Rutte Between Rock and Hard Place in Dutch Farm Crisis
Farmers feel betrayed by the center-right. Giving in to their demands would upset the left.
Mark Rutte
Commission Sides with Rutte over Macron on Industrial Policy
A Franco-German plan to relax antitrust rules is defeated.
Revelations in Benefits Scandal Make Rutte’s Job Even Harder
Few parties are willing to give the liberal prime minister a fourth term.
Rutte’s Opponents Smell Blood in the Water
But center-right parties may want to think twice before forcing him out.
Rutte’s Future in Doubt After Botched Coalition Talks
The long-ruling Dutch prime minister is suddenly vulnerable.
Dutch and Spanish Leaders Share Vision for EU
Mark Rutte and Pedro Sánchez caution against protectionism.
Rutte Is More Pro-EU Than His Critics Allow
But his priorities may be different from theirs.
Financial Times Smears Netherlands’ Rutte as Bigot
The newspaper makes it appear the Dutch prime minister said the opposite of what he meant.
“Strategic Autonomy” Divides Europe’s Top Liberals
Emmanuel Macron and Mark Rutte are on opposite ends of the debate.
Dutch Parties Take Risk Attacking Liberalism
It’s a way to attack a popular prime minister without mentioning him, but it could backfire.
What Rutte Wants
Why the Dutch prime minister is fighting a €750 billion coronavirus recovery fund.
Center-Left and Center-Right Need to Team Up Against Extremists
We have more in common with each other than we do with the woke left or the reactionary right.
Rutte Finds Center-Right Majority in Upper Chamber
The Dutch prime minister no longer has to rely on left-wing opposition parties.
Dutch Parties Haven’t Lost Support in Pollution Crisis
The prime minister calls the crisis the worst of his career, yet the ruling parties remain popular.
Far Right Fills Gaps Left by Merkel and Rutte
The two center-right leaders may have moved too far to the middle.