Terrace opening at Hilton

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Terrace opening at Hilton

Cocktail SPARK opens terrace Mauritskade

 Mooring with a boat at a cocktail bar in the centre of The Hague

 Complete photo-album of the event click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/sets/

The Hague, June 12, 2014.

 Yesterday, the new terrace of the trendy cocktail bar SPARK (Hilton The Hague) opened. SPARK has the first terrace in the centre of The Hague, which is located directly at the water of the Mauritskade, and where you can moor with a boat for a snack and a drink. SPARK has opened its doors a year ago and became 7th in the award Most Beautiful Bar of the Netherlands 2013. Currently the trendy cocktail bar of Hilton the Hague is in the race for the ‘Best Hotel Bar Award 2014’. SPARK is known for the “after work drinks” with special cocktails, fine wines and delicious bites. This summer, one can order the SPARK ‘All-in-one” Bento box for the boat SPARKS culinary dishes, “sandwich boards” and Green Egg BBQ specials. For more informationwww.facebook.com/sparkthehague According to Jolijn Zeeuwen, Hotel Manager Hilton The Hague, the opening of the new terrace means a next step in the total concept that Hilton The Hague offers: “With our beautiful restaurant Pearl and cocktail bar Spark with the new terrace, we now offer something for every everyone! We look back on a successful first year with SPARK, where a mixed crowd not only enjoys the delicious cocktails from our famous cocktail shakers, but also jazz performances, DJs and especially the Friday afternoon Aperitivo’s with free bites. It is clear that the centre of The Hague has a need for such an entertainment concept. I am very proud of our team in accomplishing the beautiful terrace at the waterfront. The first boats already moored!” 3047-081 NL DH Hilton Spark bar-DP 3047-173 NL DH Hilton Spark bar-DP 3047-188 NL DH Hilton Spark bar-DP 3047-194 NL DH Hilton Spark bar-DP 3047-235 NL DH Hilton Spark bar-DP 3047-237 NL DH Hilton Spark bar-DP   Complete photo-album of the event click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/sets/

Dia de Portugal

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Dia de Portugal
Dia de Portugal. By Bonnie Klap, Editor in Chief. His Excellency Mr. Jose de Bouza Serrano, Ambassador of Portugal, hosted a reception at his beautiful residence to celebrate the National Day of Portugal, or – as it is also known in the native tongue – Dia de Portugal. Dia de Portugal commemorates the death of the national literary icon Luis de Camões on June 10th, 1580.  Close to 400 guests came to congratulate Ambassador de Bouza Serrano and due to the lovely weather most of them mingled outside in the garden, while enjoying Portuguese wine. Inside the Portuguese singer Melissa Oliveira performed Jazz-music with the group ‘Jam.’ For a complete photo-album of this event please click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/sets/HD_20140610_60 HD_20140610_67 HD_20140610_68 HD_20140610_12 HD_20140610_34   For a complete photo-album of this event please click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/sets/

OPCW. Norwegian Cargo Ship Departs with Chemicals

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OPCW. Norwegian Cargo Ship Departs with Chemicals
Norwegian Cargo Ship Departs with Chemicals The Norwegian vessel Taiko, which is participating in the multinational maritime operation to remove chemicals from Syria, departed today for Finland and the United States to deliver its cargo of chemicals for destruction in those countries. This is in accordance with the schedule of the Taiko, which was notified to the OPCW at an earlier stage. The Danish ship Ark Futura will take over the remaining 8 percent of chemicals for transportation to their destination. “I commend Norway and Denmark for their vital support for the maritime operation,” said the OPCW Director-General, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü. “We remain focused on removing the last consignment of chemicals from Syrian territory and urge the Syrian authorities to complete the removal as soon as possible.” As the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, the OPCW oversees the global campaign to permanently eliminate these weapons. Since its entry into force in 1997 the Convention has become the fastest growing arms treaty in history with 190 States Parties, and 82%  of all declared chemical arsenals have already been destroyed under OPCW verification. For these unprecedented achievements the OPCW was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2013.

Official visit Prince Albert II of Monaco

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Official visit Prince Albert II of Monaco
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene paid an official visit to the Netherlands. Prince Albert  had conversations with representatives of Boskalis, Van Oord and Philips. In the morning of June 3, Prince Albert met with Prime Minister Rutte in The Hague. He was received by the Chairman of the Senate Broekers-Knol and the President of the Second Chamber Van Miltenburg. Part of the agenda included  a boat trip through the canals of Amsterdam and Anne Frank House. In the afternoon, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Her Majesty Queen Máxima, Prince Albert  went to the Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn for the opening of the exhibition “Grace Kelly, princess and style icon.  

