By Roy Lie A Tjam.
Constitution Day is the anniversary of the signing of the Danish constitution of 1849, which established Denmark as a constitutional monarchy. The day of celebration also includes the Constitution of 1953, which was adopted on the same date.
For a photo-album on the Danish Constitution Day, please click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/sets/72157654182744199
The 2015 edition of this momentous day was held on the lawns of the residence of H.E. Mr. Ole E. Moesby, the Ambassador and his spouse. It is surprising to find oases that exude tranquility in the heart of the city of The Hague, but the residential lawns managed to do just that. It was a very warm sunny day, and the chilled Danish beverages and ice cream quenched the thirst of the numerous attendees.
This year, in 2015, Denmark celebrates the 100th anniversary of the amendment of the Danish Constitution that gave women the right to vote and stand for election. Denmark was one of the first nations in the world to do so.
Ambassador Moesby can look back on yet another successful Constitution Day, and we all look forward to next yearâs as well!
Introduction Quick & Sunny lunch – The Hague, June 9, 2015 Last season, the terrace of the trendy cocktail SPARK Hilton The Hague opened by the festive launch of the new Life Magazine. The terrace is located directly on the water of the Mauritskade, where (round trip) boats can moor for a snack and a drink. Due to its location right in the center with underground parking, the terrace of SPARK is a popular place to be. This summer SPARK introduces the Quick & Sunny lunch, especially for anyone in the sun to enjoy a quick lunch. SPARK has become known for the special signature cocktails, Gin & Tonics and fine wines. Every Friday and Saturday there is live entertainment in SPARK bar with DJs and jazzy sounds. For more information www.facebook.com/sparkthehagueÂ
By Roy Lie A Tjam.
Under the auspices of H.E. Mr. Karim Ben Becher, Ambassador for Tunisia in The Hague, a fundraising event was held on Thursday 14 June 2015 in The Hague.
The Foundation “Les Oiseaux bleus” was established to materially and morally help children with disabilities, physical and other, living in developing countries (notably El Kef in Tunisia). The foundation name Les Oiseaux Bleus was taken from a book by the Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck.
In his welcome remarks, Ambassador Ben Becher expressed his gratitude viceÂ-aÂvice Les Oiseaux Bleus board for the indefatigable support they rendered to the disabled in Tunisia over the years.
The program included a market, a lottery, an auction, and live music. Attendees were given ample opportunity to walk about the market to purchase items, including lottery tickets.
For a photo-album on the Les Oiseaux Bleus Fundraising, please click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/sets/72157654569082572
A musical performance followed by the renowned Soprano Christina Schönbach of the Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, accompanied by pianist Eva Szalai of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest. The performance started with âA Night in Tunisiaâ by Dizzy Gillespie followed by the story of âDido & Aeneasâ by baroque composer Henry Purcell. The performance was concluded with âLove Is like a Bird.â
The prize of the lottery, a round trip to Tunisia for two persons, went to the spouse of the Ambassador of Turkey. Donations will be made toward the Les Oiseaux bleus foundation.
International community committed to stop violence against womenResidence of Cyprus ambassador will be turned into B&B during 3rd World Conference of Womenâs Shelters 11 June 2015 â Dutch MP Marith Rebel and the diplomatic community in The Hague met with NGOs at the premises of the Embassy of Cyprus yesterday, 10 June 2015 to reinvigorate the commitment of the international community to stop violence against women.Violence against women is a global problem. And therefore it is of the utmost importance that relief workers from development countries can be present at the 3rd World Conference of Womenâs Shelters which will be held in The Hague from 3 to 6 November this year. At the initiative of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus and with the contribution of the Dutch Foreign Ministry and the Dutch Foundation of Womenâs Shelters, the conferenceâs project organization, the international community in The Hague met to be briefed about the upcoming 3rd World Conference and on how to support the project financially and practically. Over a 1,000 relief workers from all over the world have already expressed the intention to register for the conference of which 500 have already registered definitely. Unfortunately it is still uncertain for a large group whether they can really attend the conference due to a lack of financial resources. The international community in The Hague wants to change this. During the meeting various initiatives were born to offer financial and practical help to the relief workers. For example, the Cypriot ambassador and his wife are ready to offer Bed & Breakfast accommodation during the conference for relief workers from Cyprus. Other initiatives announced were: People will cook for each other in exchange for money which will then be donated, there will be an art auction and participants to the conference can be âadoptedâ.3rd World Conference of Womenâs SheltersThe 3rd World Conference of Womenâs Shelters is organized by the Dutch Foundation of Womenâs Shelters on request from the Global Network of Womenâs Shelters (GNWS). The conference will be held in The Hague from 3 â 6 November 2015 and will be supported by sponsors, the Dutch government and the Municipality of The Hague. The most important goal of this conference is to offer a platform to womenâs shelters and other partners in order to learn from one another and to exchange experiences. This exchange is meant to contribute to a systematic approach to eliminate violence against women and children.Â
STL Registrar meets government officials and diplomats during visit to Lebanon.Leidschendam, 11 June 2015 â The Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Daryl Mundis, has concluded an official visit to Beirut. Mr Mundis met the Lebanese Prime Minister, Tammam Salam, the Minister of Justice, Ashraf Rifi and the Prosecutor-General, Samir Hammoud, as well as representatives of the diplomatic community. The Registrar also met STL staff in Beirut to thank them for their continued efforts.
