In the meantime, NATO chef Rutte is given a tour of the World Forum of outgoing Premier Schoof. The NATO summit will take place in the World Forum for the next two days.
The first demonstrators have been arrested, reporters from the ANP news agency.
A few protesters try to reach the A44 through the ditch, which is located between the pasture and the highway. But they are returned by police officers.
No red, but a blue carpet on the NATO summit. The blue of NATO symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean. Members of the alliance are on both sides of that ocean.
Activists XR are trying to block away between Schiphol and The Hague climate activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) try to block the deposed A44 at Abbenes, reports ANP news agency. The police are trying to prevent them from reaching the highway. The road is closed because of the NATO summit and is used to transport world leaders, ministers and delegation members from Schiphol to the top.
The action group had already announced the action. XR believes that NATO member states “should do everything to stop the worsening of the climate and ecological crisis”.
A car with a CD number plate (a car that drives for an embassy) this morning on the Ommedijkseweg in Leiden rode against the fences that are there because of the NATO top. Regio15 reports this. The driver says he had to divert for an oncoming car.
The police told Omroep West that it is a one -sided accident. Nobody was injured. Only the car and the fences were damaged.
Germany thinks that Trump just comes to The Hague Germany has no reason to think that Trump will not be present at the NATO summit this week, a spokesperson for the German government told Reuters news agency. “The top has been in preparation for months. NATO members have confirmed their participation. We have no reason to accept differently.”
Mark Rutte is back in a familiar place. He just met outgoing Prime Minister on the Catshuis, prior to the top that starts tomorrow.
Schoof meets Zelensky Tomorrow outgoing Premier Schoof tomorrow morning around 11.30 am, prior to the NATO top, a meeting with the Ukrainian president Zensky on the Catshuis. The Government Information Service has just reported this.
Residents Zeestraat in The Hague must pick up a newspaper in the Zeestraat in The Hague, the newspapers cannot be delivered in the coming days because of the NATO summit. The municipality has set up a newspaper bus where people can pick up a newspaper for free. The Zeestraat is closed because two important hotels are located. There is an emergency ordinance. Residents are allowed through the deposits, not deliverers.
Around the World Forum, where the top is held, there is also a newspaper point since Saturday. That area is closed off from the outside world. Only participants in the top and journalists are allowed on the site. An exception has been made for the residents. They can walk to and from their house. Bicycles and cars are not allowed.
Belgium also wants NATO’s flexibility , following Spain, Belgium also wants “maximum flexibility” of NATO to increase defense expenditure. That is what foreign minister Maxime Prévot has just said to RTBF Radio . Spain was told that the country is getting the flexibility to determine how it meets the wishes of NATO.
“We may not have done it through such a noisy statement as Spain, but I can assure you that our diplomats have been working on it for weeks to obtain flexibility mechanisms that can help alleviate the burden of Belgian effort,” says Prévot.
Traffic on A4 braked during transport NATO delegations Road users on the A4 must keep in mind that they must run more slowly if delegations from NATO top to The Hague are transported. Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) reports this.
The police will brake the traffic for a short time to prevent people from riding alongside the delegations. Especially during the usually busy Tuesday morning striker, the traffic will brands a lot from this, says RWS. The traffic is not stopped.
Nu.nl reader Sander sends us a photo of windsurfers in the sea near Noordwijk last night. An emergency ordinance applies during the NATO summit in the village, because the American delegation is staying there.
The beach remains largely accessible to visitors, who can also swim in the sea. Certain rules apply to, among other things, windsurfers: they are allowed to enter the sea up to 500 meters.
Rijkswaterstaat: In the coming days, will still take into account a delay Rijkswaterstaat warns road users to take into account serious traffic disruption and delay due to the NATO summit in the coming days. This morning it was fairly quiet during rush hour, probably because many people have responded to the call to work at home.
Road users are asked to keep doing that, because the serious traffic nuisance will remain in the coming days.
Rest at The Hague Central Due to NATO summit at The Hague Central Station, it was “very quiet” this morning according to the Dutch Railways. Many civil servants have been asked to work at home, so many people will not go to work by train in the coming days.
The Dutch Railways runs a normal timetable and do not expect great crowds in the trains.
Despite (or thanks to) NATO measures, the morning rush hour The morning rush hour runs a lot quieter than usual on Monday morning, despite the various traffic measures for the NATO summit. According to the ANWB, 223 kilometers of traffic jam was at the busiest moment. Last Monday that was 400.
“It is actually pretty smooth,” says a spokesperson for the ANWB. “It seems that quite a lot of people have responded to the call from Rijkswaterstaat to work at home.” There is normally some traffic jams between The Hague and Amsterdam, but now the traffic can drive well.
