Why doesn't the Moon get pulled into the Earth? 🌕 Physicist Gideon Koekoek explains how Isaac Newton worked this out. Watch the full talk here: youtu.be/Tkz4srXHmgY This lecture was in partnership with Netherlands Embassy 🇬🇧

Thank you to UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy for the warm welcome in London. In times of geopolitical turmoil, good to discuss opportunities to strengthen our close bilateral relationship, specifically our cooperation on security, defence and critical infrastructure. 1/2

🇪🇺 Happy #europeday2025 from EU Ambassador Pedro Serrano and fellow European Ambassadors & High Commissioners in the 🇬🇧. In a year of reset for EU–UK relations, today we celebrate in #Liverpool the shared values and close cooperation between the EU and the UK.

🇪🇺 Happy Europe Day! Today marks the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, a historic proposal made in 1950 by Robert Schuman. It laid the foundation for European cooperation and is considered to be the beginning of what is now the European Union 🤝 #EuropeDay2025

80 years of freedom, remembered across generations. From school lunches to ceremonies and Liberation Tea, the Dutch Embassy in London marked this milestone with our British friends. Read how we honoured the past and looked to the future: netherlandsandyou.nl/web/united-kin…

Please note, the Embassy will be closed on Monday 26 May, for the Bank holiday weekend. For consular services and questions, the Netherlands Worldwide Contact Centre can be reached by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: ℹ️ netherlandsworldwide.nl/contact

📢Join us this evening at 5.30 pm for a live session on your rights under the EU Settlement Scheme & the Withdrawal Agreement. ❓During this session you'll also get a chance to share your own questions directly with an immigration lawyer. 👇 Watch it live on our Facebook page

Congrats Lucas Rijneveld & Michele Hutchison for winning yet another major literary award in the UK. The writer & translator have been awarded the James Tait Black Prize for fiction for My Heavenly Favourite. In 2020 the duo won the Int Booker Prize for The Discomfort of Evening.

🇳🇱🤝 🇬🇧 We welcome a delegation from the Algemene Bestuursdienst (ABD) to London! Part of their talent development programme focusing on leadership in a globalized arena and economic and social resilience, they will engage with UK peers to learn and share insights.

Thanks to Netherlands Embassy 🇬🇧 for hosting a great discussion on the NATO summit in The Hague next week. We are heading for an historic summit which makes the Alliance better able to deter, and to defend every inch of our territory.

One week to go until the #NATOSummit in the Hague! It was a privilege welcome Ambassador Angus Lapsley CMG, Permanent Representative of the UK to NATO, for an informative lecture to share his insights on the upcoming summit ambitions and expectations. Angus Lapsley

#EUCitizensGathering 2025 is taking place in Manchester for the first time! 🗓️ 11 July, University of Manchester A bit thank you to Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester Combined Authority for the invitation! Get more information on 👉 eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un…

The Netherlands is on the #MOVE2025! A delegation of 10 🇳🇱 companies is at MOVE - Mobility Re-Imagined in London this week to learn, connect and exchange. It’s a great chance to explore the UK market and trends and opportunities in sustainable mobility innovations!

Founding members of NATO, friends, allies, neighbours: the UK is one of our strongest partners. Pleasure to discuss the #NATOsummit, as well as our constructive security cooperation and support for Ukraine with my colleague Foreign Secretary David Lammy. #NorthSeaNeighbours🇳🇱🇬🇧

That's a wrap! The #NATOsummit in The Hague was the largest logistical and security operation ever held in the Netherlands. Thank you to all our allies, partners and everyone involved behind the scenes for a very successful summit.

Today, the Netherlands marks Keti Koti, the day slavery was formally abolished in Suriname and the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Together, we reflect on this painful history. Remembrance, recognition, and dialogue remain essential.

Today Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Evans gave a warm welcome to Netherlands Embassy 🇬🇧 Paul Huijts, building on our economic and cultural bond with the Netherlands. To celebrate Wales v Netherlands tomorrow, FA WALES even gifted a signed shirt from the Women's team!

We were proud to join 🇧🇪 and 🇱🇺 for Pride in London! As Benelux and #DiplomatsForEquality we celebrate and reaffirm our commitment to defend and advance the equal rights of LGBTIQ+ persons. Human rights belong to everyone. 🌈Orange is always part of the rainbow 🌈