On the picture Ms Michèle Coninsx, President of Eurojust.Eurojust and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) signed on July 12, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further expand the existing fruitful collaboration to support European prosecutors working with cases concerning violations of intellectual property rights (IPRs). The MOU, signed at Eurojust headquarters in The Hague (Netherlands), will enable the further development of specific cooperation projects, such as joint seminars, training and intelligence, to support European prosecutors. In addition, the MoU reinforces the capacities of the European Intellectual Property Prosecutors Network (EIPPN) and formalises its role. The signature of this MoU coincides with the release of an EUIPO report on online business models infringing IPRs. The study shows that new business models have been developed to further exploit IPR infringement. Indeed, IPRs are systematically being misused as a way to disseminate malware, carry out illegal phishing and simple fraud to the detriment of society, businesses and the ordinary user of the Internet.Eurojust’s activities and casework in IPR, which is an EU crime priority, focused on identifying existing legal and judicial barriers within the Member States in the field of IPR. Building upon the excellent foundation for cooperation established by Mr László Venczl, National Member for Hungary and Eurojust contact point for intellectual property, Eurojust will further expand its cooperation with and support to EU prosecutors in dealing with cases involving IPR.The President of Eurojust, Ms Michèle Coninsx, said: ‘Eurojust is committed, together with EUIPO, to supporting a multi-disciplinary approach to fighting IPR, which is a growing threat to the EU and world economies.’The Executive Director of the EUIPO, António Campinos, said: ‘The EUIPO is committed to continue investing its efforts to expand knowledge and good practices among prosecutors dealing with IPR infringement, and welcomes the development of the EIPPN created in 2015’.
Josh Giesbrecht and HRH Eugene Matos de Lara have successfully launched an investor’s hub in southern Manitoba for those who wish to fructify in energy, land, real estate, and strategic financial investment programs.
Diplomats from around the world are eager to begin dialogue with the firm while also seeing it as a viable ground to negotiate with Canadian Aboriginals.
Diplomat Magazine specialist on North American issues Steven Radic has noted that “people around the world are more aware of the cultural atrocities that have been committed towards Native Americans. Now however, what seems to also be apparent, is the opportunity for private investors as well as nation wide overhaul investments on Indian Territory”. Furthermore he adds, “It is equally important for the negotiation table to be equitable. Mr Matos de Lara spoke to me yesterday on a phone conversation, and feels confident that the intermediary resources offered by Kinuu Strategies will benefit both investors and local communities in Manitoba in a way that ‘both sides will be equally heard and guided towards the best bilateral opportunity available'”.
President Carmel Agius is in Potočari, Bosnia and Herzegovina today to pay his respects to the victims of the Srebrenica genocide.
Speaking at a solemn event to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the genocide, President Agius began by saluting the survivors and families of the victims and stressing their key role in preserving a lasting memory of the horrific events of July 1995.
“A fundamental part of any reconciliation process is justice”, President Agius said, adding that “justice alone is not enough”. He pointed out that an open communication and exchange between ethnic groups are crucial for reconciliation.
Members of different communities ought to jointly acknowledge the past, pay respect to victims and work together to ensure that such horrific crimes never happen again. Turning to the role of the Tribunal, President Agius underlined its significance in uncovering the truth about what happened in Srebrenica 21 years ago.
“I stand before you proud that the ICTY has incontrovertibly established that genocide did occur here, in Srebrenica, in July 1995, and that it has prosecuted and convicted a number of key figures responsible for it.” He added that the Tribunal’s contribution has enabled decisive rejection of the attempts to deny what happened, strengthened determination to preserve the memory and helped efforts to strive for peace and reconciliation. “Only by fully acknowledging the past can we achieve a future of true and lasting reconciliation”, President Agius said.
The victims of Srebrenica would only find peace “when they know they have not been forgotten; that their cruel and untimely death has somehow served to foster and secure a peaceful coexistence among all ethnic groups of this great country; that justice has been done; and that there is a commitment never to have another Srebrenica again”.
The ICTY is the first international criminal tribunal to enter convictions for genocide in Europe. In April 2004, the Appeals Chamber of the Tribunal determined for the first time, in the proceedings against Radislav Krstić, that genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995, with the execution of more than 7,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys following the take-over of the town by Bosnian-Serb troops.
In total, 20 individuals have been indicted by the Tribunal in relation to the events in Srebrenica and, to date, proceedings have been completed against 15 accused.
