Congratulations! The Dutch Senate ( Eerste Kamer) has approved the CETA trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. This follows a change in the opinion of some parties since the last discussion of 2020. The main theme is that the world has changed a...
The EU-Canada Business Summit is a one day event held once a year in Brussels, capital of the European Union, that brings together hundreds of political and business decision-makers from Canada, the EU and the world. The Free Recordings of the summit held on the 9th of December 2021, at Cercle...
On Monday 10th January 2022, Mark Rutte’s fourth cabinet was formally sworn in. This was almost 10 months after the general election and a year since the previous cabinet stepped down over the childcare benefit scandal. The new cabinet consists of 29 ministers and junior ministers...
Toronto’s CN Tower held the title of the world’s tallest free‑standing structure for more than 30 years. While its height has been surpassed by other buildings and towers in recent years, Canadians can take pride in knowing that several of Canada’s innovative companies in a...
The partnership will allow both sides to advance trade and investments into a secure, sustainable and resilient raw materials value chain, which is key to achieving the transition to climate-neutral and digitalised economies. The strategic partnership will focus on the integration of EU-Canada raw material...
Opening Statement at CETA Hearing, by Commissioner Phil Hogans in the Dutch Senate The Dutch Parliament have heard how the role of trade policy in the post-COVID-19 recovery can speed up the process of our recovery. According to Mr Hogans "The Covid-19 pandemic is one of the...
The following news item is from the Dutch Agricultural Department. The report it references, “The Opportunities for Collaboration between the Netherlands and Canada in the Food Processing Sector”, is available in English. Canada heeft wereldwijd een goede reputatie op het gebied van voedselveiligheid, kwaliteit en betrouwbaarheid. Echter, om...
A farmer, 40 cows, and robots to collect manure and distribute fodder – all floating on the water of the largest port in Europe. Not 'pie in the sky' but Floating Farm; the first self-sufficient floating farm in the world, which will shortly begin operation...
West-Canada biedt perspectief voor innovatieve Nederlandse agrofoodbedrijven. De westelijke provincie British Columbia (BC) is een van de grootste voedselproducerende provincies van het land. Agrofoodbedrijven in BC zoeken actief naar samenwerking en kennisuitwisseling; hun blik is daarbij gericht op bedrijven in de Nederlandse tuinbouw. IRIS! Scoutrobot in...
It’s a great tool for Canadian businesses to expand their export markets as well as their supplier base CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union has now been in effect a year, as it was provisionally implemented on September 21st,...