Netherlands

Ukraine treaty on MH17 trial approved by Dutch parliament On June 12, the Dutch MPs approved a treaty between the Netherlands and Ukraine to ease the possible prosecution of those responsible for downing MH17 flight, including trying suspects through video link. 13.06.18 10:55 18 870 64 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Gazprom’s Dutch assets attached to secure $2.6B settlement, - Naftohaz Last week, Naftohaz, Ukraine’s national oil and gas company, filed a petition for an attachment of Gazprom’s shares in its Dutch subsidiaries and any debts owed from these subsidiaries to Gazprom. These petitions were made to secure Naftohaz's right to payment of $2.6 billion by Gazprom pursuant to the arbitration award issued in February 2018. 05.06.18 10:46 43 533 224 Previously in trend: Gas War

Netherlands, Australia convinced Russia responsible for MH17 downing Australian and Dutch authorities intend to hold Russia accountable for downing a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet in 2014. 25.05.18 17:58 30 557 134 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Netherlands-based assets of Ukraine's oligarch Akhmetov frozen by court A Dutch court has issued a provisional order to freeze the Netherlands-based companies of System Capital Management (SCM) - the flagship business group owned by Ukraine’s richest man - in connection with a long-running $820 million lawsuit. 10.01.18 09:48 16 825 199 Economics

Truth is not negotiable, - MH17 prosecutor on possible sanctions ease in exchange for aid with investigation Prosecutor General of the Netherlands Fred Westerbeke, who has been heading the international investigation team (JIT) into MH17 case, says full cooperation is the only way for the investigation into the Boeing crash, and the truth in the case is not negotiable. 16.10.17 18:06 48 698 83 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Dutch senate ratifies EU-Ukraine treaty The Dutch senate has approved ratification of the EU-Ukraine free trade and association agreement on Tuesday, May 30, bringing to a close the political saga that started over a year ago when Dutch voters rejected the deal in a referendum. 30.05.17 15:50 49 912 269 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Dutch intelligence accused Russia of attempt to influence general election According to the annual report of the Dutch intelligence service AIVD, Russia tried to influence last month’s general election in the Netherlands by spreading fake news. 05.04.17 21:32 12 298 28 World

Dutch PM's party leads over far-rights in parliamentary election, - Reuters Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's center-right VVD Party remained the biggest in parliament after an election on Wednesday 15.03.17 23:26 21 994 62 World

"Step in the right direction!" - EU's Hahn welcomes Dutch MPs' support of Ukraine-EU treaty The European Commission has praised the lower house of the Dutch parliament for the support of a bill to enact the country's ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. 24.02.17 00:33 5 199 23 World

Netherlands rejects extra requirements on Ukraine-EU partnership deal The Netherlands' lower house of parliament did not support a proposal by Socialists commanding Kyiv to sign an additional political document that relates to the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. 23.02.17 23:05 20 455 47 World

Dutch MPs support ratification of Ukraine-EU association deal The Netherlands' lower house of parliament has voted for the ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. 23.02.17 21:45 41 765 174 Ukrainian Politics

Debate shows bill on Ukraine-EU Association Agreement to be supported by Dutch parliament The Parliament of the Netherlands (Second Chamber) has the required number of votes to support the bill introduced by the country’s government with a proposal to ratify the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. 22.02.17 12:22 5 579 34 Incidents

Dutch Public Prosecution Service says a lot remains unclear in radar images obtained from Russia under MH17 downing investigation To date, a lot remains unclear regarding the radar images that were made available by the Russian Federation to the criminal investigation into the downing of flight MH17. 16.02.17 21:38 12 296 44 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Authenticity of more than 400,000 signatures that triggered Dutch referendum on Ukraine unverified, - The New York Times The authenticity of more than 400,000 signatures gathered by activists in the Netherlands to trigger last year's referendum on the European Union treaty with Ukraine was never verified. 09.02.17 22:28 23 741 27 Ukrainian Politics

Russia in particular trying to get its hands on confidential government documents, Dutch security chief says Dutch AIVD Security Service Chief Rob Bertholee says Russia, China and Iran have made hundreds of attempts to hack into Dutch government departments and into Dutch companies over the past six months. 03.02.17 23:00 12 260 54 World

Netherlands to endorse Ukraine-EU association deal after March 15, - Deputy Foreign Minister Zerkal Deputy Foreign Minister Olena Zerkal expects the Dutch parliament to ratify the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement after March 15, 2017. 26.12.16 21:45 7 413 39 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Dutch government approves bill on Ukraine-EU association deal However, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte doubts the parliament will manage to ratify the agreement before elections scheduled for the next year. 16.12.16 20:20 12 334 52 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

European leaders’ conclusions on EU-Ukraine Association Agreement ratification meeting Dutch voters’ requirements made public One of the outcomes of the EU Summit of Dec. 15 was the EU leaders’ conclusions that should pave way to ratification of the Association Agreement with Ukraine. 16.12.16 14:59 57 755 231 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Tusk: “We did what we could to help save Association Agreement with Ukraine” The EU Summit participants have made every effort for the Netherlands to ratify the Association Agreement with Ukraine. 16.12.16 10:09 32 992 94 World

EU accepts Dutch proposals on association agreement with Ukraine, awaits ratification The leaders of the European Union have agreed to the proposals voiced by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte aimed at unblocking the ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. 16.12.16 00:38 53 456 190 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Netherlands and EU ready to find deal on Ukraine issue to fend off Russia, - Reuters Leaders of the European Union are certain they will find common grounds with the Dutch on the issue of Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. 15.12.16 17:18 15 531 29 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Ukraine owes Amsterdam Museum 111,000 euros for safekeeping Scythian gold, - Der Telegraaf Ukraine must pay 111,000 euros to the Amsterdam’s Allard Pierson Museum for storing and inventorying its ancient artifacts. 14.12.16 15:01 11 329 57 Previously in trend: Scythian gold

Museums in occupied Crimea set to appeal ruling to return Scythian gold to Ukraine The Russian occupation authorities of Crimea claim the decision of the Dutch court to be politically charged. 14.12.16 17:28 7 800 45 Previously in trend: Scythian gold

Amsterdam court rules to return Scythian gold to Ukraine A priceless collection of gold artifacts from Crimea that were on loan to a Dutch museum when Russia occupied the peninsula must be returned to Ukraine and not the museums that originally held them. 14.12.16 12:32 98 687 290 Previously in trend: Scythian gold

Netherlands reaches agreement on three out of four issues on EU-Ukraine association deal, - UNIAN By now, three out of the four requirements have been agreed, in respect of which the Netherlands wants a legally binding declaration to be adopted to allow for the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. 12.12.16 22:30 56 779 205 Ukrainian Politics

Netherlands will demand limits on Ukraine EU agreement, - Reuters Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will ask European Union leaders on Thursday to rule out financial or security guarantees for Ukraine and not to offer Ukrainians the right to live and work in the bloc. 12.12.16 17:21 30 223 128 Ukrainian Politics

Dutch government considers bringing MH17 downing perpetrators to justice The Dutch authorities are considering several options to hold accountable those responsible for the Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight crash. 24.10.16 23:42 30 247 76 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Netherlands to decide on EU-Ukraine partnership deal before November, - Prime Minister Rutte Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has declared that a decision on the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement will be made before Nov. 1, 2016 21.10.16 18:18 6 147 13 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Netherlands unlikely to cancel EU-Ukraine association deal, - Financial Times The European Union can not afford to mess up yet another deal and update its list of foreign policy failures. 19.10.16 22:13 19 444 45 Ukrainian Politics

Russia delays sharing MH17 radar images, - JIT The Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT), which is probing the MH17 flight crash, has not yet received updated radar data from Russia. 18.10.16 21:32 39 134 145 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Ukraine returns five stolen paintings to Dutch museum The five paintings were among 24 Dutch Golden Age masterpieces and 70 pieces of silverware stolen from the museum in the northwest Dutch city of Hoorn on Jan. 9, 2005. 08.10.16 16:45 10 282 41 Ukrainian Politics

