Geert Wilders gambles on election at the risk of losing political allies
Far-right leader, who brought down the Dutch government on Tuesday, may struggle to get another taste of power
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EU cannot ignore what’s happening in Poland and The Netherlands
Fundamental change is not merely possible or probable; it is becoming an existential necessity
The Irish Times view on the Dutch government’s collapse: not unexpected
The Netherlands, like much of Europe, faces a fracturing political landscape
Geert Wilders pulls party from Netherlands government
Freedom Party leader says coalition partners are not willing to embrace his ideas on halting asylum migration
Geert Wilders threatens to pull party out of Dutch government over immigration reforms
Freedom Party minister wants to enact plan to cut €3.5 billion from the immigration and asylum budget
Support for Geert Wilders’s far-right party falls in the Netherlands amid rising inflation
Dutch government to talk to France about nuclear deterrent as fears spread about Russia
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The UK’s messy, ill-thought out exit from the EU has effectively killed off leave campaigns in other member states
European political centre may regret borrowing from far-right’s migration playbook
By trying to cut off support for the far right, the European centre is normalising their extreme policies
Amsterdam extends protest ban as bid to clarify root of ‘anti-Semitic’ violence continues
Israel says Dutch security services were warned about potential for trouble around Maccabi Tel Aviv-Ajax game, but Dutch justice minister responds he was unaware of this
Dutch government suffers setback in bid to introduce hardline immigration policy
Surprise as Senate votes against declaring an ‘asylum crisis’
EU gets formal request from right-wing Netherlands coalition to opt out from rules on migration and asylum
Spokeswoman for European Commission says opt-out only possible if there are changes to recently agreed EU immigration pact
Dutch right-wing coalition already looks shaky
Public losing confidence as party leaders step back amid chaotic prime ministerial appointment process
Dutch to pursue extradition through UN of Pakistani men convicted of threats to kill Geert Wilders
Far-right leader living under round-the-clock police protection for 20 years because of anti-Islam views and campaign to ban the Koran
Survey reveals 15% of Dutch adults believe far-right conspiracy theory that white population is being replaced
Theory claims leftist ‘elite’ are replacing white population with non-western immigrants
Dutch refugee policy official refuses to work with new right-wing coalition government
Asylum committee chair says Geert Wilders’s Freedom Party is ‘inherently undemocratic’
European elections: Centre ‘holding’ in face of far-right parties, says von der Leyen
Election results: European Commission president says ‘we are the anchor of stability’, with European People’s Party projected to take 189 seats
Dutch coalition chooses Dick Schoof as prime minister
Senior civil servant was previously director general of the intelligence agency
The Irish Times view on new Dutch government: trouble brewing for the EU
The new coalition is led by the radical right party of anti-Islamist firebrand Gerd Wilder
Dutch coalition agreement puts Wilders on course for confrontation with Brussels over migration
Tensions between parties over failure to name a prime minister to replace Mark Rutte
Netherlands to have most conservative ruling coalition in decades
Key policy plank of the four-party government is to halve the number of people coming to the country to work, according to a source
Last hurrah in Strasbourg for MEPs retiring after elections
Europe letter: Last hurrah in Strasbourg for MEPs retiring after elections, as others wait to find out their fate
Netherlands poll predicts swing to right in European elections
Geert Wilders predicted to win 25% of vote on June 6th
The Irish Times view on the European elections: containing the far-right surge
Negotiations in the Netherlands and Portugal foreshadow tough bargaining in the European Parliament after the votes are in
Netherlands still struggling to appoint a prime minister to succeed Mark Rutte
Netherlands survey identifies Klaas Dijkhoff and Kim Putters as popular choices for role of prime minister after all four party leaders agreed last week to forgo the top job in a new cabinet
Netherlands close to right-wing coalition, but without Wilders as leader
Far-right Freedom party finished first in elections late last year but well short of a majority in the 150-seat parliament
New facilitator to oversee talks to break Netherland’s three-month political deadlock
NSC decision to withdraw from new round of talks to form a government in the Netherlands reduces the options for Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders
Dutch centrist party rules out Wilders coalition, halting formation of right-wing government
Anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders won quarter of votes in recent election but needs other parties to form cabinet
Dutch MPs poised to debate breakdown of talks on a right-wing coalition
Geert Wilders's options for government narrow as New Social Contract leader Pieter Omtzigt withdraws from talks
Talks aimed at negotiating right-wing coalition government in the Netherlands collapse
One of four parties in the talks pulls out over ‘extremely shocking’ public finances
Netherlands coalition talks falter over migrant distribution across country’s local authorities
Almost half of 342 regions have done nothing to provide accommodation for refugees in over a decade
Dutch right-wing coalition moves closer as Wilders drops anti-Islam law proposals
Advisory body had warned draft legislation would deprive Muslims of right to fundamental freedoms
Poll boosts Geert Wilders but makeup of new Dutch government far from agreed
Uncertainty persists as the leader of the Freedom Party tries to convince other parties to form government with him, while other arrangements remain possible
Netherlands raises terror threat level, with attack deemed ‘a realistic possibility’
National counterterrorism co-ordinator warns that al-Qaeda and Islamic State are using the Gaza conflict as a ‘call to action’
Far-right parties eye gains in next year’s EU parliament elections
Geert Wilders’ win in Netherlands hailed as the ‘start of a wave’ for like-minded allies
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