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,...
A study from the Information and Communications Technology Council indicates that Canada will need to fill approximately 216,000 tech-related positions by 2021. A report compiled by Indeed shows which tech jobs have been the hardest to fill so far in 2018, and according to them, “many employers struggle...
21 September will mark the first anniversary of the provisional entry into force of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada. Early signs show that the agreement is already starting to deliver for EU exporters. Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström...
Is success in a foreign country your dream? Do you strongly believe in your product or service and want to introduce it abroad? More and more Dutch entrepreneurs are achieving their dreams beyond the Netherlands’ dikes. Export is indispensable for the Dutch economy. Dutch companies...
Through the CETA Market Access Program, an EU funded SURVEY is being conducted to gather input on existing market access barriers encountered by EU companies when entering the Canadian market. This survey aims to provide recommendations for EU institutions, business associations, networks, and chambers to define adequate mitigation strategies. CLICK HERE TO...
Last Thursday afternoon, Princess Margriet opened a new exhibition in the Openlucht Museum in Arnhem. De presentatie in de Friese boerderij Midlum vertelt het verhaal van de emigratiegolf van Nederlanders naar Canada in de jaren 50. Nederlanders die het geluk overzee zochten maar ook voor lastige...