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Berlin’s mayor received in The Netherlands

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King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller – Picture by ANP, Olaf Kraak.

Monday, 5 February 2018, The Hague: In his capacity as President of the German Federal Council (Bundesrat), which represents the sixteen Bundesländer, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands welcomed the incumbent Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin, for an audience at Noordeinde Palace as it has become a tradition.

 

Dutch Premier Mark Rutte also received Michael Müller later in the afternoon after the royal encounter. Mayor Müller likewise had the opportunity to meet his counterpart, Acting Mayor of Amsterdam, Jozias van Aartsen, as well as members of the Dutch business community.

Since the year 2000 it has become a tradition that the rotating President of the Bundesrat pays a visite de courtoise to The Netherlands. For the Dutch, Germany is the largest trading partner within the EU as well as the most active NATO partner.

For further information:

Bundesratspräsident: https://www.bundesrat.de/DE/bundesrat/praesidium/praesident/praesident-node.html

Embassy of the Netherlands to Germany (HE Ambassador Wepke Kingma): https://www.niederlandeweltweit.nl/laender/deutschland/ueber-uns/niederlandische-botschaft-berlin-wer-sind-wir

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