The Tribunal Remembers: The Srebrenica Genocide (1995 – 2015)Arusha, The Hague, 11 July – As part of the commemoration of the 21st anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, the President of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), Judge Theodor Meron, paid his respects to the victims and delivered remarks at the Potočari memorial in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In his address, President Meron spoke about the power of memory and recalled the role and words of Elie Wiesel, the vocal human rights advocate and Holocaust survivor, who passed away just over a week ago. Wiesel, said President Meron, spent a lifetime fighting against injustice and indifference, and viewed memory as “a sacred duty of all people of goodwill”.“[A]s we gather here, paying our solemn respects to the fathers and husbands, brothers and sons, and all of the other victims of the horrifying events at Srebrenica, we are not only paying tribute to the thousands of individuals who were deeply loved and who have tragically been lost,” stated President Meron. “By returning to this place year after year, to this stark sea of marble and remembrance, we are also building an extraordinary monument to memory”, he added. Judge Theodor-Meron.
He also noted that courts like the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the MICT can also have a crucial role in preserving memory of the most heinous crimes, such as those committed in Srebrenica in July 1995. These courts create an unparalleled record of events and through their proceedings and rulings contribute to the preservation of memory.
In closing, the President paid tribute to those who have done so much to preserve the memory of the genocide and their efforts “to speak out against indifference or denial, and to do their utmost to ensure that future generations shall learn from our terrible past and never again repeat it.”
On the picture, H. E Jean Pierre Karabaranga, Ambassador of Rwanda.Kwibohora22: 22nd anniversary of liberation of Rwanda celebrated in the Netherlands
The 22nd anniversary of liberation was held under the theme “Together we prosper”.
On Saturday 9 July the Embassy of the Republic Rwanda in the Netherlands hosted the Kwibohora22 celebration in The Hague. His Excellency Ambassador Jean Pierre Karabaranga, his family, the Embassy team and the Rwanda diaspora committee welcomed more than 250 guests, including Rwandan nationals living in the Netherlands, Friends of Rwanda and others.
For additional pictures, please open the following link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwanda-embassy-nl/albums/72157668073729293
The program included a wide variety of entertainment, like a Rwandan music live band, traditional dance performances and a Rwandan culinary experience.
In his speech H.E. ambassador Jean Pierre Karabaranga said he was honoured by everyone’s presence to celebrate the journey from a dark past to a brighter future. “A journey of socio-economic transformation, which turned what was a failed state two decades ago into a model of a successful post-conflict reconstruction”, said Ambassador Karabaranga.
“the secret behind our success story can be found in three decisions that we took and that made us to be where we are today: we decided to stay together, we decided to be accountable and we decided to think big. But the most important for us in that we were and are lucky to have a visionary leadership under President Paul Kagame and the Government of Unity and Reconciliation”.Kwibo 22 DPhotography courtesy of the Embassy of Rwanda
H. E. Ms. Haifa Aissami Madah and Mr. Wilhen Díaz Lara.By Roy Lie A Tjam.
The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in The Hague, celebrated the country’s two hundred and fifth year of its Independence. Venezuela was one of the first Spanish-American colonies to declare independence.
The Chargé d’Affaires Mr. Wilhen Díaz Lara, of the Venezuelan Embassy, organized a reception at the Marriott Hotel on 5 July 2016 to commemorate this very significant event.
For additional Kim Vermaat’s pictures, please open the following https://www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/albums/72157668022639293H.E. Agung Wesaka Puja, Ambassador of Indonesia, the Ambassador of Malasia, H.E. Ahmad Nazri Yusof, the Ambassador of Algeria, H. E. Nourredine Ayadi, H.E. Taher Farahat, Ambassador of Egypt and Mrs Abir Ali, Charge d’affairs du Lebanon.
Large numbers of ambassadors, diplomats, Dutch civil servants and many others, came out to congratulate Chargé d’Affaires Mr. Wilhen Díaz Lara and H. E. Ms. Haifa Aissami Madah of the Permanent Mission of Venezuela to the OPCW-ICC. on this memorable day.
H.E. Abdelouahab Bellouki, Ambassador of Morocco, H. E. Karim Ben Becher, Ambassador of Tunisia and the Ambassador of Algeria, H. E. Nourredine Ayadi.
The Venezuelan duo, singer Elena Gil and guitarist Enrique Pinto, again stole the hearts of the audience. The repertoire consisted of popular Venezuelan and international songs.
The Ambassador of Australia, H.E. Brett Mason, H. E. J. S. Mukul, Ambassador of India and H.E. Petar Vico, Ambassador of Serbia.
National and international entrepreneurs subscribed with Diplomat Magazine in the Netherlands, will start fostering missions and business envoys to southern Manitoba, Canada to invest in Aboriginal First Nation lands. The move encloses the support from the Government of Canada as well as provincial authorities, the private sector and aboriginal chiefs.
