OTD my hometown of Rotterdam lost its heart and 800 of its citizens. Today we remember them. 85 years on it is also a story of hope and resilience as Rotterdam has regained its heart. 💚 📷 Robin Utrecht

On 4 May at 20:00 hrs the Netherlands will be silent for 2 minutes to commemorate our victims of war and those who died for our freedom.

Alway good to catch up with our colleagues & neighbours of 🇳🇱Embassy in 🇧🇪. Good discussion on cooperation, joint projects & the Benelux. 🙏🏻 DHoM Max Valstar for showing us around the fantastic new building that the Embassy shares with the Permanent Mission to the 🇪🇺. @nlembassyinlux.bsky.social

Elisabeth Margue, Minister of Justice, received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, H.E. Madame Carin Lobbezoo, during a courtesy visit. 🤝 @nlembassyinlux.bsky.social

Today, we mark the 76th anniversary of NATO. The Netherlands is a proud founding member. We look forward to hosting the #NATOSummit on June 24 and 25 this year. #NATODay

Rotterdam’s Euromast is 65 today! 💚🤍💚

The Benelux PMs met ahead of the European Council today. Good to have friends by your side in turbulent times. 🇧🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱

Congratulations to Dutch film maker Victoria Warmerdam for winning the Oscar for her short movie 🎞️ “I am not a Robot” 🤖. First time ever that a 🇳🇱 film maker wins in this category. What a fantastic achievement ! ✨ 📸ANP

Saw the incredibly moving 🇺🇦documentary Porcelain War. It tells the story of 3 artists finding inspirations and beauty while defending their country and culture from Russian aggression. Up for an Oscar this weekend 🤞🏻 🙏🏻 LUkraine for organising the screening.

Great event and inspiring words by Minister Backes and the 10 women who spoke after her. 🙏🏻 Paperjam for organising this.

3 years since Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. This weekend we marked this in 🇱🇺 with a marchborganised by LUkraine. To those fighting for freedom, those suffering in the occupied territories & those who had to flee, the Netherlands will continue to #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

The Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with 78 other States Parties, joined this statement in support of the International Criminal Court (ICC). ⬇️ www.government.nl/documents/di...