7 months ago

President Murmu conferred with Suriname's highest civilian award

The Hindu

President Droupadi Murmu has been conferred with Suriname's highest civilian award by President Chandrikapersad Santokhi to honour the deep-rooted bilateral ties. President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn conferred with the 'Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star', the highest civilian award of Suriname by President @CSantokhi," the Ministry of External Affairs tweeted. President Murmu said she was greatly honoured to …

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1 year, 7 months ago

President Murmu meets Suriname counterpart; discusses ways to deepen bilateral partnership

The Hindu

President Droupadi Murmu met her Suriname counterpart Chandrikapersad Santokhi on June 5 and discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in several areas including defence, IT and capacity building as the two sides exchanged four MoUs in various fields including health and agriculture. The President symbolically presented a box of medicines to President @CSantokhi as a token of India's donation of …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch-German meeting highlights Rutte's role as power broker

Dutch News

German chancellor Olaf Scholz is heading an eight-strong government delegation to Rotterdam to discuss co-operation on a range of issues, from support for Ukraine to improving cross-border rail connections. The scheduled meeting, which takes place every three years, comes at a moment when the Netherlands is reasserting itself as a European power broker, following the departure of Scholz’s predecessor Angela …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch-German meeting highlights Rutte's role as power broker

Dutch News

German chancellor Olaf Scholz is heading an eight-strong government delegation to Rotterdam to discuss co-operation on a range of issues, from support for Ukraine to improving cross-border rail connections. The scheduled meeting, which takes place every three years, comes at a moment when the Netherlands is reasserting itself as a European power broker, following the departure of Scholz’s predecessor Angela …

Dutch Netherlands Germany European German Rutte

1 year, 11 months ago

Coalition party ChristenUnie gets new leader after surprise resignation

NL Times

ChristenUnie members officially elected Mirjam Bikker as the new faction leader for the party. She succeeds Gert-Jan Segers as the political leader and chairman of the ChristenUnie in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, NOS reports. Segers announced last week that he was stepping down as the leader of the smallest coalition party and as a …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Dutch PM Rutte to meet with U.S. President Biden in Washington next week

NL Times

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra will travel to Washington early next week for a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, sources said. Washington passed tax breaks and subsidies last year worth several hundred billion dollars for green technology produced in the U.S. Europe has grumbled at what it called illegal state aid, and …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Rutte promises to keep pressure on Tehran on behalf of Iranian-Dutch community

NL Times

The Netherlands will continue to increase pressure on Iran as long as the regime there hardly suppresses protesters. Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra made the Cabinet’s stance clear in a conversation with Iranian Dutch people in the Torentje, where the prime minister’s office is located. The prime minister stated that he had explained what the Cabinet …

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2 years ago

Suriname's president welcome slavery apology but criticises approach

Dutch News

The president of Suriname, Chan Santokhi, has said his government should have been consulted better before Mark Rutte issued a public apology for the Netherlands’ slave trading past on Monday. Santokhi was positive about the content of Rutte’s speech, calling it a ‘clear’ statement of ‘Dutch involvement in the inhumane treatment of people who were taken to Suriname by force …

Suriname

2 years ago

Suriname's president welcome slavery apology but criticises approach

Dutch News

The president of Suriname, Chan Santokhi, has said his government should have been consulted better before Mark Rutte issued a public apology for the Netherlands’ slave trading past on Monday. Santokhi was positive about the content of Rutte’s speech, calling it a ‘clear’ statement of ‘Dutch involvement in the inhumane treatment of people who were taken to Suriname by force …

Suriname

2 years ago

Kaag and Santokhi: Good conversation about intended apology for slavery past

NL Times

Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag and Surinamese President Chan Santokhi had a "good and frank" conversation on Friday, in the context of the Dutch government's intention to apologize for its slavery past. In response to some questions from journalists, Kaag said she came to Suriname because there may have been a wrong and incomplete picture about the "meaningful message" that …

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2 years ago

Dutch PM "very concerned" by allegations of corruption in European Parliament

NL Times

The reports of corruption within the European Parliament are “very concerning,” said Prime Minister Mark Rutte. According to media reports, Qatar may be bribing several Members of the European Parliament. Rutte supports European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s plan to set up an ethics body for the EU institutions. Parties in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the …

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2 years ago

Kaag to travel to Suriname to salvage plans to apologise for slavery

Dutch News

Finance minister Sigrid Kaag will visit Suriname this week on a fence-mending expedition after the government’s plans to apologise for slavery this month were roundly criticised in the former Dutch colonies. The South American country said it had not been consulted in advance on the proposed an apology by prime minister Mark Rutte in The Hague next Monday, December 19, …

Dutch Minister Kaag Suriname

2 years ago

Kaag to travel to Suriname to salvage plans to apologise for slavery

Dutch News

Finance minister Sigrid Kaag will visit Suriname this week on a fence-mending expedition after the government’s plans to apologise for slavery this month were roundly criticised in the former Dutch colonies. The South American country said it had not been consulted in advance on the proposed an apology by prime minister Mark Rutte in The Hague next Monday, December 19, …

Dutch Minister Kaag Suriname

2 years ago

Kaag will travel to Suriname for talks about slavery history

NL Times

Minister of Finance and First Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag will travel to Suriname next week. Next week, Kaag will also lead a second discussion session with interest groups in the Catshuis about the way in which the Cabinet will reflect on the slavery past on December 19. In addition to Rutte's speech, various ministers would travel to former colonies …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch king should apologize for slavery, says advocates; Cabinet’s plan criticized

NL Times

When the Netherlands issues its apologies for the country’s historical ties to the slave trade, it should be King Willem-Alexander who apologizes, said the Foundation for Honor and Reparations to the Victims of Slavery in Suriname. On Friday, following reports from the NOS, sources confirmed that on 19 December, eight Cabinet members will apologize for the history of slavery, including …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Majority of MP’s want Netherlands to apologize for slavery practices

NL Times

The Dutch State needs to apologize for the Netherlands’ history of slavery, parliamentarians who visited Suriname, Curacao, and Bonaire in August said in a letter to the Cabinet. The MPs see an apology for the Netherlands’ slavery past as “an essential beginning to recognition and recovery.” Their conversations with residents of Suriname, Curacao, and Bonaire showed that apologies are important …

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2 years, 4 months ago

MPs travel to Suriname to talk about slavery history

NL Times

Nine members of the Tweede Kamer have left for Suriname to delve into the colonial past of the Netherlands, before leaving on Tuesday for Curaçao and Bonaire with the same agenda. For him, it is also important that Suriname itself takes a position on the history of slavery, making apologies and reparations. And on Bonaire, the MPs hold various discussions …

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