âThese regular visits to Beirut are important to ensure smooth cooperation with the government and our other partners,â said Mr Mundis. âThey allow me to oversee firsthand the work of the STL in Lebanon and to thank personally Lebanese officials for their continued support of the Tribunal.â
The STL Registrar is responsible for all aspects of the Tribunal’s administration including the budget, fundraising, court management and relations with states. The Registrarâs responsibilities also include the oversight of the Victimsâ Participation Unit, witness protection and detention facilities. Â
 On Sunday, June 7th, Mexico held elections for 2000 popular representatives, including 9 governors and 500 federal deputies. According to the National Electoral Institute (INE), turnout was more than 47%, and 99.84% of the voting stations were installed (148,409 locations). The President of the INE, Lorenzo CĂłrdova, indicated that the elections were held in a pacific and orderly manner, reaffirming Mexican peopleâs aim for a democratic and politically plural country. The INE announced that the election was watched over by citizens and political parties: ·        743,241 citizens served as polling officials; ·        12,519 electoral observers participated; ·        Just over one million party representatives and independent candidates took part in this election. Under the New Mexican Electoral Model, the fruitful collaboration between the National Electoral Institute and the Local Electoral Public Bodies of the 16 states where local elections were held ended with the transfer of ballot boxes. From that moment on, each local electoral authority does its calculations and disseminates the results according to their own policy instruments.The INE is responsible solely of calculating the results of the election of federal deputies; and local authorities assume responsibility for the calculation of the elections for governor, local congresses and municipalities. Â
 By Duke Michael of Mecklenburg and Baron Henri Estramant. Wednesday, 29 April 2015, Brussels: At the British Residence of the bilateral mission to the Kingdom of Belgium, HE Ambassador Alison Rose, hosted a reception to celebrate Her Britannic Majesty’s birthday. The reception in Brussels was honoured with the attendance of Their Royal Highnesses Prince Laurent and her spouse Princess Claire of Belgium. The first King of the Belgians, Leopold I, was a maternal uncle to Queen Victoria; he belonged to the House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as did Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert. Both houses have now forfeited the name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and au lieu the “House Windsor” reigns in the UK since 1917, whereas the “House of Belgium” (Belgique/BelgiĂ«) reigns in Belgium since 1946. US American ambassador to Belgium, Mrs Denise Campbell Bauer was also in attendance as were many other bilateral ambassadors. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland fĂȘtes her birthday twice in the UK, one on her actual birthday on 21 April and then upon her official (public) birthday celebration on a Saturday in June with the Trooping the Colour Parade since 1748. The monarch’s actual birthday is usually private nevertheless is marked by gun salutes in central London at noon, that is, 41 gun salutes in Hyde Park, 21 salutes in Windsor Great Park and 62 salutes from the Tower of London. The official celebration is marked with the Sovereign’s Parade or Trooping the Colour Parade. Queen Elizabeth II is then joined by other members of the Royal Family for the parade moving from Buckingham Palace, The Mall and the Horseguards’s Parade. In other realms wherein Queen Elizabeth II is monarch her birthday is observed in other dates. For instance, Canada marks the Sovereign’s birthday  on “Victoria Day”, last Monday before 25 May, thereby honouring Queen Victoria who was born on 24 May 1819. In New Zealand it is observed the first Monday in June. The second Monday in June is the day for observance in Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and other realms. For more informationBirthday bash in Brussels (Bottachi Guido) https://www.flickr.com/photos/bottacchiguido/17397732042/in/photostream/lightbox/The British Royal House: www.royal.gov.uk/HMTheQueen/TheQueensbirthdays.aspxTrooping the Colour: www.royal.gov.uk/RoyalEventsandCeremonies/TroopingtheColour/TroopingtheColour.aspxhttp://www.trooping-the-colour.co.uk/British Embassy to Belgium: www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-BrusselsAmbassador Alison Rose: www.gov.uk/government/people/alison-roseÂ
2015 Art Zuid’s edition was opened by HRH Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands who was accompanied by her Lady-in-waiting Pien van Karnebeek-Thijssen.
