on 8/2/2017, 19:48:48, in reply to "4 Day visit/trade mission to Germany has begun"
In the English version, the following background is included.
"Every year the King and Queen visit one or more Bundesländer, and these visits always include an economic dimension."
I noticed the couple visited Bavaria in February 2016, and I assume there might also have been visits in 2015 and 2014? The couple has not paid a state visit to Germany, however, only an introduction visit in June 2013.
Has this unusual new ´tradition´ of visiting new Bundesländer each year (and no formal state visit) been ´explained´ in the Dutch press at some point? It seems somewhat strange to be formally received by the state premiers when they have not been formally received by the Bundespresident.
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: The programme, as published on the Royal
: Website
: in Dutch:
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: https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2017/01/23/koning-en-koningin-bezoeken-thuringen-saksen-en-saksen-anhalt
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: * in German:
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: https://www.koenigshaus.nl/aktuelles/nachrichten/2017/01/23/konig-und-konigin-besuchen-thuringen-sachsen-und-sachsen-anhalt-2
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: * as well as in English:
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: https://www.royal-house.nl/latest/news/2017/01/23/king-and-queen-to-visit-thuringia-saxony-and-saxony-anhalt
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: Some first pics by Albert Nieboer for PPE
: Agency:
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: http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=07-02-2017%20Germany
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