Colonel Merlijn Heiligers of NFIU Vilnius the roman cipher for 30 years and Major Jaap Boelsen of NFIU Tallinn the medal for 15 years of service in the Royal Netherlands Army. We thank them for their commitment and their service in the Baltic States.
Proost!
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This military decoration is always presented around the date of the birthday of King William II.
This year Ambassador Carl Peersman - together with the Senior National Representative Lieutenant Colonel Nick Wobma - had the honour to present

🧡🎁 Here’s to winter magic across Europe!
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And there’s more good news: both Latvia and the Netherlands made the list this year!
✨Not far from Maastricht, the magical Valkenburg Christmas Market is famous for hosting Europe’s best Christmas parade. During the season, it transforms into Kerststad — a true Christmas town!

🟠By working together with our partners, we remain committed to the eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls.
🤝Thank you to MARTA for organizing this important event!
#NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence

Digital violence is one of the fastest growing forms of gender-based violence. Our speaker Judith van Schoonderwoerd den Bezemer-Wolters from the Dutch Prosecutor’s Office presented on investigation and prosecution of gender-based violence, with a focus on victim safety and consent.

We call on everyone to take action and speak out during these #16Days of activism and beyond. Only by working together can we build a future where women and girls live free from violence. #NoExcuse #ACTtoEndViolence

The Netherlands is committed to the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls as a matter of human rights. This week we will support the conference "Protecting Victims in the Digital Age: Preventing Technology-Based Violence and Exploitation" organized by @centrsmarta.bsky.social

💫A big thank you to Baltic Centre for Media Excellence for your continued commitment to freedom of speech — and our best wishes to the whole team for the future! #NetherlandsinLatvia #BalticMediaAIForum2025 #BCME10

🤝We are proud to have supported our partner over the years, including today’s presentation on responsible AI practices in media by Sara Spaargaren from @aimediademlab.bsky.social at University of Amsterdam.

Our experts from the Dutch Whistleblowers Authority (HuisvoorKlokkenluiders) shared their insights into the Dutch legal frameworks and support systems for the protection of whistleblowers.🤝We were delighted to support the conference and work together with our partners from DELNA #NetherlandsinLatvia