Dutch Caribbean Resist Terms of Coronavirus Aid
The Dutch government insists on long-term reforms, supervised by Dutch officials.
Netherlands
Dutch Deploy Troops After Riots on Curaçao
Demonstrators forced their way into the government palace and looted stores.
Dutch Parties Try to Emerge from Rutte’s Shadow
The prime minister has never been more popular.
Dutch Terms for Caribbean Support Are Fair
Public-sector cuts are long overdue.
Dutch Opposition to Eurobonds Is Not Unreasonable
The Netherlands is prepared to help crisis-struck countries in many other ways.
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.
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.
Happy Little Country
The Dutch have never had it so good.
Dutch Ruling Parties Negotiate Two Extra Senate Seats
The gains, at the expense of the Greens and far right, give Mark Rutte more options.
Dutch Voters Punish Euroskeptics, Give Labor Victory
EU commissioner Frans Timmermans gives his center-left party a boost.
Horse-Trading Could Change Balance of Power in Dutch Senate
The government could still be vulnerable if opposition parties play their cards right.
Far Right Fills Gaps Left by Merkel and Rutte
The two center-right leaders may have moved too far to the middle.
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.
Rutte Claims Center in Dutch Midterm Elections
The prime minister once flirted with the far right. Now he calls for compromise in the center.