Netherlands–United Kingdom relations
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The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have a strong political and economic partnership.[1]
Netherlands |
United Kingdom |
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Diplomatic mission | |
Embassy of the Netherlands, London | Embassy of the United Kingdom, The Hague |
Envoy | |
Ambassador Laetitia van den Assum | Ambassador Joanna Roper |
Over forty Dutch towns and cities are twinned with British towns and cities.[2] Both English and Dutch are West Germanic languages, with West Frisian, a minority language in the Netherlands, being the closest relative of the English language if one excludes Scots. In addition, between 90%[3] and 93%[4] of people in the Netherlands claim to speak English, although a negligible percentage of British people can speak Dutch.
The Netherlands has an embassy in London,[5] and the United Kingdom has an embassy in The Hague.[1] The UK also has a consulate in Willemstad, Curaçao.[6]
There are also strong ties[clarification needed] between the UK's overseas territory of Anguilla and the nearby Sint Maarten of the Netherlands. Both countries are members of the Council of Europe and NATO. the Netherlands is a European Union member and the United Kingdom is a former European Union member.