The Language of the Pharaohs

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The Language of the Pharaohs
Book presentation; The language of the Pharaohs By :  Buonamassa G.W.  Photographer / Reporter. The Ambassador of Tunisia, Karim Ben Becher invited us on the occasion of the presentation of the new book The Language of the Pharaohs, by the Tunisian specialist hieroglyphic language, Mr Taoufik Ilaoui  at the National Museum of Ethnology. The two writers Mr. Taoufik Ilaoui and Mr. Huub Pragt after many years of study  reached to discover the meaning and the words behind the signs founded in the Piramids and tempels in Egypt. The writers explained how they could decoded  this signs of many thousand years ago .After the presentation Mr. Pragt brought the visitors for a short visit in the area of the Museum reserved for the Old Egypt. Visitors could get impressions of a real PharahosTempel donated from Egypt to Holland. The visitors and the diplomats where very impressed about the presentation of this book and this beautiful Museum in Leiden.BW LM 26 BW LM 12 BW LM 15 BW LM 13

Think Denmark, think green

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Think Denmark, think green
Denmark: Think Denmark, think green By Roy Lie A. Tjam.   The Royal Embassy of Denmark celebrated its nation’s Constitution Day with a well-attended reception at the ambassador’s residence on Thursday 5 June. The event brought together senior officials of Dutch institutions, representatives of the local business community, members of the Diplomatic Corps, and members of the Danish community residing in the Netherlands. The advent of Constitution Day marks a key point to consider Danish-Dutch relations. The two kingdoms have enjoyed successful diplomatic and commercial relationships for more than two centuries and Mr. Ole E. Moesby is the current Ambassador for the Kingdom of Denmark in the Netherlands. Ambassador Moesby deems it an honour to be Denmark‘s envoy to the Netherlands, as well as his country’s permanent representative to the OPCW. ‘We are considered one of the happiest peoples in the world. Denmark is also renowned for being an eco-friendly and energy efficient country. Denmark and the Netherlands have much in common, with both populations inhabiting largely small, flat lands with elevated tax levels, and living in well-organised, egalitarian societies. There is room for further partnership between Denmark and the Netherlands in the field of water management and energy efficiency, with Denmark being awarded the Energy Efficiency Visionary Award in Washington DC in May 2014, therefore its progressive approach to reduce its energy consumption serves as a beacon to the rest of the world. Notably, Denmark’s energy consumption has not increased since 1980, while its industrial production has grown by nearly 80% over the same period. Ambassador Moesby has been at the heart of his country’s work to be represented on key international fora. He has been working at the Danish Export Credit Council and subsequently joined UNICEF, being assigned to Tanzania in 1985. He started working at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1987, focusing on Egypt, the Middle-East, North Africa and Latin America. In 1994, Moesby was appointed to Head of Department for Humanitarian Affairs during the situations in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Ole Moesby received a knighthood from The Queen in 1995 and he is now Commander of Dannebrog in 2001-2002, Ambassador Moesby was the Danish ambassador to Zimbabwe, during which time the Embassy was closed. Ambassador Moesby was in 2002 posted as Deputy Representative of Denmark to the UN in New York at a critical time for the establishment of the International Criminal Court. Ambassador Moesby returned to Copenhagen in 2003 and was appointed to Undersecretary of State responsible for Multilateral Affairs including the UN, World Bank, regional banks and humanitarian as well as development assistance. He was subsequently Denmark’s ambassador to the Czech Republic and Pakistan before moving to The Hague in September 2013. Ambassador Moesby now lives in The Hague with his wife Lisbeth Schrøder and a son who is studying in the Netherlands. DSC_0329 DSC_0369 DSC_0385 DSC_0414 DSC_0271 DSC_0299  

At Hilton Hotel

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At Hilton Hotel
Spark up your life! Enjoy a summer full of cocktails, wines, homemade ice tea’s and SPARK’s Bento-Boxen, on the new waterside terrace of SPARK in the Hague city centre. From this weekend on the waterside terrace of SPARK on the Mauritskade (The Hague) will be open. www.hiltonworldwide.com  Hilton

