Prime Ministers of the Dutch Kingdom hold first Ministerial Consultation
Close Prime Ministers of the Dutch Kingdom hold first Ministerial Consultation
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On Monday, July 5th, a Ministerial Consultation was held with all four Prime Ministers of the Dutch Kingdom for the first time in the past years. The high-level meetings came about on request of St. Maarten as a result of the meetings recently held in The Hague. The intention is to foster positive relations within the kingdom based on understanding of each partner’s unique circumstances. Each Prime Minister gave updates concerning economic, political, financial and health developments within their respective countries and agreed to continue to meet on a quarterly basis.
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Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Emancipation Day Address
Close Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Emancipation Day Address
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158th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Abolishment of Slavery on July 1st, 1863
Good morning to everyone here in this space and within the sound of my voice. Last evening, I heard one of our Honorable Members of Parliament on the floor of Parliament, and she’s here today, the Honorable Ludmila Duncan say, “We are living in historical times.” History is being created in times in which we now live. Even as we commemorate history and our heritage that has passed on before, today, you can, we can make history. Those words touched me. As one of our Xenials as she calls herself, in between some of us as Gen Xers, even the baby boomers, and the millennials, generation Z, all of those who are still to come; Together we can!
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Εγκλημα κατά της ανθρωπότητας
Η δουλεία αποτελούσε έγκλημα κατά της ανθρωπότητας και το ολλανδικό κράτος οφείλει να αναγνωρίσει αυτήν την «ιστορική αδικία», ανέφερε η επιτροπή αυτή, που συγκροτήθηκε από την κυβέρνηση, στην τελική έκθεσή της, η οποία δημοσιοποιήθηκε χθες Πέμπτη.
Ο δήμος του Aμστερνταμ αντέδρασε στην έκθεση αυτή ζητώντας συγγνώμη για τον δικό του ρόλο στη σκλαβιά ανθρώπων, τη μετατροπή τους σε αντικείμενα προς πώληση.
Η δήμαρχος Φέμκα Χάλσεμα παραδέχθηκε τη συνενοχή της πόλης στο σύστημα της δουλείας και τον ενεργό της ρό