EU-US rift triggers call for made-in-Europe tech
Transatlantic tensions are fueling calls for the EU to wean itself off its U.S. tech addiction. It won’t be cheap.
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Dutch government recommends citizens get 72-hour emergency kits: ‘civil defence must increase’
Dutch Justice and Security Minister David van Weel said on Wednesday that citizens need to prepare to manage “without the central government” in case of a “real conflict.”
Netherlands starts inquiry into Mozambique gas plant massacre
A TotalEnergies LNG project in Africa was put on hold after a POLITICO report on human rights abuses.
Dutch populist Geert Wilders threatens to quit coalition over asylum law change
The Dutch government’s different parties have argued for months over draft legislation that tightens asylum law in the Netherlands.
Dutch government ordered to cut nitrogen pollution โย or face โฌ10M fine
Greenpeaceโs victory means that PM Dick Schoof must achieve emission-reduction targets by 2030 or face the penalty.
Who were the biggest dunces? Final grades for von der Leyenโs first Commission
Whoโs at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.
Dutch coalition survives (for now) after chaos fueled by fuming Geert Wilders
The Netherlands’ most right-wing government ever was rocked by the fallout from violent clashes between locals and Israeli football fans.
Fragile Dutch government teeters as minister resigns and Geert Wilders rages
Leaders of the Netherlands’ four governing parties are set to hold urgent talks Friday as turmoil builds in The Hague over response to football violence.
Amsterdam football violence exposes first cracks in Dutch government
The Netherlandsโ new four-party coalition faces first unity test after locals attacked Israeli soccer fans.
Dutch government averts collapse after Wilders backs down
Far-right leader reverses at last minute on emergency law to curb immigration
ExxonMobil sues Dutch government over gas field closure
ExxonMobil sues Dutch government over gas field closure
Macron faces backlash after demand for Israel arms embargo in Gaza
The French president was criticized by members of his own party, as well as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Brussels yawns as Europeโs populists notch yet another win
How many far-right governments need to be elected before the EU admits it has a problem?
Health care helps to stabilize democracies, Gastein chief says
SNEAK PEEK โ Austriaโs Clemens Martin Auer stresses the role of health care in democracies ahead of a major health policy summit in the Alps. โย The European Medicines Agency recommended two updated Covid-19 vaccines โ but targeting different variants. โย Hungaryโs secretary of state for health will present the Hungarian presidencyโs program on health to Parliamentโs [โฆ]
Hungary piggybacks on Dutch EU migration opt-out request
EU countries are legally bound to abide by the bloc’s migration and asylum rules.
Dutch government led by far-right PVV asks EU for opt-out from asylum rules
Move by coalition headed by Geert Wildersโ Freedom party is unlikely to get a positive reception in BrusselsThe new Dutch coalition government headed by Geert Wildersโ far-right Freedom party (PVV) appears to be on a collision course with the EU over i…
Dutch government wants to reverse EU ban on electric pulse fishing
Banned in the EU since 2021, electric pulse fishing must be re-authorised, the Dutch government called for in its plan for agriculture, potentially reopening a drift especially with France and Belgium.
New Dutch government unveils toughest asylum reform in history
The new programme of the Dutch cabinet under Dick Schoof reflects the tough migration stance from the coalition agreement, outlining a comprehensive plan to radically reform the asylum system of the country and to pursue an opt-out from EU migration po…
Dutch government announces โstrictest asylum policy everโ
Netherlands will ask the European Commission for an opt-out on EU asylum and migration policies.
Dutch government to ask opt-out clause from EU asylum rules ‘as soon as possible’
The four-party cabinet in the Netherlands has vowed to establish “the strictest asylum regime ever” to curb irregular migration.
โDo itโ: Ukraine FM urges allies to deliver the Patriots they pledged
Ukraine is desperate for better air defenses, but countries aren’t delivering systems as quickly as promised.
Dutch cabinet bans phones in meetings over espionage fears
Devices are kept in vault during weekly gatherings, prime minister said.
Belgian bankruptcy dents Europeโs microchip dreams
Concerns about Chinese ownership impacted government’s thinking to keep microchips factory afloat.
Fincantieri CEO on Trump, defense spending and consolidation
SNEAK PEEK โ Fincantieri boss Pierroberto Folgiero is looking to the Middle East and Southeast Asia for growth, he told Jacopo. โ The U.K.โs new government is under pressure to halt arms sales to Israel. โ F-35s, Eurofighters and GCAP: Morning Defense brings you the latest news on fighter jets. Good morning, and welcome to [โฆ]
Denmark, Netherlands say 14 Leopard tanks will be dispatched to Ukraine within weeks
Kyiv has requested more land fire power.
Who will be the next European commissioners?
What we know so far about Ursula von der Leyenโs next top team.
New Dutch government wants an opt-out from EU migration policy. But is it possible?
Amsterdam might soon be heading for a total clash with Brussels over the most explosive issue on the political agenda: migration.
The Netherlands has a new government. Here are 3 things to know.
After the far right won the most votes, it’s now also a powerful force in the Dutch government.
Rule of law concerns spark protests during Dutch government swearing-in
A group of protesters watched from behind the fences at Huis ten Bosch Palace as a new Dutch cabinet was sworn in.
Dutch government sworn in after Wilders election win
Geert Wilder’s far right PVV party is the largest in the new ruling right-wing coalition government, headed by Dick Schoof.
Dutch government sworn in after Wilders election win
Geert Wilders’ far right PVV party is the largest in the new ruling right-wing coalition government, headed by Dick Schoof.
New Dutch government sworn in amid concerns over far-right ministers
Questions over suitability of ministers from Geert Wildersโs Freedom party and populist Farmer-Citizen MovementThe development aid minister has argued that development aid should be abolished, the asylum and immigration minister has referred to โpopula…
โThe brain is very vulnerableโ: Dutch cyclists urged to wear helmets as road deaths rise
Helmet-wearing is rare in this nation of bike riders but authorities are pushing people to think againWhen 42-year-old Myrthe Boss gets on her bike to go shopping in the Dutch town of Ede, she pops on a helmet. This act, considered essential in many co…
Wilders U-turns on deputy PM nominee reportedly suspected of Mossad tiesย
The erstwhile nominee, Gidi Markuszower, complains he is being given fewer rights than the “average terrorist.”
Wilders coalition talks yield new hard-right Dutch government
Euro-skeptic Geert Wilders could be sending his new prime minister to Brussels on his first day at work.
Dutch panel recommends MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder
Advisory body says there “appears to be sufficient scientific evidence for the effectiveness and safety of this form of therapy.โ
Surrounded by colonial history, Wilders campaigns against migration before EU vote
In his first and only offline campaign event, Dutch radical right politician Geert Wilders vows to change the EU from within.
Who is Dick Schoof?ย 8ย things to know about the new Dutch PMย
Nicknamed โTricky Dickโ, the new head of the Netherlandsโ far-right-led government is not afraid of bending the rules.ย
Dutch MPs call for inquiry into reports Israel spied on ICC lawyers
MPs say Netherlands has responsibility as international criminal courtโs host and demand government holds Israel to accountThe Dutch government is under pressure to hold Israel to account for spying on and intimidating lawyers at the international crim…
Will the new Dutch coalition fight the EU or seek solutions?
Four Dutch parties, including Geert Wildersโ far-right Party for Freedom, have agreed on a government programme emphasising nationalism and a tougher stance on Europe.