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{{Short description|Dutch Cabinet-level economic development agency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox government agency
{{Infobox government agency
| name = Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
| name = Ministry of Economic Affairs
| native_name = {{lang-nl|Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat}}
| native_name = {{langx|nl|Ministerie van Economische Zaken}}
| type = Department
| type = Department
| logo = Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat Logo.png
| logo = Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat Logo.png
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| logo_width = 250x250px
| logo_caption = Logo of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
| logo_caption = Former logo
| image = Overzicht voorgevel en rechter zijgevel complex - NL-2594AC-73 - 's-Gravenhage - 20357951.jpg
| image = Overzicht voorgevel en rechter zijgevel complex - NL-2594AC-73 - 's-Gravenhage - 20357951.jpg
| image_size = 250x250px
| image_size = 250x250px
| image_caption = Building of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
| image_caption = Building of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
| formed = {{Start date and years ago|1905|08|17|df=y}}
| formed = {{Start date and years ago|1905|08|17|df=y}}
| jurisdiction = [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]
| jurisdiction = [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]
| headquarters = Bezuidenhoutseweg 73, [[The Hague]], Netherlands
| headquarters = Bezuidenhoutseweg 73, [[The Hague]], Netherlands
| employees =
| employees =
| budget = [[euro sign|€]]5,2&nbsp;billion (2018)<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [https://www.rijksfinancien.nl/ Begroting 2018], Rijksoverheid</ref>
| budget = [[Euro|€]]5,2&nbsp;billion (2018)<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [https://www.rijksfinancien.nl/ Begroting 2018], Rijksoverheid</ref>
| minister1_name = [[Eric Wiebes]]
| minister1_name = [[Dirk Beljaarts]]
| minister1_pfo = [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy]]
| minister1_pfo = [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Economic Affairs]]
| minister2_name =
| minister2_name =
| minister2_pfo =
| minister2_pfo =
| deputyminister1_name = [[Mona Keijzer]]
| deputyminister1_name =
| deputyminister1_pfo =
| deputyminister1_pfo = [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Economic Affairs|State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy]]
| chief1_name = Maarten Camps
| chief1_name = Sandor Gaastra
| chief1_position = Secretary-General
| chief1_position = Secretary-General
| deputy =
| deputy =
| website = [https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-climate-policy Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy]
| website = [https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-economic-affairs Ministry of Economic Affairs]
}}
}}


The '''Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy''' ({{lang-nl|Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat}}; EZK) is the [[Ministries of the Netherlands|Dutch Ministry]] responsible for [[Commercial policy]], [[Trade|International trade]], [[Industrial policy]], [[Investment policy]], [[Technology policy]], [[Energy policy]], [[Nuclear energy policy]], [[Renewable energy commercialization|Renewable energy policy]], [[Environmental policy]], [[Politics of global warming|Climate change policy]], [[Natural resource]]s, Mining, [[Space policy]] and Tourism Affairs.
The '''Ministry of Economic Affairs''' ({{langx|nl|Ministerie van Economische Zaken}}; EZ) is the [[Ministries of the Netherlands|Netherlands' ministry]] responsible for [[Trade|international trade]], [[Commercial policy|commercial]], [[Industrial policy|industrial]], [[Investment policy|investment]], [[Technology policy|technology]], [[space policy]], as well as [[Tourism in the Netherlands|tourism]].


The Ministry was created in 1905 as the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce and has had several name changes before it became the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1946. In 2010 the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality]] was merged with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and was renamed as the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. In 2012 the name was reverted as the Ministry of Economic Affairs but kept the responsibilities of the former Ministry of Agriculture. In 2017 the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality]] was reinstated but the Ministry of Economic Affairs took on several of the Environmental policies portfolios from the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, which was renamed as the [[Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management]]. The Ministry of Economic Affairs renamed as the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.
The Ministry was created in 1905 as the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce and has had several name changes before it became the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1946. In 2010 the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality]] was merged with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, which was renamed as the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. In 2012 the name was reverted as the Ministry of Economic Affairs but kept the responsibilities of the former Ministry of Agriculture. In 2017, the [[Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality]] was reinstated but the Ministry of Economic Affairs took on several of the environmental policies portfolios from the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, which was renamed [[Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management]]. The Ministry of Economic Affairs was renamed Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. The old name was restored in 2024, when the [[Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth]] was spun off.


