Dutch firms must seek licence before exporting chip gear: Gov’t Announcement of new rules comes amid pressure by US on allies to curb sales of high-tech components to China. Al Jazeera · Jun 30, 2023
Dutch semiconductor machine export restrictions to come into force in September The Dutch government says companies that create machines that make advanced processor chips will be required to have an export license before they can be sold overseas starting in September The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Germany and the Netherlands signal weakening of Europe’s China tech ties Europe is following the U.S.’s lead in gradually decoupling with China. Fortune · Mar 9, 2023
Biden, Dutch PM Rutte discuss China, Ukraine at White House meet Meeting comes as US has sought support for export controls to limit Beijing’s access to advanced computer chips. Al Jazeera · Jan 17, 2023
UN: Pledge goal reached for averting oil disaster off Yemen The United Nations says it has finally reached a yearslong pledging goal to raise money to remove 1 million barrels of oil from a stranded and rusting oil supertanker off Yemen The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022
Yemen, UN, Netherlands Discuss Safer Tanker in Aden A tripartite meeting between the Yemeni government, the UN, and the Netherlands was held in Aden to discuss the status of the FSO Safer tanker and efforts to initiate the implementation of the first phase of the UN plan to empty and maintain the tanker to avoid a global environmental… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 18, 2022
Donors Pledge $33m to Stop Safer Oil Spill Donor countries have pledged $33 million to help prevent the Safer oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic oil spill off the coast of Yemen. The decaying 45-year-old oil tanker, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off Hodeidah, is in "imminent" danger of breaking up, the… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 12, 2022
UAE, Netherlands Sign MoU on Hydrogen Energy The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on hydrogen energy, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Tuesday. The MoU was signed by Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2022