Dutch government suffers setback in bid to introduce hardline immigration policy
Surprise as Senate votes against declaring an ‘asylum crisis’
Geert Wilders
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
How did we go from liberal bastion to cautionary tale about ‘Ireland-like scenarios’?
The Irish far right force may still be small, leaderless and ideology-free but the idea that it could gain a permanent foothold in Irish politics is no longer entirely fantastical
Chaos grips talks over new Dutch government as Geert Wilders faces complications
A week after the elections, parties are struggling to agree about the nature of a ruling coalition in the Netherlands - or even when it should be discussed
European populism is about something. For Americans, it’s about someone
The US version is more of a personality cult - and one day Donald Trump will be gone
Fear of Nexit? Dutch voters respond to shock election win by anti-Islamist Geert Wilders
Voters from across the political spectrum in the Netherlands share their hopes and concerns for the future
Wilders tells Dutch party leaders he aims to be country’s first far-right prime minister
Dilan Yesilgöz says VVD party will not take part in next coalition
Political earthquake as Geert Wilders’s Freedom party wins the most votes in Dutch election
As the first results trickled in, Geert Wilders said, ‘This is the most beautiful day of my political life’
Surge to the right in the Netherlands as Geert Wilders’s Freedom Party becomes largest party
Congratulatory chorus from leaders of the European right, including Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Marine Le Pen in France
Netherlands’ likely coalition looking a lot like the old one
Parties finalising agreement after year of rows, accusations and political paralysis
Rutte given extra security amid fears of attack by drugs criminals
Dutch PM’s protection set to be 24-hour, following shooting of journalist in July
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices