Netherlands Embassy in Bratislava Slovakia

As one of the 150 missions worldwide, every day the team of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Bratislava is busy promoting the interests of the Kingdom abroad, be it in trade, politics, security, consular affairs or culture. As a country that looks beyond its borders we are committed to building a safe, stable and prosperous world, both within the European Union as well as further away in other continents. We do this by addressing issues such as the environment, respect for human rights, good governance and the rule of law. We want to show the people in Slovakia what the Netherlands represent today.

Most people know about tulips, windmills and cheese, Rembrandt and Van Gogh. Elements of our culture we are proud of. But as a modern embassy we want to inform the people about the Netherlands in the 21st century as well: a country with a state of the art system for flower auctions; a country where new ways of applying sustainable energy are invented; where low noise loading platforms are invented so as not to wake up people at ungodly hours; a country with a “Food Valley” in Wageningen: a unique knowledge cluster in the world of food and life sciences; a country that created the world’s first energy generating greenhouse; a country that produced a solar cell that enables people in Africa and Asia to charge their telephones with cheap electricity; but also the country of DJ Armin van Buuren, Dutch Design, sustainable architecture and the country that launched Big Brother: the pioneering reality TV show, broadcasted in 40 different countries.  And in case you wondered why your computer games sounded Dutch: there is a fully fledged game and sound industry as well.

Please, have a look at our website and see what we have to offer, and for further questions, don’t hesitate to contact us!

Daphne Bergsma
Ambassador