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Stefan de Vries

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As seen in: BFMTV, RTL Nieuws, Le Parisien, Euronews, Taylor & Francis Online, Les Échos, Spreaker, CGTN, The i Paper, Het Parool, NRC Handelsblad, Monocle and
Covers:  European Union, Europe, french politics, France, The Netherlands, economics, arts, art history, euro, socioeconomics
Doesn't Cover: sports
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Stefan de Vries’s Journalist Portfolio

Stefan de Vries talks with euronews about the migrant crisis

Stefan de Vries talks with euronews about the migrant crisis

Stefan de Vries talks with euronews about the migrant crisis

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Pourquoi l'économie néerlandaise a bien résisté à la pandémie

Pourquoi l'économie néerlandaise a bien résisté à la pandémie

La crise a eu jusqu'ici peu d'impact sur l'économie néerlandaise. La récession est de relativement faible amp…

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Europa Podcast

Europa Podcast

BNR's Europawatchers Geert Jan Hahn en Stefan de Vries houden Brussel en het Europese continent nauwlettend i…

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Dutch elections: are parties under-delivering on Green policies?

Dutch elections: are parties under-delivering on Green policies?

With a quarter of its land below sea level, the Netherlands is particularly vulnerable to climate change. No …

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Didier van Cauwelaert / Taxe sur les multinationales - Migrants - 28 Minutes - ARTE

Didier van Cauwelaert / Taxe sur les multinationales - Migrants - 28 Minutes - ARTE

L'émission du 10 juillet 2021 Au programme : Didier van Cauwelaert défend les droits des animaux et les journ…

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Articles

The Dutch seek to ‘dronify’ their military with lessons from Ukraine

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By Stefan de Vries Verified
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The sun beats down on Gilze-Rijen Air Base with the kind of intensity that makes a flak jacket feel more like a hindrance than a lifesaver. Despite that, kitted-out marines, reservists and pilots stand shoulder to shoulder, blinking in the glare. A small, uncrewed ground vehicle trundles forwards, flanked by heavily armed soldiers. The whole group was surrounded by drones of every conceivable size parked out on the tarmac.
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How Alexandre Vidal Porto champions Brazil in Amsterdam

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By Stefan de Vries Verified
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Consul-generals are unsung heroes of diplomacy. We meet Brazil's man in Amsterdam, devoted to helping compatriots in vulnerable situations. Diplomats should neither affirm nor dispel stereotypes, but they do have to embody their nation. In this respect, Alexandre Vidal Porto is a fitting emissary for Brazil. The country's consul-general in Amsterdam is a career diplomat and an acclaimed novelist - trust Brazil to send a poet to deal with passport renewals.
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Who is Rob Jetten, the Netherlands' new prime minister?

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By Stefan de Vries Verified
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On his first full working day as the Netherlands' youngest prime minister, Rob Jetten did not reach for the phone to call Brussels, Berlin or Paris. He called Kyiv. The conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky, brief but pointed, carried a message that needed no elaboration: whatever had recently happened in The Hague - the collapse of a populist experiment, 11 months of dysfunction, three governments in four years - Dutch support for Ukraine was not among the casualties.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

If the school paper counts: an interview with a stand-up comedian.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

With a short description of the topic, relevant speakers and planning.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes I did. I was subsequently a writer, graphic designer and editor in chief.

Awards

Prix de l'Initiative européenne

2012 - Television
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