The fourth edition of the biennial International Sculpture Route ARTZUID in Amsterdam
takes place between 22 May and 20 September 2015.
Rudi Fuchs, art historian and former director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and co-curator Maarten Bertheux are responsible for the composition of ARTZUID 2015. They selected 21 artists, who present
66 sculptures. The exhibition route stretches 2.5 km along the Apollolaan, Minervalaan and
Zuidas (South Axis).
The artists selected all have a podium of their own, displaying ensembles of monumental sculptures. The participating artists are international contemporary celebrities, including Georg Baselitz, Jaume Plensa, Tony Cragg, Mimmo Paladino, KAWS, John Chamberlain, Georg Herold and Markus LĂŒpertz. Admission to
ARTZUID 2015 is free. For further information, to book tours or order the catalogue, visit
Fuchs and Bertheuxâs approach to this edition of ARTZUID is innovative in relation to previous editions. The guest curators have chosen to invite a smaller number of visual artists, who once again furnish the public areas with sculptures. The choice for groups of sculptures by a single artist at a given location is rare. Such groups can be found in a museological environment, but almost never in an urban setting.
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The starting point for the choice of works is to select ones that create a dialogue, while at the same time they should be in proportion, in terms of both size and scale, to the surrounding architecture and landscape. They are mostly monumental, vertical sculptures, epic in character. Each ensemble of sculptures become a special point of concentration.
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The goal of Foundation ArtZuid, which was established in 2008, is to organize a world class biennial sculpture exhibition designed to focus more attention on Berlageâs monumental Plan-Zuid and to make museological art accessible to a new and broad public. In 2009 and in 2011, following the opening by then Queen Beatrix, the exhibiting of art in Berlageâs district resulted in a combined total of 350,000 visitors, of all ages and from both home and abroad, becoming acquainted with this cultural urban heritage. In 2011 the Foundation received the Europa Nostra Award from the EU, and in 2012 The Best in Heritage Award. In March 2013 ARTZUID was chosen by the residents of Amsterdam as âBest Neighbourhood Initiativeâ, within the context of the Oranje Fonds Kroonappels (a fund enjoying royal patronage.) The third edition in 2013 drew 380,000 visitors from home and abroad. ARTZUID ranks number 10 on the list of free public events in the Netherlands (Research Bureau Respons, 2013).
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Participating artists ARTZUID 2015:
1. Baselitz, Georg (GER)
2. Bianchi, Domenico (ITA)
3. Chamberlain, John (USA)
4. Cragg, Tony (GBR)
5. Craig-Martin, Michael (IRL)
6. Gubbels, Klaas (NED)
7. Herold, Georg (GER)
8. Houseago, Thomas (GBR)
9. Josephsohn, Hans (SUI)
10. KAWS (USA)
11. Kiecol, Hubert (GER)
12. Kirkeby, Per (DEN)
13. LĂŒpertz, Markus (GER)
14. Paladino, Mimmo (ITA)
15. A.R. Penck (GER)
16. Plensa, Jaume (ESP)
17. RĂŒckriem, Ulrich (GER)
18. SchĂŒtte, Thomas (GER)
19. Stella, Frank (USA)
20. Tal R (ISR/DEN)
21. Warren, Rebbeca (GBR)Â
For further information, to book tours or order the catalogue, visit
The cultural program also featured a Romanian Easter Egg decoration demonstration by skilled craftswomen, Ms. Cristina Timu and Ms. Maria Zinici, who wore traditional dress from Romaniaâs Moldavia region, which is famous for eight fresco churches, built from the late 15th Century to the late 16th Century. The churches feature âmurals of blueâ and seven of the eight have been classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. âChurches of Moldavia,â include the uniquely decorated Sucevita Monastery and the Church of St. George at the former Voronet Monastery.
The dayâs cultural program concluded with a lively music performance by the internationally acclaimed pan flutist Nicolae PĂźrvu.
Bucharest, the nationâs capital, is known as âlittle Parisâ due to the cityâs elegant architecture and cosmopolitan atmosphere, is just a little more than a flight of two hours from Amsterdam and is the easiest gateway to the country for tourists flying from the Netherlands.  Visit the official website for Romaniaâs Tourism Offices for inspiration and begin making plans for a city break or extended summer holiday!
The cultural program also featured a Romanian Easter Egg decoration demonstration by skilled craftswomen, Ms. Cristina Timu and Ms. Maria Zinici, who wore traditional dress from Romaniaâs Moldavia region, which is famous for eight fresco churches, built from the late 15th Century to the late 16th Century. The churches feature âmurals of blueâ and seven of the eight have been classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. âChurches of Moldavia,â include the uniquely decorated Sucevita Monastery and the Church of St. George at the former Voronet Monastery.
