Dutch Prime Minister Receives ‘Planet First!’ from Prince Carlos

On Monday Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende received the statement of principles of ‘Planet First!’, from the Nationale Postcodeloterij (National Postal Code Lottery) and the Institute for Sustainable Innovation & Development (ISID). The chairman of the ISID is Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, son of the duke of Parma and princess Irene of The Netherlands. The prince was accompanied by Boudewijn Poelmann, chairman of the Nationale Postcodelotterij. The report is a plea for ‘new priorities, because there are limits to what earth has to offer us’. The lottery will use the statement as a guideline in handing out money to various good causes, says Mr. Poelmann.

Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma recently got engaged to the Dutch journalist Annemarie Gualtherie van Weezel. Only a few days ago an interview was published in which the prince said that he and his fiancee will marry in Brussels.

Click here to read the original article in Dutch from the Ministry of General Affairs.

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