King Arthur in the Nieuwe Badkapel Church

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King Arthur in the Nieuwe Badkapel Church
                            King Arthur in the Nieuwe Badkapel Church On Friday 27 June the Cecilia International Choir of The Hague, together with soloists and a baroque orchestra, will perform Purcell’s King Arthur in the Nieuwe Badkapel church on the Nieuwe Parklaan in Scheveningen. The concert starts at 20:00. Henry Purcell’s King Arthur is a semi-opera in five acts which was first performed at the Queen’s theatre, London in June 1691. The libretto was written by the Poet Laureate of the day John Dryden. The plot is based on battles between King Arthur’s Britons and invading Saxons in early mediaeval England, and not the well-known Camelot legends. Following the victory of the Britons, the story tells of Arthur’s search for and recovery of his blind fiancée Emmeline who has been kidnapped by his enemy the Saxon King Oswald. The work is a form of entertainment popular in England in the late 17th century; the so-called Restoration period when the Stuart family was restored to the throne following the death of Oliver Cromwell. It features a whole range of characters: pagans making sacrifices to Germanic gods, patriotic fighting men, supernatural figures such as Cupid and Venus, bucolic nymphs and shepherds and even a chorus of drunken farm workers berating their local priest. Purcell’s music brings all of this to life with lyrical melodies for the soloists (Fairest Isle), stirring tunes for the choir (Come if you Dare) and light-hearted dance rhythms throughout the piece. The soloists singing with the choir reflect the international nature of the performance; the Korean-American soprano Kristen Witmer and the Canadian soprano Stefanie True, the Israeli-French tenor Lior Lavid Leibovici and the American tenor Scott Mello, and the Finnish bass Jussi Lehtipuu. Overall direction of these soloists, the choir and a 19 piece baroque orchestra is in the hands of Marine Fribourg, a versatile young French musician who is the choir’s full time conductor The Cecilia International Choir is a mixed voice group of approximately 70 singers which attracts people of many nationalities who enjoy singing in an English speaking environment. In addition to performances of classical works, such as these, the choir gives an annual series of Christmas Carol concerts in December. Tickets for the 27 June concert, which include an interval refreshment cost 18.00 euros if purchased in advance or 20.00 euros if purchased at the door on the evening of the concert. For schoolchildren and students the price is only 10 euros. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the choir’s website http://www.cecilia-choir.com or via any member of the choir.

Panorama Mesdag for kids

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Panorama Mesdag for kids
A special programme with activities for kids.

Dutch Deficit

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Dutch Deficit
Direct from the European Commission.
NETHERLANDS TAKE 3% STANDARD
 
The European Commission today decided to convert. Abrogate the excessive deficit procedure (EDP) for the Netherlands
 
The btp Netherlands was initiated in 2009 and the deadline was extended in 2013 for one year. After the government deficit in 2009 reached a peak of 5.6% of GDP, the Netherlands brought back in 2013 to 2.5% of GDP. According to the Dutch stability program for 2014, the government deficit in 2014 will increase to 2.9% of GDP in 2015 and decline to 2.1% of GDP. According to the spring 2014 forecast by the Commission, the government deficit in 2014 and 2015 would be 2.8% and 1.8% of GDP respectively. The deficit will remain so over the forecast period, below the reference value of 3% of GDP set by the Treaty. The correction complies earlier than planned to the Council Recommendation of 2013 to finish.’s Dutch excessive deficit by 2014
 
The procedures for Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark and Slovakia are terminated.
 
There is currently a BTP for 17 EU Member States. This means that all EU Member States except Bulgaria, Germany, Estonia, Italy, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, Finland and Sweden under a btp fall. If the Council follows the recommendations of the Commission to terminate the btp for Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands and Slovakia, the total number of countries with BTP will drop to 11. During the spring of 2011, there was no less than 24 Member States btp. The Council of Finance Ministers of the EU will discuss the recommendations of the Commission at the meeting on 20 June in Luxembourg.
 
What is needed for a excessive deficit procedure to set up? stop
A decision to terminate a BTP is based on a “sustainable correction” of the excessive deficit. Such a correction is only the case if:
  • the data for the previous year (in this case 2013) shows that the deficit is below 3% of GDP and
  • The Commission forecasts show that the deficit during the forecast period (currently 2014 and 2015) did not exceed 3% of GDP will rise.
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