The dayâs cultural program concluded with a lively music performance by the internationally acclaimed pan flutist Nicolae PĂźrvu.
Bucharest, the nationâs capital, is known as âlittle Parisâ due to the cityâs elegant architecture and cosmopolitan atmosphere, is just a little more than a flight of two hours from Amsterdam and is the easiest gateway to the country for tourists flying from the Netherlands.  Visit the official website for Romaniaâs Tourism Offices for inspiration and begin making plans for a city break or extended summer holiday!
The 2015 edition of this momentous day was held on the lawns of the residence of H.E. Mr. Ole E. Moesby, the Ambassador and his spouse. It is surprising to find oases that exude tranquility in the heart of the city of The Hague, but the residential lawns managed to do just that. It was a very warm sunny day, and the chilled Danish beverages and ice cream quenched the thirst of the numerous attendees.
This year, in 2015, Denmark celebrates the 100th anniversary of the amendment of the Danish Constitution that gave women the right to vote and stand for election. Denmark was one of the first nations in the world to do so.
Ambassador Moesby can look back on yet another successful Constitution Day, and we all look forward to next yearâs as well!
The 2015 edition of this momentous day was held on the lawns of the residence of H.E. Mr. Ole E. Moesby, the Ambassador and his spouse. It is surprising to find oases that exude tranquility in the heart of the city of The Hague, but the residential lawns managed to do just that. It was a very warm sunny day, and the chilled Danish beverages and ice cream quenched the thirst of the numerous attendees.
This year, in 2015, Denmark celebrates the 100th anniversary of the amendment of the Danish Constitution that gave women the right to vote and stand for election. Denmark was one of the first nations in the world to do so.
Ambassador Moesby can look back on yet another successful Constitution Day, and we all look forward to next yearâs as well!
A musical performance followed by the renowned Soprano Christina Schönbach of the Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, accompanied by pianist Eva Szalai of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest. The performance started with âA Night in Tunisiaâ by Dizzy Gillespie followed by the story of âDido & Aeneasâ by baroque composer Henry Purcell. The performance was concluded with âLove Is like a Bird.â
The prize of the lottery, a round trip to Tunisia for two persons, went to the spouse of the Ambassador of Turkey. Donations will be made toward the Les Oiseaux bleus foundation.
A musical performance followed by the renowned Soprano Christina Schönbach of the Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, accompanied by pianist Eva Szalai of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest. The performance started with âA Night in Tunisiaâ by Dizzy Gillespie followed by the story of âDido & Aeneasâ by baroque composer Henry Purcell. The performance was concluded with âLove Is like a Bird.â
The prize of the lottery, a round trip to Tunisia for two persons, went to the spouse of the Ambassador of Turkey. Donations will be made toward the Les Oiseaux bleus foundation.
Deputy Chief of Mission is Ambassador Paula Wilson who also serves as ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Romania. Ambassador Taylor has already presented his credentials to His Majesty The King of Sweden on 5 June 2015, one day before the realm’s national day. He was accompanied by the officer normally in charge of liaising with Sweden, Second Secretary Ms RenĂ©e Heal.Â
For more information:Â
Sweden’s Royal House:Â http://www.kungahuset.se/kungafamiljen/aktuellahandelser/aktuellt/hogtidligaaudienserpakungligaslottet.5.6b3f01514d8a67974b4fe.html
New Zealand Embassy in Belgium and Mission to the EU:Â http://www.nzembassy.com/belgium/relationship-between-new-zealand-and-belgium/new-zealand-and-the-european-union
Pictures to Embassy of New Zealand in Belgium (www.facebook.com/nzembassybelgium?fref=ts)
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Deputy Chief of Mission is Ambassador Paula Wilson who also serves as ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Romania. Ambassador Taylor has already presented his credentials to His Majesty The King of Sweden on 5 June 2015, one day before the realm’s national day. He was accompanied by the officer normally in charge of liaising with Sweden, Second Secretary Ms RenĂ©e Heal.Â
For more information:Â
Sweden’s Royal House:Â http://www.kungahuset.se/kungafamiljen/aktuellahandelser/aktuellt/hogtidligaaudienserpakungligaslottet.5.6b3f01514d8a67974b4fe.html
New Zealand Embassy in Belgium and Mission to the EU:Â http://www.nzembassy.com/belgium/relationship-between-new-zealand-and-belgium/new-zealand-and-the-european-union
Pictures to Embassy of New Zealand in Belgium (www.facebook.com/nzembassybelgium?fref=ts)
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