A look at the Defence news 8 – 14 December
The Netherlands are going to preside over the European Gendarmerie Force (Eurogendor).
The presidency will be held by the Netherlands until November 2026.
The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, Lieutenant General Annelore Roelofs, took over the chair’s gavel from Portugal.
Finnish president reviews Defence initiatives on geopolitical developments
The Finnish state visit to the Netherlands included a section on Defence. During a tour of the Marine Etablissement in Amsterdam, the Finnish president Alexander Stubb and his wife were briefed on current defence initiatives in response to geopolitical developments.