According to Spain, NATO acknowledges that 2.1 percent is sufficient NATO has acknowledged that Spain contributes sufficiently if it spends 2.1 percent of GNP on Defense. That is what Minister José Manuel Albares (Foreign Affairs) says. Albares is in Brussels, where he meets with his civil servants.
“From the start we said that the debate should not be about percentages, but about capacities,” says Albares. “We can reach the capacities with 2.1 percent and that was recognized and approved by the organization.”
Japanese prime minister let NATO-top shoot the Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will not be present at the NATO summit. The Japanese broadcaster Fuji Television reports that Ishiba is not because a meeting with Donald Trump would be impossible. Japan is represented at the top in The Hague by Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya.
Japan is not a member of NATO, but together with, among others, South Korea and Australia, was invited as friendly countries. The Australian and South Korean leaders have also not traveled to The Hague.
The first foreign leaders arrive today in The Hague, other only tomorrow. It means that today few official things are on the program. NATO boss Mark Rutte holds a press conference at the World Forum in The Hague at 3 p.m.
Various highways have been dropped off for the transport of participants in the NATO summit. The road deposits on the photo blocks an entrance and exit at the A4.
Traffic still drives well Despite several road closures, the traffic in the first morning rush hour still drives well, the ANWB sees. In some places there is some delay, but that is mainly due to accidents that have nothing else to do with closed roads.
Due to the NATO summit, the A4, A5 and A44 are, among others, completely or partly closed. Up to and including Wednesday, according to Rijkswaterstaat, there is a chance of very serious traffic nuisance during the afternoon rush hour.
The helicopter for Donald Trump is already ready. The American president is expected to arrive in the Netherlands until Tuesday evening and will leave less than 24 hours later.
During the NATO summit, the helicopter will wear the Callsign Marine One. That is the name for every vehicle of the American Marine Corps that the president transports.
From today it will be really noticeable that the NATO summit in The Hague is coming. The first government leaders will arrive at Schiphol, which means that the area around the airport is forbidden area for anyone who has nothing to look for. The security measures are of course also large in The Hague.
Sánchez says that Spain is excluded from 5 percent standard The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has just claimed the adjusted principle agreement on a final declaration in a television speech as a success. Sánchez said that Spain will be excluded from the duty to spend 5 percent of his GDP on Defense.
In the speech, the prime minister said that the 5 percent standard for Spain would be “unnecessary and disproportionate”. That is why the country will spend 2.1 percent of its GDP on defense. According to Sánchez, that is more than sufficient to meet the NATO requirements for equipment and staff.
Thousands of demonstrators protest against NATO A few thousand demonstrators came today on a protest against NATO, which took place at the Malieveld in The Hague. The promotion ended around 6 p.m. after a walk along the Peace Palace a little further in the city. The protest went without major problems.
Many Palestinian flags could also be seen in the protest. Protesters sang slogans for the Palestinians and against Israel. There was also attention for the American attack on Iran last night. Participants in the protest spoke out against the attack with banners.
Spain tackling by adjusting the text in the final statement The reason that Spain now agrees with the increased NATO standard of 5 percent is an adjustment of the text in the final declaration that NATO boss Mark Rutte proposed today. Rutte suggested formulating the text slightly looser.
Instead of the text “We admit”, the text “allies (read: NATO countries) would now be included” in the statement. In this way, the increase from the NATO standard to 5 percent can be agreed with the approval of all 32 Member States.
The adjustment was not the only trick that Rutte took out to meet the hard requirement of the US. Earlier he already managed to forge a compromise with Washington by agreeing that of the 5 percent that NATO member states have to spend on defense ‘only’ 3.5 percent have to be spent on primary defense matters. The remaining 1.5 percent may be invested in supporting matters, such as making bridges tank -resistant, the weapon industry and better cyber protection.
The road closures are intended to safely transport world leaders, ministers and diplomats from Schiphol to The Hague. That happens about the A5, A4, A44 and N44.
In The Hague, a lot of soldiers and police officers are visible to secure the royal city around the NATO summit.
Road closures in Randstad start, considerable nuisance expects on Sunday afternoon the first road closures in the Randstad have entered. Road users must take into account a lot of nuisance around the NATO summit. The A5, A44, N44 and N440 are partly or completely closed until Friday. A lot of nuisance is also expected on the A4 and N434.
Regional and local roads in and around The Hague, Wassenaar, Katwijk, Noordwijk, Haarlemmermeer, Leiden and Rotterdam are also partly or completely closed.
