Dutch PM Rutte meets King to discuss caretaker government
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters 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. Rutte declined to comment on the hour and a half-long talks after he left the palace in The Hague. “These are confidential […]
Netherlands PM Rutte apologises for role of Dutch state in slavery
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday apologised on behalf of the Dutch State for its historical role in slavery, and for consequences that he acknowledged continue into the present day. “Today I apologise,” Rutte said in a nationally televised speech at the Dutch National Archives. “For centuries the Dutch state and […]
Dutch apologise for violence in Indonesian War of Independence
Amsterdam, The NetherlandaReuters The Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday offered a full apology to Indonesia after a historical review found the Dutch had used “excessive violence” in a vain attempt to regain control of their former colony after World War II. Rutte was addressing the study’s findings, which said the Dutch military had […]
Panel advises Dutch Government to apologise for slavery
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsReuters An advisory panel in the Netherlands has told the government to acknowledge that the 17th to 19th century transatlantic slave trade amounted to crimes against humanity, and to apologise for the Dutch role. The independent panel, whose recommendations are not binding, was set up following protests over the murder of George Floyd, […]