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FILE - Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra holds his headphones during joint press statements with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu in Bucharest, Romania, on Jan. 27, 2023. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Friday Aug. 25, 2023 that Hoekstra is “the right man” to replace Frans Timmermans at the European Commission after Timmermans quit this week to lead a unified center-left bloc into elections in November. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru, File)

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FILE - Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra holds his headphones during joint press statements with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu in Bucharest, Romania, on Jan. 27, 2023. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Friday Aug. 25, 2023 that Hoekstra is “the right man” to replace Frans Timmermans at the European Commission after Timmermans quit this week to lead a unified center-left bloc into elections in November. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru, File)

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France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, right, prepares to shake hands with his Dutch counterpart Wopke Hoekstra, right, after a joint press conference held at the Finance ministry in Paris, France, Friday, March 1, 2019. The Dutch and French governments sought to smooth over tensions over the future of Air France-KLM after the Dutch government suddenly expanded its stake in the alliance to increase its sway over the company's future. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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