The Dutch and MH17. National heartbreak

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Series Details 21.07.14
Publication Date 21/07/2014
ISSN 0013-0613
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Reports of the impact in the Netherlands and the Dutch reactions to the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014. The country was the worst hit by the incident, with 193 Dutch citizens being killed in the tragedy.

The blog entry of The Economist states that in proportion to the overall Dutch population, the impact was larger than the attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001.

Source Link http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2014/07/dutch-and-mh17
Related Links
Dutch News.nl, 25.07.14: Dutch to decide this weekend on sending armed mission to Ukraine http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/dutch_to_decide_this_weekend_o.php
Dutch News.nl, 21.07.14: Air disaster has left a 'deep wound' in Dutch society, says king http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/king_prime_minister_attend_gat.php
Dutch News.nl, 21.07.14: Dutch foreign minister lobbies UN for help to get crash bodies home http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/dutch_foreign_minister_lobbies.php
Dutch News.nl, 22.07.14: Dutch declare Wednesday official day of mourning for MH17 dead http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/dutch_declare_wednesday_offici.php
Dutch News.nl, 22.07.14: All options are open in terms of sanctions: Dutch foreign minister http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/all_options_are_open_in_terms.php
Dutch News.nl, 24.07.14: Dutch start diplomatic offensive to secure MH17 site, troops an option http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/dutch_start_diplomatic_offensi.php
Netherlands: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: News, 22.07.14: Parliamentary briefing on the situation in Ukraine http://www.government.nl/ministries/bz/news/2014/07/21/parliamentary-briefing-on-the-situation-in-ukraine.html
Netherlands: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: News, 22.07.14: Wednesday 23 July day of national mourning http://www.government.nl/ministries/bz/news/2014/07/22/wednesday-23-july-day-of-national-mourning.html
Dutch News.nl, 25.07.14: Third flight bringing MH17 victims due in Eindhoven today http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/third_flight_bringing_mh17_vic.php
Dutch News,nl, 24.07.14: What the papers say - A day of national mourning: the day after http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/what_the_papers_say_-_a_day_of.php
Dutch News.nl, 24.07.14: Video: the Dutch remember the MH17 dead in moving ceremony http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/video_the_dutch_remember_the_m.php#sthash.vQ9JCmBK.dpuf
Netherlands: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: News, 24.07.14: Foreign minister Frans Timmermans to visit Ukraine on Thursday http://www.government.nl/ministries/bz/news/2014/07/23/foreign-minister-frans-timmermans-to-visit-ukraine-on-thursday.html
Netherlands: Prime Minister: News, 25.07.14: 40 members of Dutch military police to join efforts in Ukraine http://www.government.nl/government/members-of-cabinet/mark-rutte/news/2014/07/25/40-members-of-dutch-military-police-to-join-efforts-in-ukraine.html
BBC News, 25.07.14: MH17: Australia and Netherlands seek Ukraine site access http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28478941
ESO: Background information: Find all further information in ESO on the MH17 air crash http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=mh17%20&searchOption=all
BBC News, 27.07.14: MH17 crash: Dutch PM rules out military mission to secure site http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28518056
Dutch News.nl, 27.07.14: Dutch drop Ukraine military mission plan: too dangerous says PM http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/dutch_drop_ukraine_military_mi.php
De Telegraaf, 28.07.14: Bitter power struggle over MH17 crash site (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE147541-Bitter-power-struggle-over-MH17-crash-site
Dutch News.nl, 29.07.14: Fighting in Ukraine again halts visit by accident investigators http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/07/fighting_in_ukraine_again_halt.php
EUObserver, 11.08.14: MH17 and the diplomacy of business going Dutch [Opinion] http://euobserver.com/opinion/125214
Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingendael): Tag: Ukraine plane crash http://www.clingendael.nl/page/ukraine-plane-crash
BBC News, 17.08.14: MH17: Netherlands wrestles with huge criminal case http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28808832
Dutch News, 12.08.14: MH17 identification proceeding fast; Rutte and Abbott say mission will resume http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/08/mh17_identification_proceeding.php

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