Topic: Defence

Dutch government to act as launching customer in zero-emission ships plan

The Dutch “Master plan for a zero-emission maritime sector” aims for 30 zero-emission ocean-going and inland ships in 2030. Central to the plan is the financing and development of the needed technologies. Both the Ministry...Read more

05-11-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Billions needed to make Dutch Defence technologically advanced

Defence must be a ‘smart, technologically advanced organisation’ by 2035 and focus on what it excels in, such as its submarines. This comes at a price: to implement all the plans, up to an additional...Read more

15-10-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

‘The Netherlands must put more effort into European defence’

The Netherlands must focus much more on the European defence and security policy. The Dutch government should link up with German-French initiatives ‘as much as possible’. At the moment, NATO is still the cornerstone of...Read more

30-06-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk