Police and municipality: press had to leave for emergency regulation in an emergency regulation for the NATO summit states that demonstrations are not allowed on or at the A44. On that basis, journalists were sent away when they reported on an attempt by Extinction Rebellion to block the highway. The municipality of Haarlemmermeer and the police of Noord-Holland have announced this.
A few dozen protesters tried to get on the highway from a meadow. She didn’t succeed. “As a competent authority, the mayor asked them to leave. The emergency regulation was also the reason that journalists had to leave there. We act under the competent authority of the mayor, we carry out,” says a police spokesperson.
A striking statement by Rutte. According to him, the US attack on Iran is “not contrary to international law”. It seems that Rutte does not want to get Trump for the head, because the experts agree that the attack has violated the law. There was no acute threat or attack from Iran.
Iran is also discussed at the press conference. According to Rutte, the developments in the Middle East will also be a subject of discussion at the top, but he does not think that that situation will overshadow the whole top.
Rutte is not afraid that other countries will follow Spain. He emphasizes that NATO does not do so-called opt-outs . According to him, Spain also has no exceptional position, because the country wants to achieve the capacity goals. The balance will be drawn up in 2029. It must then become apparent whether the Member States of the alliances are well on their way.
To cross Spain, Rutte came up with a goat path this weekend. The intention was that all NATO member states would commit to the new NATO standard of 5 percent. In addition, each country has been given capacity goals that deal with, among other things, the amount of soldiers and military means, such as artillery and air defense, which must have a country.
Spain thinks it also achieves these goals by spending 2.1 percent of his GDP on Defense, Rutte explains. But he himself thinks that the Spaniards will eventually find out that this is far too little money.
Rutte does not hide it: he calls Russia the biggest threat to safety. He also underlines that Ukraine can continue to count on support.
Rutte acknowledges that NATO also has a big challenge. It is positive that the countries want to increase their defense spending, but the industry cannot keep up with the question at the moment. He hopes that tomorrow, if there is also a meeting for those involved in the defense industry, new agreements will be made about higher production.
Rutte calls the NATO summit a historical event, because international safety is under pressure. According to the Secretary General, a new period has arrived in which higher defense spending is crucial.
Rutte prompts that it is his first NATO summit as a Secretary General, and that it is organized by the Netherlands. He finds it extra special that the top takes place in his hometown.
Before the start of the demonstration of Extinction Rebellion, two journalists from the ANP news agency would have been stopped by the police. Their car was blocked and they had to show their press card and driver’s license. Photos have also been taken of the license plate of the car. Unknown is why.
Two journalists from the Leidsch Dagblad would also have been arrested. According to the police, they did not have the required police press card with them. An ANP reporter saw that the two were fascinated in a police vehicle.
The White House has just confirmed that US President Donald Trump is coming to The Hague for the NATO summit tomorrow. Trump had previously indicated that he would go, but there was doubt about that after the American attacks on Iran. It is not known when the president will arrive.
Journalists who report on the demonstration of XR at the A44 near Abbenes were sent away by the police. If they do not respond to that, they will be arrested. According to the police, this is a security risk area and there is a terrorist threat. The police do not say what that threat consists.
Two agents were slightly injured when today a series of fences was won in the vicinity of Huis ter Duin in Noordwijk. A police spokesperson confirms this after reporting from news and information site Blik op Noordwijk .
Photos of the site show that dozens of fences are on the floor. They are now being put down again, the police spokesperson told ANP . The agents have been treated for a short time and now back to work.
“What is this beautiful boy, dear,” says Rutte about the World Forum during the tour. He therefore wants to talk about the building and how it is set up for the NATO summit. He wants to deal with substantive questions about the top during the press conference that will start at 3 p.m.
Activists 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 has no reason to think that Trump will not be present at the NATO summit this week, a German government spokesperson 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.”
Outgoing Prime Minister Schoof has a meeting with the Ukrainian President Zensky on the Catshuis tomorrow morning around 11.30 am, prior to the NATO summit. The Government Information Service has just reported this.
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.
Following Spain, Belgium also wants “maximum flexibility” of NATO to increase defense spending. 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.
Road users on the A4 must take into account this afternoon that they must run more slowly if delegations are transported from the NATO summit to The Hague. 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 also warns road users to take into account serious traffic nuisance 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.
A military vehicle blocks the A44 motorway in the direction of The Hague.
According to the Dutch Railways it was “very quiet” at The Hague Central Station this morning. 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.
The morning rush hour is 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.
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.”
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.
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.
Despite several road closures, the traffic is still going well in the first morning rush hour, 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.
The Hague mayor Jan van Zanen today unveiled two murals that were made especially for the NATO summit.
Outgoing minister Caspar Veldkamp (Foreign Affairs) was given a tour of the site of the World Forum in The Hague today, where the top is taking place this week.
This card shows which ways are closed when in connection with the NATO summit. Most nuisance is expected between Monday and Friday.
The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has just claimed the adjusted principle agreement on a final declaration as a success in a television speech. 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.
A few thousand protesters 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.
The reason that Spain now agrees with the increased NATO standard of 5 percent is an adjustment of the text in the final statement that NATO boss Mark Rutte presented 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.
On Sunday afternoon the first road closures in the Randstad went into. 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.
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.”
The 32 Member States of Nato Have Just Reached Agreement on the Final Declaration to Be Signed on Wednesday. Diplomats Report This to Reuters and ANP .
Accordance to insiders, the text of the final declaration has leg adapted in Such a Way that spain, which has long leg opposed to an increased defense Standard, can also agree with it. The Increase of That Standard to 5 percent is Still in Place and Should Become the Most Important Achievement of the Nato Summit.
Police and Municipality: Press had to leave due to emergency ordinance an emergency ordinance for the nato summit States that demonstrations are not allowed on or near the a44. On that basis, journalists were sent away when they reported on an attempt by extinction rebellion to block the highway. This is what the Municipality of Haarlemmermeer and the North Holland Police Have Announced.
Several boxes demonstrators Tried to Reach the Highway from a Meadow. They did not succeed. “As the competent Authority, The Mayor Has Asked Them to Leave. The Emergency Ordinance was also the Reason Why Journalists had to leave. We act under the competent Authority of the Mayor, we Carry Out,” Said a Police Spokesperson.
A striking statement from Rutte. Accordance to him, the US Attack on Iran is “Not in Violation of International Law.” It seems that rutte does not want to offend trump, because experts agree that the attack did violate the law. There was no acute threat or attack from Iran.
Iran is also discussed at the press conference. Accordance to Rutte, Developments in the Middle East Will also be a topic of discussion at the Summit, but he does not think that situation will overshadow the entire summit.
Rutte is not afraid that other country will follow spain. He emphasizes that nato does not do so-called opt-outs . Accordance to him, Spain also has no exceptional position, because the country does because to achieve the capacity goals. The Balance Will Be Drawn Up in 2029. Then it must be showing Whether the Member States of the Alliances Are On The Right Track.
To get spain on board, Rutte came up with a loophole this weekend. The Intention was that all Nato Member States would commit to the New Nato Standard of 5 percent. In Addition, Each Country Has Been Given Capacity Goals That Relate To, Among Other Things, The Number of Soldiers and Military Resources, Such As Artillery and Air Defense, That a Country Must Have.
Spain Thinks it will also achieve thesis goals by spending 2.1 percent of its GDP on defense, Rutte Explains. But he himself thinks that the spaniards will possibly find out that this is far too little money.
Rutte does not mince matters: he calls russia the biggest threat to security. He also underlines once again that ukraine can continuously to count on support.
Rutte Acknowledges That Nato also Faces a Major Challenge. The Fact That Countries Want To Increase Their Defense Spending is Positive, But The Industry Cannot Currently Keep Up With Demand. Hey Hopes That Tomorrow, When there is also a Meeting for Those Involved in The Defense Industry, New Agreements Will Be Made About Higher Production.
Rutte Calls The Nato Summit A Historic Event, because International Security is Under Pressure. Accordance to the secretary-general, a new period has started in which highher defense spending is crucial.
Rutte Points Out That It is his first nato Summit as Secretary General, and that it is Being Organized by the Netherlands. Hefinds it Extra Special that the Summit Takes Place in His Hometown.
Before the start of the extinction rebellion demonstration, two journalists from the press agency anp were reportedly stopped by the police. Their Car was Blocked and They had to show Their Press Card and Driver’s License. Photos were also tasks of the car’s license plate. It is unknown why.
Two Journalists from the Leidsch Dagblad Were also Reportedly arrested. Accordance to the Police, they did not have the requested police press card with them. AN ANP Reporter Saw The Two Being Put in Handcuffs in A Police Vehicle.
The White House Has Just Conirmmed That Us President Donald Trump Will Come To The Hague Tomorrow for the Nato Summit. Trump had previously indicated that would go, but Doubts Arose after the American Attacks on Iran. It is not Known When the President Will Arrive Exactly.
Journalist reporting on the XR demonstration at the A44 near Abbenes Have Been Sent Away by the Police. If they do not comply, they will be arrested. Accordance to the Police, this is a security risk area and there is a terrorist threat. The Police do not say what that threat consists of.
Two Police Officers Were Slightly Injured When A Series Of Fences Blew About Today Near Huis Ter Duin in Noordwijk. This is confirmed by a police spokesperson after reports from news and information site Blik op Noordwijk .
Photos from the site show boxes of fences lying on the ground. These are now bee put back in place, The Police Spokesperson Told Anp . The Officers were letterly treated and are now back at work.
“What is this Beautiful Guys, Jeez,” Says Rutte About the World Forum Duration the Tour. Hey Mainly Wants To Talk About The Building and How It is Furnished for the Nato Summit. Hey Wants To Answer Substantive Questions About the Summit Duration the Press Conference That Starts At 3 pm
Activists XR Are Trying to Block the Closed 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 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 to Stop the Worsing 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, which are there because of the nato summit. This is reported by region15 . The Driver Says he had to Swerve for Oncoming Traffic.
