Diederik Samsom
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 Diederik Samsom      | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Diederik Maarten Samsom 10 July 1971 Groningen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Delft University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Tineke Samsom | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labour Party (Netherlands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Politician who attended the 2014 Bilderberg as Leader of the Dutch Labour Party
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Diederik Maarten Samsomis a Dutch retired politician. He attended the 2014 Bilderberg meeting.
Activities
During the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union in early 2016, Diederik Samsom is credited with masterminding a key provision in the deal between the EU and Turkey.[1] The deal aimed to mitigate the mounting humanitarian crisis in the refugee camps on the Greek islands. Under the provision, for every Syrian refugee being returned to Turkey from the Greek islands, another Syrian would be resettled from Turkey to the EU.[2]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2014 | 29 May 2014 | 1 June 2014 | Denmark Copenhagen Marriott Hotel | The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen |
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