The largest traffic disruption takes place from Monday afternoon to Wednesday. Then, according to Rijkswaterstaat, there is a chance of “very serious traffic disruption”. Rijkswaterstaat has “major concerns” about the accessibility of the Randstad during the NATO summit. Road users must take into account a triple of normal traffic during rush hour.
Schoof counts on the arrival of Trump, despite the American attack on Iran outgoing Prime Minister Schoof, still counts on the arrival of US President Donald Trump. In the night from Saturday to Sunday, the United States carried out bombing of nuclear installations in Iran, which meant a further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
The Netherlands did not receive cancellation from Washington, Schoof said earlier today. “I assume that Mr. Trump is still coming,” said Schoof after inserted consultation of the National Security Council on the attacks on Iran. “At least, we didn’t receive a counter -message.”
Schoof does not want to say whether the top is being protected even heavier after the American attack. “A lot of safety measures have already been taken around the NATO summit. We permanently scan what is happening in the world, and of course we do that today.”
NATO countries correspond to final statement The 32 Member States of NATO have just agreed on the final statement that must be signed on Wednesday. Diplomats report this to Reuters and ANP .
According to insiders, the text of the final declaration has been adjusted in such a way that Spain, that also a long time to go along with an increased defense standard, can agree with it. The increase in that standard to 5 percent is still standing and must be the most important achievement of the NATO summit.
Meanwhile, Nato Chief Rutte is Being Given a Tour of the World Forum by Outgoing Prime Minister Schoof. The Nato Summit Will Take Place in the World Forum about The Next Two Days.
The First Protesters Have Been arrested, Accordance to Reporters From Press Agency ANP .
A Few demonstrators are trying to reach the a44 via the dittch that lies between the meadow and the highway. But they are Being Sent Back by Police Officers.
Not a red carpet, but a blue one at the nato summit. The Blue of Nato Symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean. Members of the Alliance Lie on Both Sides of That Ocean.
XR Activists are trying to block the road between Schiphol and thehaga Climate Activists from Extinction rebellion (XR) are trying to block the cordoned off a44 near Abbenes, Reports Press Agency ANP . The Police Are Trying to Prevent Them from Reaching the Highway. The Road is closed Due to the Nato Summit and Is Being Used to Transport World Leaders, Ministers and Delegation Members From Schiphol to the Summit.
The Action Group had Already Announced the Action. XR Believes That Nato Member States “Must Do Everything They Can To Stop the Aggravation of the Climate and Ecological Crisis”.
A car with a cd license plate (a car that drives for an embassy) crashed into the fences on the ommedijkseweg in Leiden this Morning Due to the Nato Summit. That reports region15 . The Driver Says He had to Swerve to Avoid Oncoming Traffic.
The Police Tell Omroep West That It was a One-Lided Accident. No one was injured. Only the car and the fences were Damaged.
Germany Thinks Trump Will Just come to the Hague Germany Has No Reason To Think That Trump Will not Be Present At The Nato Summit This Week, A Spokesperson for the German Government Told Press Agency Reuters . “The Summit Has Been in Preparation for Months. Nato Members Have Confirmed Their Participation. We have no reason to assume otherwise.”
Mark Rutte is back in a familiar place for a moment. He just with with outgoing prime minister Schoof at the Catshuis, Ahead of the Summit That Starts Tomorrow.
Shoved meets Zensky Tomorrow outgoing prime minister Schoof Will Meet With Ukrainian President Zensky at the Catshuis Tomorrow Morning Around 11:30 am, Prior to the Nato Summit. This was just announced by the government information service.
Residents of Zeestraat in The Hague Must Pick Up Newspapers in The Zeestraat in The Hague, Newpapers Cannot Be Delivered in the Coming Days Due to the Nato Summit. The Municipality Has Placed A Newspaper Bus Where People Can Pick Up A Free Newspaper. The Zeestraat is closed because Two Important Hotels are locationed there. An Emergency Ordinance Applies. Residents Are Allowed Through The Barriers, Delivery People Are Not.
Around the world forum, where the summit is bee hero, there has also leg a newspaper stand since saturday. That area is closed off from the outside world. Only participants in the Summit and Journalists are Allowed on the Site. An Exception Has Been Made for the Residents. They are allowed to walk to and from their homes. Bicycles and Cars Are Not Allowed.
Belgium also Wants Flexibility from Nato Following Spain, Belgium also Wants “Maximum Flexibility” from Nato for Increasing Defense Spending. This was just Said by Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot to RTBF Radio . Spain was told that the country will have the flexibility to determine how it meets Nato’s Wishes.
