1. Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte faces Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders in parliament (ANP)

    In the Netherlands, Majority for Budget Deal

    Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s minority cabinet reached a budget deal with opposition parties days after it tendered its resignation.

  1. Government buildings in The Hague, the Netherlands, December 31, 2007 (Pieter Musterd)

    Dutch Government, Opposition in Budget Talks

    The Netherlands’ caretaker government is in last minute talks with opposition parties to reach a budget deal.

  1. Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands arrives at Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, April 23, 2012 (Reuters/Michael Kooren)

    Doubts About Dutch Credibility After Cabinet Resigns

    The collapse of the Netherlands’ right wing coalition leaves doubt about the country’s ability to implement an austerity agenda.

  1. Prime Ministers Mark Rutte of the Netherlands and David Cameron of the United Kingdom attend a summit of European leaders in Brussels, October 26, 2011 (AFP/Eric Feferberg)

    Political Cowardice Wrecking Europe’s New Right

    Europe’s conservatives and liberals haven’t dared make the philosophical argument for budget cuts and are losing because of it.

  1. Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands in Russia, October 20, 2011

    Dutch Budget Negotiations Fail, Elections Likely

    The Netherlands’ right wing ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority after Geert Wilders pulled out of budget talks.