The [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy]] ({{lang-nl|Minister van Economische Zaken en Klimaat}}) is the head of the Ministry and a member of the [[Cabinet of the Netherlands]]. The current Minister is [[Eric Wiebes]], who has been in office since 26 October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2199388-vvd-er-eric-wiebes-moet-economische-groei-gaan-combineren-met-parijsdoelen.html|title=VVD'er Eric Wiebes moet economische groei gaan combineren met Parijsdoelen|publisher=NOS|date=23 October 2017|accessdate=31 January 2018|language=nl}}</ref>
The [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Economic Affairs]] ({{langx|nl|Minister van Economische Zaken}}) is the head of the Ministry and a member of the [[Cabinet of the Netherlands]]. The current Minister is [[Dirk Beljaarts]] who has been in office since July 2024.


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| [[File:Logo rijksoverheid met beeldmerk.svg|150x150px]]
| [[File:Logo rijksoverheid met beeldmerk.svg|150x150px]]
| [[Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency|Foreign Investment Agency]] <br/> <small>({{lang-nl|Buitenlandse Investering Bureau}})</small>
| [[Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency|Foreign Investment Agency]] <br/> <small>({{langx|nl|Buitenlandse Investering Bureau}})</small>
| '''BIB'''
| '''BIB'''
| International trade
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| [[Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis]] <br/> <small>({{lang-nl|Centraal Planbureau}})</small>
| [[Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis]] <br/> <small>({{langx|nl|Centraal Planbureau}})</small>
| '''CPB'''
| '''CPB'''
| Economic analysis
| Economic analysis
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| [[File:Logo rijksoverheid met beeldmerk.svg|150x150px]]
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| [[Statistics Netherlands|Central Agency for Statistics]] <br/> <small>({{lang-nl|Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek}})</small>
| [[Statistics Netherlands|Central Agency for Statistics]] <br/> <small>({{langx|nl|Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek}})</small>
| '''CBS'''
| '''CBS'''
| Statistical services
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| [[File:Logo rijksoverheid met beeldmerk.svg|150x150px]]
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| [[Netherlands Patent Office|Patent Office]] <br/> <small>({{lang-nl|Octrooicentrum Nederland}})</small>
| [[Netherlands Patent Office|Patent Office]] <br/> <small>({{langx|nl|Octrooicentrum Nederland}})</small>
| '''OCN'''
| '''OCN'''
| [[Patent office]]
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==Organization==
==Organization==
The political responsibility of the ministry is in the hands of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy who is part of the [[Cabinet of the Netherlands|Dutch Cabinet]]. A Deputy Minister, called the State Secretary, serves as the second-in-command to the Minister.
The political responsibility of the ministry is in the hands of the Minister of Economic Affairs who is part of the [[Cabinet of the Netherlands|Dutch Cabinet]]. A Deputy Minister, called the State Secretary, serves as the second-in-command to the Minister.


The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has also a civil service department, led by the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy consists of four Directorates-General: Foreign Economic Relations, Economic Policy, Energy and Telecom, and Enterprise and Innovation. There are also some support departments.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs has also a civil service department, led by the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General. The Ministry of Economic Affairs consists of four Directorates-General: Foreign Economic Relations, Economic Policy, Energy and Telecom, and Enterprise and Innovation. There are also some support departments.


==Litigation==
==Litigation==
{{main|State of the Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation}}
{{main|State of the Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation}}
In June 2015, following a lawsuit filed by the NGO [[Urgenda]], the Hague District Court found that the Ministry was unlawfully violating its duty of care under the [[European Convention on Human Rights]] by failing to adequately address [[climate change]] and ordered the government to reduce [[green house gas emissions]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Note |title=Recent Case: Hague Court of Appeal Requires Dutch Government to Meet Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions By 2020 |journal=[[Harvard Law Review]] |date=May 2019 |volume=132 |page=2090 |url=https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2090-2097_Online.pdf}}</ref> Instead, the Ministry appealed to the Hague Court of Appeal, which ruled against the Ministry in October 2018.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Verschuuren |first1=Jonathan |title=The Hague Court of Appeal upholds judgment requiring the Netherlands to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions |journal=Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law |date=April 2019 |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=94–98 |doi=10.1111/reel.12280|doi-access=free }}</ref> The Ministry has appealed to the [[Supreme Court of the Netherlands]], where the court's Advocate and Procurator Generals have recommenced it rule against the Ministry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands |url=http://climatecasechart.com/non-us-case/urgenda-foundation-v-kingdom-of-the-netherlands/ |website=|publisher=Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School |accessdate=25 November 2019}}</ref>
In June 2015, following a lawsuit filed by the NGO [[Urgenda]], the Hague District Court found that the Ministry was unlawfully violating its duty of care under the [[European Convention on Human Rights]] by failing to adequately [[climate change mitigation|address climate change]] and ordered the government to reduce [[green house gas emissions]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Note |title=Recent Case: Hague Court of Appeal Requires Dutch Government to Meet Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions By 2020 |journal=[[Harvard Law Review]] |date=May 2019 |volume=132 |page=2090 |url=https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2090-2097_Online.pdf}}</ref> Instead, the Ministry appealed to the Hague Court of Appeal, which ruled against the Ministry in October 2018.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Verschuuren |first1=Jonathan |title=The Hague Court of Appeal upholds judgment requiring the Netherlands to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions |journal=Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law |date=April 2019 |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=94–98 |doi=10.1111/reel.12280|doi-access=free }}</ref> The Ministry has appealed to the [[Supreme Court of the Netherlands]], where the court's Advocate and Procurator Generals have recommenced it rule against the Ministry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands |url=http://climatecasechart.com/non-us-case/urgenda-foundation-v-kingdom-of-the-netherlands/ |publisher=Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands]]
* [[List of ministers of economic affairs of the Netherlands]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/ministerie-van-economische-zaken-en-klimaat Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat] Rijksoverheid.nl
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/ministerie-van-economische-zaken Ministerie van Economische Zaken] Rijksoverheid.nl


