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Willemstad Curaçao

Dutch Caribbean Resist Terms of Coronavirus Aid

The Dutch government insists on long-term reforms, supervised by Dutch officials.

Nick OttensJuly 10, 2020October 25, 2021
Dutch frigate Zeeland

Dutch Deploy Troops After Riots on Curaçao

Demonstrators forced their way into the government palace and looted stores.

Nick OttensJune 27, 2020December 1, 2021
Mark Rutte

Dutch Parties Try to Emerge from Rutte’s Shadow

The prime minister has never been more popular.

Nick OttensJune 25, 2020November 11, 2021
Willemstad Curaçao

Dutch Terms for Caribbean Support Are Fair

Public-sector cuts are long overdue.

Nick OttensJune 5, 2020October 22, 2021
Emmanuel Macron Mark Rutte

Dutch Opposition to Eurobonds Is Not Unreasonable

The Netherlands is prepared to help crisis-struck countries in many other ways.

Nick OttensApril 8, 2020December 21, 2021
Mark Rutte

Dutch Senate Could Torpedo EU-Canada Trade Deal

If even the free-trading Netherlands won’t support the treaty, it is probably dead in the water.

Nick OttensFebruary 18, 2020December 1, 2021
Mark Rutte

Rutte Finds Center-Right Majority in Upper Chamber

The Dutch prime minister no longer has to rely on left-wing opposition parties.

Nick OttensDecember 18, 2019November 11, 2021
The Hague Netherlands

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.

Nick OttensNovember 15, 2019April 20, 2022
Netherlands

Happy Little Country

The Dutch have never had it so good.

Nick OttensSeptember 19, 2019April 20, 2022
Mark Rutte

Dutch Ruling Parties Negotiate Two Extra Senate Seats

The gains, at the expense of the Greens and far right, give Mark Rutte more options.

Nick OttensMay 27, 2019November 11, 2021
Netherlands flag

Dutch Voters Punish Euroskeptics, Give Labor Victory

EU commissioner Frans Timmermans gives his center-left party a boost.

Nick OttensMay 24, 2019November 5, 2021
Mark Rutte

Horse-Trading Could Change Balance of Power in Dutch Senate

The government could still be vulnerable if opposition parties play their cards right.

Nick OttensMarch 29, 2019November 28, 2021
Mark Rutte

Far Right Fills Gaps Left by Merkel and Rutte

The two center-right leaders may have moved too far to the middle.

Nick OttensMarch 24, 2019November 14, 2021
The Hague Netherlands

Rutte Loses Senate Majority, Gains for Dutch Far Right

Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s four-party government is about to lose its majority in the Senate.

Atlantic SentinelMarch 20, 2019November 5, 2021
Mark Rutte

Rutte Claims Center in Dutch Midterm Elections

The prime minister once flirted with the far right. Now he calls for compromise in the center.

Nick OttensMarch 19, 2019April 20, 2022

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