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Dutch ...</p> <p class="meta"> News item | 28-03-2024 | 15:59</p> </a> </li> <li class="results__item"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-water-management/news/2024/03/14/government-and-banks-work-together-to-accelerate-the-circular-economy" class="news" > <h3> Government and banks work together to accelerate the circular economy</h3> <p>The State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, Vivianne Heijnen, and Medy van der Laan of the Dutch Banking ...</p> <p class="meta"> News item | 14-03-2024 | 15:22</p> </a> </li> <li class="results__item"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-water-management/news/2023/11/21/more-international-cooperation-on-north-sea-arrangements" class="news" > <h3> More international cooperation on North Sea arrangements</h3> <p>Today, countries around the North Sea have agreed to use and protect this sea more efficiently. Until now, countries mainly ...</p> <p class="meta"> News item | 21-11-2023 | 15:00</p> </a> </li> <li class="results__item"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-water-management/news/2022/09/06/dutch-expertise-on-ev-charging-goes-to-california" class="news" > <h3> Dutch expertise on EV charging goes to California</h3> <p>Charging electric cars needs to become easier, safer and smarter. Dutch environment minister Vivianne Heijnen and Yana Garcia ...</p> <p class="meta"> News item | 06-09-2022 | 20:30</p> </a> </li> <li class="results__item"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-water-management/news/2022/08/30/heijnen-at-the-g20-reuse-key-to-preventing-plastic-soup" class="news" > <h3> Heijnen at the G20: reuse key to preventing plastic soup</h3> <p>Recycling alone is not enough to combat plastic pollution and plastic soup. Worldwide, we need to focus more strongly on reusing ...</p> <p class="meta"> News item | 30-08-2022 | 19:00</p> </a> </li> <li class="results__item"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-water-management/news/2021/04/22/dutch-minister-van-nieuwenhuizen-speaks-during-president-biden%E2%80%99s-climate-summit" class="news" > <h3> Dutch Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen speaks during President Biden’s climate summit</h3> <p>Today, Dutch Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) will be participating in the Leaders Summit on ...</p> <p class="meta"> News item | 22-04-2021 | 17:40</p> </a> </li> <li class="results__item"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-water-management/news/2017/04/24/study-shopkeepers-see-substantial-reduction-in-use-of-plastic-bags" class="news" > <h3> Study: shopkeepers see substantial reduction in use of plastic bags</h3> <p>Since the introduction of the ban on giving out free plastic bags, shopkeepers have seen consumers alter their behaviour. Now ...</p> <p class="meta"> News item | 24-04-2017 | 09:53</p> </a> </li> <li class="results__item"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-water-management/news/2015/02/05/the-netherlands-to-become-a-test-country-for-self-driving-cars" class="news" > <h3> The Netherlands to become a test country for self-driving cars</h3> <p>The Netherlands will become a testing ground for self-driving vehicles. As proposed by Minister Schultz van Haegen of ...</p> <p class="meta"> News item | 23-01-2015 | 13:26</p> </a> </li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fullWidthSection"> <div> </div> </div> <div class="fullWidthSection"> </div><aside> </aside></div> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="column"> <h2>Service</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/contact">Contact</a> </li> <li > <a href="/rss">RSS</a> </li> <li > <a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a> </li> <li > <a href="/help">Help</a> </li> <li > <a href="/archive">Archive</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/copyright">Copyright</a> </li> <li > <a href="/privacy">Privacy</a> </li> <li > <a href="/cookies">Cookies</a> </li> <li > <a href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li> <li > <a href="/reporting-a-vulnerability">Report vulnerability</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="languages" aria-labelledby="languageMenuLabel"> <div class="languages__wrapper"> <p id="languageMenuLabel" class="languages__label">This website in other languages:</p> <ul class="languages__list"> <li class="languages__list-item selected"> English</li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="nl">Nederlands</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernodireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamento</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernudireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamentu</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </footer> </div>  <script src="/webfiles/1728237806798/behaviour/core.js"></script>  <script src="/binaries/content/assets/government/javascript/government-survey-bar.min-20230526.js"></script> </body> </html>

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