Clingendael was honoured to welcome King Willem-Alexander and King Felipe at the Clingendael Institute, as part of the Spanish state visit to the Netherlands. For this day, Clingendael worked closely with its partner think tank Royal Elcano Institute.

Both majesties attended a session on Spanish-Dutch cooperation amid economic and geopolitical transition. This session was moderated by Rem Korteweg, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute. The panel consisted of Charles Powell, Director of the Elcano Royal Institute, Monika Sie Dhian Ho, General Director of the Clingendael Institute, Christiaan Rebergen, Treasurer-General Netherlands Ministry of Finance and Salvador Rueda, Director General for Integration and Coordination of General Affairs of the EU, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

You can watch the recording of this session here: