Netherlands Coronavirus: Dutch PM appoints opposition minister as Health Secretary Mark Rutte has received widespread praise for putting the country's response to COVID-19 ahead of party politics. 20/03/2020
Netherlands Watch: Dutch PM Rutte bans handshaking and then... shakes hands Talk about leading by example! 10/03/2020
United Kingdom Trump slams Trudeau as 'two-faced' over video apparently mocking him US President Donald Trump slammed Justin Trudeau as “two-faced” after a video emerged showing the Canadian Prime Minister and other world leaders apparently mocking him. 04/12/2019
Netherlands EU needs NATO protection against China and Russia — Dutch PM Rutte Rutte advocated for the EU to increase funds to keep NATO afloat in the face of growing threats from China, Russia and other countries. 04/10/2019
brussels bureau EU round-up from Strasbourg New defence fund, Rutte lays out EU vision, drone rules approved 13/06/2018
Netherlands Watch: Dutch PM Rutte applauded after clearing up own coffee spill Is this something you can imagine the leader of your country doing? 05/06/2018
brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels: Dutch election relief, Queen approves Brexit talks This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the daily news stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. 16/03/2017
Netherlands Five takeaways from the Netherlands' election Dutch reject populism … All the talk before the election was whether the Trump- and Brexit-inspired wave of ‘anti-establishment populism’ would wash into the… 16/03/2017
Netherlands Dutch voters find new and exciting ways to cast their ballot Dutch authorities in the municipality of Zuidplas launched the country's first drive-through voting station 15/03/2017
Netherlands Dutch party leaders vote in many-horse race Most of the attention, as the Dutch went to the polls on election day, has been on the two frontrunners: the centre-right VDD party of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and the far-right Party of Freedom (PV 15/03/2017