Dick Schoof

Dutch coalition survives (for now) after chaos fueled by fuming Geert Wilders – POLITICO

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Dutch coalition survives (for now) after chaos fueled by fuming Geert Wilders – POLITICO

Achahbar told her colleagues earlier Friday that she was quitting over alleged racist comments made by other ministers during a Cabinet meeting Monday to discuss violence in Amsterdam involving locals and Israeli football fans last week, according to Dutch broadcaster NOS. She released a statement publicly confirming her resignation shortly after Friday night’s Cabinet crisis meeting. … Read more

Fragile Dutch government teeters as minister resigns and Geert Wilders rages – POLITICO

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Fragile Dutch government teeters as minister resigns and Geert Wilders rages – POLITICO

The Netherlands’ government has been comprised of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), the center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the populist Farmer-Citizen Movement (BBB) and the NSC since July. But the coalition has been beset by infighting over how to respond to the Amsterdam clashes, with anti-immigrant PVV leader Geert Wilders — … Read more

Azerbaijan’s president slams ‘colonial’ French, Dutch overseas territories at COP29  – POLITICO

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Azerbaijan’s president slams ‘colonial’ French, Dutch overseas territories at COP29  – POLITICO

He went on to list the territories, which he called “colonies,” and examples of how French and Dutch administration had caused “environmental degradation,” such as France’s nuclear testing in French Polynesia and Algeria.  Aliyev then spoke at length about this year’s violent unrest in New Caledonia, which he blamed on the “regime” of President Emmanuel … Read more

Dutch prime minister to skip COP29 after Amsterdam football violence – POLITICO

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Dutch prime minister to skip COP29 after Amsterdam football violence – POLITICO

“I will not be going to Azerbaijan next week for the U.N. Climate Conference COP29. Due to the major social impact of the events of last Thursday night in Amsterdam, I will remain in the Netherlands,” Schoof wrote on X on Saturday. The Netherlands will instead be represented by its climate envoy, Jaime Bourbon de … Read more

Hungary piggybacks on Dutch EU migration opt-out request – POLITICO

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Hungary piggybacks on Dutch EU migration opt-out request – POLITICO

Hungary will join the Netherlands in asking for an opt-out from the European Union’s migration policies, a government minister said Wednesday, in another sign of fracturing EU consensus around immigration. The new Dutch government last week announced it was aiming to implement the “strictest asylum policy ever,” and submitted a request for an opt-out on … Read more

Leaders of 7 EU countries press Venezuela to release voting records of contested election – POLITICO

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Leaders of 7 EU countries press Venezuela to release voting records of contested election – POLITICO

The European leaders “express … great concern” over the political situation in Venezuela, and “strongly condemn any arrests or threats” against Venezuelans, “especially the political leaders.” Maduro’s declaration of victory was rejected by the opposition, after exit polls had projected a decisive lead for his rival Edmundo González. The developments have prompted large protests in … Read more

The Netherlands has a new government. Here are 3 things to know.

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The Netherlands has a new government. Here are 3 things to know.

It took 223 days to get there. But the Dutch king on Tuesday gave his blessing to a new Cabinet — a formal but important final step in the formation of the most right-wing government in the country’s recent history.  Dick Schoof, a former Dutch intelligence boss of no party alignment and who was not … Read more