04 Nov Celebrating 5 Years of CETA Bi-lateral Trade Growth
Despite the pandemic‑related challenges of the past two‑plus years, two‑way merchandise trade between Canada and the EU has grown tremendously in the past five years....
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03 Nov Canada pakt klimaatverandering aan met living labs
Ook in Canada staat het klimaat onder druk. Canadese boeren passen hun bedrijfsvoering aan, maar dat is niet voldoende. De Canadese overheid ondersteunt de boeren onder meer met living labs. Vooral op het gebied van bodemonderzoek is Canada vergevorderd. Klimaatverandering is een van de grootste bedreigingen...
12 Jul Dutch Senate Approves CETA
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...
14 Feb EU-Canada Business Summit Recordings Now Available
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...
11 Jan Rutte IV Cabinet sworn in by Dutch King
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...
18 Dec Did You Know? The world’s tallest building was developed with Canadian know‑how
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...
21 Jun EU and Canada set up a strategic partnership on raw materials
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...
13 May Dutch Senate Discusses CETA Ratification
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...
23 Feb Voedselverwerkingsindustrie in Canada - English Report
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...
29 Jan Floating Farm: Rotterdam is home to the world's first floating dairy farm
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...