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Latest revision as of 05:19, 7 November 2024

Ministry of Economic Affairs
Dutch: Ministerie van Economische Zaken
Former logo

Building of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Department overview
Formed17 August 1905; 119 years ago (1905-08-17)
JurisdictionKingdom of the Netherlands
HeadquartersBezuidenhoutseweg 73, The Hague, Netherlands
Annual budget5,2 billion (2018)[1]
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Sandor Gaastra, Secretary-General
WebsiteMinistry of Economic Affairs

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (Dutch: Ministerie van Economische Zaken; EZ) is the Netherlands' ministry responsible for international trade, commercial, industrial, investment, technology, space policy, as well as tourism.

The Ministry was created in 1905 as the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce and has had several name changes before it became the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1946. In 2010 the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality was merged with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, which was renamed as the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. In 2012 the name was reverted as the Ministry of Economic Affairs but kept the responsibilities of the former Ministry of Agriculture. In 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality was reinstated but the Ministry of Economic Affairs took on several of the environmental policies portfolios from the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, which was renamed Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. The Ministry of Economic Affairs was renamed Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. The old name was restored in 2024, when the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth was spun off.

The Minister of Economic Affairs (Dutch: Minister van Economische Zaken) is the head of the Ministry and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. The current Minister is Dirk Beljaarts who has been in office since July 2024.

Organisation

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The Ministry has currently five Government Agencies and several Directorates:

Government Agencies Responsibilities
Foreign Investment Agency
(Dutch: Buitenlandse Investering Bureau)
BIB International trade
Space Office NSO Space agency
Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
(Dutch: Centraal Planbureau)
CPB Economic analysis
Central Agency for Statistics
(Dutch: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)
CBS Statistical services
Patent Office
(Dutch: Octrooicentrum Nederland)
OCN Patent office

Mission

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The mission of the Ministry is to "promote sustainable economic growth in the Netherlands." It focuses on the key areas of "Knowledge economy and innovation," "Competition and dynamic" and "Room to do business."

Organization

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The political responsibility of the ministry is in the hands of the Minister of Economic Affairs who is part of the Dutch Cabinet. A Deputy Minister, called the State Secretary, serves as the second-in-command to the Minister.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has also a civil service department, led by the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General. The Ministry of Economic Affairs consists of four Directorates-General: Foreign Economic Relations, Economic Policy, Energy and Telecom, and Enterprise and Innovation. There are also some support departments.

Litigation

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In June 2015, following a lawsuit filed by the NGO Urgenda, the Hague District Court found that the Ministry was unlawfully violating its duty of care under the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to adequately address climate change and ordered the government to reduce green house gas emissions.[2] Instead, the Ministry appealed to the Hague Court of Appeal, which ruled against the Ministry in October 2018.[3] The Ministry has appealed to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, where the court's Advocate and Procurator Generals have recommenced it rule against the Ministry.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Dutch) Begroting 2018, Rijksoverheid
  2. ^ Note (May 2019). "Recent Case: Hague Court of Appeal Requires Dutch Government to Meet Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions By 2020" (PDF). Harvard Law Review. 132: 2090.
  3. ^ Verschuuren, Jonathan (April 2019). "The Hague Court of Appeal upholds judgment requiring the Netherlands to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions". Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law. 28 (1): 94–98. doi:10.1111/reel.12280.
  4. ^ "Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands". Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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