Persverklaring koning Willem-Alexander en bondspresident FW Steinmeier 🇩🇪🇳🇱

For the first time in history, King Willem-Alexander issued a press statement at the start of an incoming state visit. This took place at the request of German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who wanted to make a statement. The King had already done this during state visits abroad, such as in Sweden, but this was a first. Steinmeier paid a state visit to the Netherlands from June 9 to 11, 2026. King Willem-Alexander received him on Tuesday, June 9, at the Royal Palace on Dam Square in Amsterdam, where a statement for the media followed a tête-a-tête. The agenda subsequently included a visit to the National Holocaust Museum and the state banquet.