EU diplomats and other EU investors along with counterparts from Latin America have been recently eyeing Canada for further investments due to the uptick in land value in Europe, and lack of agricultural space, and appropriate zoning. Many local EU companies and multinational, catering services and products raging within the realm of alimentary goods, are indeed presently seeing the potential of investing in Canadian soil, for production, harvesting, infrastructure, and depot centres. Perhaps due to its high taxation system or its strict foreign investment structure, Canada has never fared well with foreign investors as it was noted by Carlos Rosario Minister Counsellor and Head of Economic Affairs of Portugal in El Prat Barcelona. In turn, it should not be surprising to some that the new target specifically surrounds First Nation Aboriginal lands because of the autonomy that many of these regional nations possess over their territory. This shift was done recently in hope to grasp a better deal, one that may be more befitting for foreign investment strategies in the North American country. In this sense, states such as Spain, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Germany are presently on the drawing board while simultaneously in contact with academics drafting the most appropriate way to approach diplomatically and open this new door of dialogue and investments between diplomats and Canadian Aboriginal governance.
By John Kennedy Stewart.
Discover the state-of-the-art publication on international relations and diplomacy in the Netherlands. Welcome to our recent printed edition available at no charge on PDF: https://issuu.com/diploflying/docs/dm.summer.2016
Diplomat Magazine has been recognized by key European universities and marketing strategists as the fastest growing diplomatic publication in Europe, reaching so far 70,000+ clicks per month on this Online version, apart from its top quality printed-luxury version.
The magazine recently received the recognition from four Dutch academic centers specialized in diplomacy and social sciences, for its outstanding contribution to research on international relations. As per recommendation of Dr. Eugenio Matos G, one of our diplomat founders and researchers, the magazine has offered the opportunity to non-diplomats (including Dutch citizens without international relations background, students and NGOs) to be introduced to members of the diplomatic corps. The gesture has allowed them to develop their own business projects, to be hired by embassies or international organizations, enhance their CVs or better achieve their academic or personal goals.
In June, 2016, members of the staff of Diplomat Magazine celebrated its 3rd anniversary at The Hague Marriot Hotel.
First contributing writers founders of Diplomat Magazine were:
H.E. Carlos Jose Arguello, Ambassador of Nicaragua, Dean of the Diplomatic corps. H.E. Roberto Canzadilla, Ambassador of Bolivia, vice-Dean of the Diplomatic corps. H.E. James Lambert, Ambassador of Canada. H.E. Huynh Minh Chinh, Ambassador of Vietnam. H.E. Martin Valentino, Ambassador of Malta. H.E. Yasumasa Nagamine, Ambassador of Japan and Dr. Eugenio Matos Gomez, DM’ strategist and project manager, Charge d’affaires a.i. of the Dominican Republic Embassy, (currently Minister Counselor in Buenos Aires, Argentina).
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The author is an international relations researcher.
Josh Giesbrecht and HRH Eugene Matos de Lara have successfully launched an investor’s hub in southern Manitoba for those who wish to fructify in energy, land, real estate, and strategic financial investment programs.
Diplomats from around the world are eager to begin dialogue with the firm while also seeing it as a viable ground to negotiate with Canadian Aboriginals.
Diplomat Magazine specialist on North American issues Steven Radic has noted that “people around the world are more aware of the cultural atrocities that have been committed towards Native Americans. Now however, what seems to also be apparent, is the opportunity for private investors as well as nation wide overhaul investments on Indian Territory”. Furthermore he adds, “It is equally important for the negotiation table to be equitable. Mr Matos de Lara spoke to me yesterday on a phone conversation, and feels confident that the intermediary resources offered by Kinuu Strategies will benefit both investors and local communities in Manitoba in a way that ‘both sides will be equally heard and guided towards the best bilateral opportunity available'”. 
The program included a wide variety of entertainment, like a Rwandan music live band, traditional dance performances and a Rwandan culinary experience.
In his speech H.E. ambassador Jean Pierre Karabaranga said he was honoured by everyone’s presence to celebrate the journey from a dark past to a brighter future. “A journey of socio-economic transformation, which turned what was a failed state two decades ago into a model of a successful post-conflict reconstruction”, said Ambassador Karabaranga.
“the secret behind our success story can be found in three decisions that we took and that made us to be where we are today: we decided to stay together, we decided to be accountable and we decided to think big.
But the most important for us in that we were and are lucky to have a visionary leadership under President Paul Kagame and the Government of Unity and Reconciliation”.
