Netherlands–United Kingdom relations

Netherlands–United Kingdom relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and historical interactions between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Over forty Dutch towns and cities are twinned with British towns and cities. Both English and Dutch are West Germanic languages, with West Frisian, a minority language in the Netherlands, being the closest relative of the English language if one excludes Scots. In addition, between 90% and 93% of people in the Netherlands claim to speak English, although a negligible percentage of British people can speak Dutch.

The Netherlands has an embassy in London, and the United Kingdom has an embassy in The Hague. The UK also has a consulate in Willemstad, Curaçao.

Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact, the Council of Europe, NATO, the OECD, the OSCE, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Convention. the Netherlands is a European Union member and the United Kingdom is a former European Union member.