Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender visited the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 15 and 16 May 2018.

In The Hague, the Federal President was received by King Willem-Alexander and held talks with representatives of both parliamentary chambers as well as the Prime Minister. Following a luncheon hosted by the King and Queen, the Federal President and Elke Büdenbender visited the University of Technology and a start up centre in Delft.

Integration and urban development were featured prominently on the second day of their visit during meetings held in Amsterdam.

Overview of the programme:

Tuesday, 15 May

• Morning
  Flight to Amsterdam
• seat of the Parliament
  Talks with Ankie Broekers Knol and Khadija Arib‎, Presidents of the First and Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament
• Paleis Noordeinde
  Welcome with military honours by King Willem-Alexander
  followed by talks
• Luncheon hosted by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
• Delft University of Technology
  Discussions about various research topics and tour of research centres 4.00 p.m., start up centre Yes!Delft
  Talks with start up entrepreneurs
• residence of the Prime Minister
  Talks with Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Dinner hosted by the Prime Minister

Wednesday, 16 May

• Amsterdam-Ijburg
  Tour of the Floating Houses
• A’dam Tower Amsterdam-Noord
  Visit to the observation deck
  followed by a meeting of experts on urban development
• former NDSM shipyard
  Tour of the site
• Boat trip to the Rijksmuseum
  followed by tour of the Gallery of Honour at the Rijksmuseum
• Afternoon
  Return flight to Berlin