Solid proof of culprits in MH17 tragedy made public today, - Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko emphasizes Ukraine's determination to complete the investigation into the MH17 tragedy and bring the perpetrators to justice. The head of state is confident that the findings of the preliminary investigation by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) published today have provided irrefutable evidence of Russia’s and its militants’ involvement in the terrorist attack. 28.09.16 20:09 37 850 122 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Hundred potential suspects in MH17 downing identified by international investigators, - Westerbeke These people might be related to the downing itself or to the Buk missile launcher's transportation. 28.09.16 16:05 30 415 64 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Buk missile that downed MH17 came to Donbas from Russia, - JIT Pro-Russian rebels are to be blamed for shooting down the Malaysian Boeing MH17 over the Donbas in July 2014. 28.09.16 15:27 128 886 226 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

International experts likely to confirm Buk missile was fired from separatist-held Ukraine and its launcher smuggled back to Russia, - The Guardian An international criminal investigation into the shooting down of flight MH17 is likely to conclude that the plane was downed by a Buk missile fired from separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine and its launcher was smuggled back to Russia. 27.09.16 22:29 99 991 206 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

EU-Ukraine Association Agreement to be valid regardless of decision made by the Netherlands, - Ukraine's ambassador The Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union will take effect regardless of its ratification by the Netherlands. 23.09.16 21:58 14 960 40 World

Dutch government unlikely to ratify EU-Ukraine Association Agreeement, PM Rutte says Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte warned that the government was unlikely to sign off a trade deal between the EU and Ukraine after Dutch voters slammed the proposal in a non-binding referendum earlier this year. 22.09.16 18:22 78 734 376 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Dutch prosecutors promise to unveil MH17 probe results Sept. 28 The report will contain information on the weapon used for aircarft downing and the exact location where it was fired from. 19.08.16 21:29 24 696 120 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Dutch queen in Rio wears embroidery dress by Ukrainian designer Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, who has arrived in Rio de Janeiro together with her family to support the Dutch Olympic team, put on a vyshyvanka style embroidery dress. 18.08.16 17:24 79 546 89 Photo News

Ukraine urges Netherlands to approve responsible decision on Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, - Poroshenko President Petro Poroshenko held a meeting with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte at the NATO Summit in Warsaw. 09.07.16 15:59 7 192 36 Ukrainian Politics

Russia complains Dutch investigators do not share MH17 data Representatives of the Dutch Public Prosecution Service, which investigates the crash of flight MH17 in the occupied part of the Donetsk region, have received Russia's investigative materials. 07.07.16 10:45 30 296 138 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Poroshenko urged Dutch senators to ratify EU-Ukraine Association Agreement President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met with President of the Dutch Senate Ankie Broekers-Knol. 16.06.16 19:55 6 285 75 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Investigation of MH17 downing sees progress in identification of Russian military and their equipment, - Butusov The Netherlands have published a report of their investigation into the downing of Boeing MH17. 07.06.16 15:19 68 735 137 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Buk fragment found at MH17 crash site, - Dutch prosecution The MH17 investigation team found the “exhaust” of a BUK missile at the site of the crash in eastern Ukraine. 06.06.16 16:58 106 481 228 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

Klimkin thanked Dutch MPs for refusal to revoke EU-Ukraine treaty ratification Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin thanked the Dutch MPs for refusing to revoke the law on ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. 19.04.16 23:35 24 602 102 Ukrainian Politics

Dutch parliament votes for Ukraine-EU treaty renegotiation MPs have narrowly voted in favour of giving the cabinet more time to find a solution for the Dutch ‘no’ vote in the recent referendum on the EU’s treaty with Ukraine. 19.04.16 19:19 97 595 216 World

The Netherlands should work out best solution, - Mogherini on EU-Ukraine association The EU foreign ministers expect the government and the parliament of the Netherlands to come up with the best solution on the completion of ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, taking into account the results of the April 6 referendum. 18.04.16 22:30 20 131 127 Previously in trend: Referendum in the Netherlands

Netherlands said "no" to Ukraine over lack of truthful information, - Minister Klimkin The Netherlands said "no" to Ukraine at the referendum because of the lack of truthful information. 14.04.16 23:30 19 241 140 Previously in trend: Referendum in the Netherlands