The Police Told Omroep West That It was a One-Lided Accident. No one was injured. Only the car and the fences were Damaged.
Germany Has No Reason to Think That Trump Will Not Be Present At The Nato Summit This Week, A Spokesman 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.”
Caretaker Prime Minister Schoof Will Meet With Ukrainian President Zensky at the Catshuis Tomorrow Morning Around 11:30 am, Prior to the Nato Summit. This is what the government information service has just reported.
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 Daily Newspaper. The Zeestraat is closed because Two Important Hotels are locationed there. An Emergency Ordinance Applies. Residents Are Allowed Through The Barriers, Deliverers 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 Residents. They are allowed to walk to and from their homes. Bicycles and Cars Are Not Allowed.
Following Spain, Belgium also Wants “Maximum Flexibility” from Nato to Increase Defense Spending. This is what Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot Just Told RTBF Radio . Spain was told that the country will have the flexibility to determine for itself how it meets nato’s wathes.
“We may not have done it through such a loud statement as spain, but I can assure you that our diplomats have been working for week to obtain flexibility mechanisms that can help alleviate the burden of the Belgian effort,” Says prévot.
From this afternoon, road users on the a4 must take into account that they have have to drive slower temporarily if 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. Traffic Will Notice This A Lot, Especiate Duration the Usually Busy Tuesday Morning Rush Hour, Says RWS. 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 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. Certain Rules Apply to Windsurfers, Among Others: they are allowed up to 500 meters into the sea and no further.
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 QUITE QUIET TRAME RUSH HOR, Probably because Many People Responded to 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.
A Military Vehicle is Blocking the Exit of Highway A44 in the Director of the Hague.
Accordance to ns, it was “very quiet” this morning at the Hague Central Station. Many civil servants have leg asked to work from home, which mean that many people will not be traveling to work by train in the coming days.
The NS Does Run A Normal Timetable and Does Not Expect Major Crowds on the Trains.
The Morning Rush Hour is much Quieter on Monday Morning 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 Monday that was 400.
“It’s Actual Going QUITE Smoothly,” Says a Spokesperson for the ANWB. “It seems that QUITE A Few people have responded to Rijkswaterstaat’s call to work from home.” There is Usually some Traffic between the Hague and Amsterdam, But Traffic Can Now Flow Smoothly.
Nato HAS Recognized That Spain is Contributing Sufficiently If It Spends 2.1 percent of its GDP on Defense. This is what minister José Manuel Albares (Foreign Affairs) Says. 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 Shigeru Ishiba Will Not Be Present at the Nato Summit. Japanese Broadcaster Fuji Television Reports That Ishiba Will Not Come, Among Other Things, because a meeting with Donald Trump would be impossible. 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.
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 disaster on the A4.
Despite Multiple Road Closures, Traffic is Still Flowing Well Duration the First Morning Rush Hour, The ANWB Sees. 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, Among Others, are full or partial closed. 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. This is the name for any vehicle of the US Marine Corps That Transports the President.
From Today it will really Become NoticeBey that the Nato Summit in the Hague is just around the corner. The First Government Leaders Will Arrive at Schiphol, Making the Around the Airport Forbidden Territory for Anyone who has no business there. Or Course, Security Measures are also Extensive in the Hague.
The Mayor of the Hague, Jan van Zanen, Unveiled Two Murals Today that Were Made Especary for the Nato Summit.
Caretaker Minister Caspar Veldkamp (Foreign Affairs) was Given a Tour of the Grounds of the World Forum in The Hague Today, Where the Summit Will Take Place This Week.
This Map shows which Roads will be closed and when in Connection with the Nato Summit. Most Disruption is expected between Monday and Friday.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Has Just Claimed the Amended Principle Agreement On A Final Declaration As A Success in A Television Speech. Sánchez said that spain will be excluded 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.
A Few Thousand Demonstrators Came To A Protest Against Nato Today, which Took Place On The Malieveld in the Hague. The action ended around 6 pm after a walk fits The Peace Palace Further Down the City. The Protest Went Without Major Problems.
Many Palestinian Flags Were also Seen at the Protest. Demonstrators 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.
The Reason Why Spain Now Agrees with the Increased Nato Standard of 5 percent is an Amendment to the Text in the Final Declaration Propose by Nato Chief Mark Rutte Today. Rutte Propose to Formulate the Text Somewhat More Loosely.
Instead of the text “We Pledge,” The Text “Allies (Read: Nato Countries) Plede” would now be included in the declaration. In This Way, the Increase of the Nato Standard to 5 percent can be agreed with the consent of all 32 Member States.
The Adjustment was not the only trick rutte used to accommodation the US’s strict demand. Earlier, he had Already forged a compromise with washington by agreeing that of the 5 percent that nato member States must spend on defense, ‘only’ 3.5 percent needs to be spent on primary defense matters. The Remaining 1.5 percent May 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 Safely Transport World Leaders, Ministers and Diplomats from Schiphol to the Hague. This Happens on the A5, A4, A44 and N44.
There are visible a lot of soldiers and police officers in the Hague to secure the city around the nato summit.
The First Road Closures in