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- Remembrance Day on May 4th
- Liberation fire relay
- Program De Dreijen
- Liberation festival

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As per the Dutch Lower Chamber, the Ministry of Defence must support the 5th of May liberation procession in Wageningen for thre

18 February 2010

In September, State Secretary De Vries (Defence) decided to take part in the commemoration for the last time next year, the 65th jubilee anniversary of the end of World War II. His decision was heavily criticized by organizations and political groups. Recently, De Vries retracted his decision, with a final decision to be reached next year.
De Vries’ main concern is budgetary constraints within the Ministry of Defence. Supporting the Wageningen endeavour is also labour intensive. In addition, the Ministry of Defence wants to focus on the annual national Veterans’ Day held in Den Haag in June.

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As per the Dutch Lower Chamber, the Ministry of Defence must support the 5th of May liberation procession in Wageningen for thre

The PvdA (Partij van de Arbeid or Dutch Labour Party) together with it’s coalition partners the CDA (Christen Democratisch Appèl/Partij or Christian Democratic Appeal) and the ChristenUnie (Christian Union), will table their suggestions at the Defence budget discussions for 2010 on Wednesday.