“We may not have done it through such a noisy statement as spain, but I can assure you that our diplomats have been working for week to obtain flexibility mechanisms that can help to ease of the Belgian effort,” Says prévot.
Traffic on A4 Slowed Down Turning Transport of Nato Delegations from this Afternoon, Road Users on the A4 Must Take Into Account That They Have Have To Drive Slower Temporarily When Delegations From The Nato Summit are transported to the HAGUE. This is Reported by Rijkswaterstaat (RWS).
The Police Will Slow Down Traffic For A Short Time to Prevent People From Driving Alongside The Delegations. RWS Says That Traffic Will Notice This A Lot, Especiate Duration The Usualy Busy Tuesday Morning Rush Hour. Traffic will not be stopped.
NU.nl Reader Sander Sends US A Photo of Windsurfers in the Sea at Noordwijk Last Night. An Emergency Ordinance Applies in The Village Duration the Nato Summit because the American Delegation is Staying there.
The Beach Remains Largely Accessible to Visitors, who are also Still Allowed to Swim in the Sea. However, Certain Rules Apply to Windsurfers, Among Others: they are allowed up to 500 meters into the sea and no further.
Rijkswaterstaat: Continue to Expect Delays in the Coming Days Rijkswaterstaat also Warns Road Users to Take Into Account Serious Traffic Disruption and Delays in the Coming Days Due to the Nato Summit. This Morning It was fairly Quiet During Rush Hour, probably because many people heeded the call to work from home.
Road Users Are Asked To Continue To Do So Because The Serious Traffic Disruption Will Continue In The Coming Days.
Quiet at the Hague Central Station Due to Nato Summit According to NS, it was “Very Quiet” at the Hague Central Station This Morning. Many civil servants have leg asked to work from home, which mean that many people will not be taking the train to work in the coming days.
The NS Does Run A Normal Timetable and Does Not Expect Large Crowds on the Trains.
Morning Rush Hour is going smoothly despite (or thanks to) Nato Measures The Morning Rush Hour on Monday Morning Is Going a Lot Smoother Than Usual, Despite The Various Traffic Measures for the Nato Summit. At the Busiest Moment, There Were 223 kilometers of traffic jams, Accordination to the ANWB. Last week Monday that was 400.
“It’s Actually Going Pretty Smoothly,” Says an ANWB Spokesperson. “It seems that QUITE A Few people have heeded the call from Rijkswaterstaat to work from home.” There is usually some traffic jam between the Hague and Amsterdam, but now traffic can flow smoothly.
Accordance to Spain, Nato Acknowledges That 2.1 percent is Sufficient Nato HAS Acknowled That Spain is Contributing Sufficiently IF IT spends 2.1 percent of its GDP on Defense. This is accordance to minister José Manuel Albares (Foreign Affairs). Albares is in Brussels, where he is meeting with his counterparts.
“From the beginning we have said that the debate should not be about percentages, but about capabilities,” Says Albares. “We can achieve the capabilities with 2.1 percent and that has leg recognized and approved by the organization.”
Japanese Prime Minister Skips Nato Summit Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Will not Be Present at the Nato Summit. The Japanese Broadcaster Fuji Television Reports That Ishiba Will Not Come Because A Meeting With Donald Trump Be Impossible, Among Other Things. Japan will be represented at the Summit in the Hague by Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya.
Japan is not a member of nato, but was invited together with South Korea and Australia, Among Others, As Friendly Countries. The Australian and South Korean Leaders have also not Traveled to the Hague.
The First Foreign Leaders Will Arrive in The Hague Today, Others Only Tomorrow. This mean that there are few official matters on the program Today. Nato Chief Mark Rutte Will Hold a Press Conference at 3:00 pm at the World Forum in the Hague, Where the Summit is Being Held.
Several Highways Have Been Closed for the Transport of Participants to the Nato Summit. The Road Closure in the Photo Blocks an On and Off-off disaster on the A4.
Traffic is Still Flowing Well Despite Several Road Closures, Traffic is Still Flowing Well in the First Morning Rush Hour, Accordance to the ANWB. There is some delay in some places, but that is mainly due to accident that has nothing to do with closed roads.
Due to the Nato Summit, the A4, A5 and A44 are fully or partial closed, Among Others. Accordance to Rijkswaterstaat, There is a Chance of Very Serious Traffic Disruption the Afternoon Rush Hour Until Wednesday.
The Helicopter for Donald Trump is Already Ready. The American President is not expected to arrive in the Netherlands Until Tuesday Evening and Will Leave Less Than 24 Hours later.
Duration the Nato Summit, The Helicopter Will Carry the Callsign Marine One. That is the designation for any vehicle of the US marine corps that transports the president.
