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Police Commissioner: preparation, collaboration and professionalism have paid off
The Hague - Police Commissioner Janny Knol and the Commander of the National Crisis Team of the Netherlands Police, Willem Woelders, look back on a NATO Summit that was highly successful from a police perspective. ‘Thanks to our thorough preparations, our close collaboration with national and international partners, and the professional drive of our personnel, we have succeeded in ensuring that the Summit proceeded safely and without interruption.’
NATO Summit 2025 (timeline)
Nederland - The NATO Summit of 24 and 25 June 2025 is the largest logistics and security operation the Netherlands has ever seen. Together with our security partners and other organisations, the Netherlands Police are responsible for ensuring that the NATO Summit proceeds safely and without disruption. While the Summit does involve regular police work, it is a truly unique event in terms of its magnitude and nature as well as the deployment required. Below you will find more information on deployment of the police during the NATO Summit by their various units and from different areas of expertise.
All basic police services performed during NATO Summit
The Netherlands - Many of the delegation members and heads of state and government who attended the NATO Summit in The Hague will leave the Netherlands in the course of Wednesday evening. ‘Then most of our duties will have been completed’, says Willem Woelders, Central Commander of the NATO Summit National Large-Scale Special Operations Unit. ‘The police deployment required for the NATO Summit had a large impact on police capacity elsewhere in the country. Where necessary, police professionals provided assistance to colleagues from other police units today. This ensured that throughout the country all basic police services were performed. I would like to give a huge compliment to all of our police professionals.’