From today it will really be noticeable that the nato summit in the Hague is just around the corner. The First Heads of Government Will Arrive at Schiphol, which Means That The Area Around The Airport is a prohibited area for anyone who has no business there. Of course, The Security Measures are also Large in the Hague.
Sánchez Says That Spain is exempt from the 5 percent Standard Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Has Just Claimed the Amended Agreement In Principle on A Final Declaration As A Success in A Television Address. Sánchez said that spain will be exempt from the bligation to spend 5 percent of its gdp on defense.
In The Speech, the Prime Minister Said that the 5 percent Standard for Spain would be “Unnecessary and Disproportionate”. Therefore, The Country Will Spend 2.1 percent of its GDP on Defense. Accordance to Sánchez, that is more than Enough to meet Nato Requirements Regarding Equipment and Personnel.
Thousands of Protesters Protest Against Nato A Few Thousand Protesters Came To A Protest Against Nato Today, which Took Place On The Malieveld in the Hague. The Action Ended Around 6:00 pm After a Walk Along The Peace Palace A Little Further On In The City. The Protest Went Without Major Problems.
Many Palestinian Flags were also visible at the protest. Protesters chanted slogans for the Palestinians and Against Israel. There was also Attention for the American Attack on Iran Last Night. Participants in the Protest Expressed Themselves with Banners Against the Attack.
Spain Gives in Due to Adjustment of the Text in the Final Declaration The Reason that Spain now agrees with the Increased Nato Standard of 5 percent is An Adjustment of the Text in the Final Declaration that Nato Chief Mark Rutte Propose Today.
Instead of the text “We Pledge”, The Text “Allies (Read: Nato Countries) Pledge” would now be included in the declaration. In This Way, the Increase of the Nato Standard to 5 percent can be agreed upon with the consent of all 32 Member States.
The Adjustment was not the only trick rutte pulled off to meet the us’s tough demand. Earlier, he already forged a compromise with washington by agreeing that of the 5 percent that nato member States have to spend on defense, ‘only’ 3.5 percent has to be spent on primary defense matters. The Remaining 1.5 percent can be invested in supporting matters, Such as making bridges tank-proof, boosting the arms industry and better cyber security.
The Road Closures are intended to transport World Leaders, Ministers and Diplomats Safely from Schiphol to the Hague. This is done via the A5, A4, A44 and N44.
A lot of Soldiers and Police Officers Are Visible on the Streets in the Hague to Secure the Government City Around the Nato Summit.
Road Closures in Randstad Take Effect, Severe Disruption Expected the First Road Closures in The Randstad Took Effect on Sunday Afternoon. From now on, road users must take into account a lot of disruption around the nato summit. The A5, A44, N44 and N440 are partial or completely closed Until Friday. A Lot of Disruption is also expected on the A4 and N434.
Regional and Local Roads in And Around The Hague, Wassenaar, Katwijk, Noordwijk, Haarlemmermeer, Leiden and Rotterdam also BE Partially or Completely Closed.
The Biggest Traffic Disruption Will Take Place from Monday Afternoon to Wednesday. Accordance to Rijkswaterstaat, there is a chance of “very serious traffic disruption” then. Rijkswaterstaat has “Great Concerns” about the accessibility of the Randstad Duration the Nato Summit. Road Users Must Take Into Account A Tripling of Normal Traffic Duration Rush Hour.
Shove Expects Trump to Come, Despite American Attack on Iran Outgoing Prime Minister Schoof Still Expects The American President Donald Trump to Come. In The Night From Saturday to Sunday, The United States Carried Out Bombings on Nuclear Installations in Iran, which a Further Escalation of the Conflict in the Middle East.
The Netherlands Has Not Received a Cancellation from Washington, Said Earlier Today shoved. “I assume that Mr. Trump is Still Coming,” Said After An Emergency Meeting of the National Security Council about the Attacks on Iran. “At Least, we have not received a counter-message.”
Shove not because to say Whether the Summit Will Be More Heavily Secured After The American Attack. “Many Security Measures have already leg tasks around the nato Summit. We are constantly scanning what is happening in the world, and of course we are doing that today.”
Nato Countries Agree on Final Declaration the 32 Member States of Nato Have Just Agreed on the Final Declaration that must be signed on Wednesday. Diplomats Report This to Reuters and ANP .
Accordance to insiders, the text of the final declaration has leg adjusted in Such a way that spain, which has long leg at odds with going along with an increased defense standard, can also find itself in it. The Increase of That Standard to 5 percent is Still Standing and Should Be the Most Important Achievement of the Nato Summit.