Geert Wilders

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

If you think Trump’s migration policies are extreme, look at the EU’s – POLITICO

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If you think Trump’s migration policies are extreme, look at the EU’s – POLITICO

“A new wind is blowing in Europe,” said the Dutch anti-Islam, anti-immigration, populist Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders in Brussels on Thursday after a meeting of far-right leaders. Migration has been at the forefront for Europe’s politicians since 2015, when more than a million migrants, many of them Syrians fleeing war, made their way to … Read more

Orbán alliance gains enough support to be EU Parliament group – POLITICO

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Orbán alliance gains enough support to be EU Parliament group – POLITICO

Orbán already had enough MEPs. And now the alliance’s right-wing parties from Hungary, Austria, Portugal and the Czech Republic are being joined by groups from Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands. “The Patriots for Europe keeps growing with the latest addition, Belgium’s Vlaams Belang,” Zoltán Kovács, Orbán’s international spokesman, tweeted late Saturday. “As right-wing, patriotic and nationalist … 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

Right-wing ECR group becomes EU Parliament’s third-largest force – POLITICO

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Right-wing ECR group becomes EU Parliament’s third-largest force – POLITICO

Those on the left of the political spectrum will be watching the ECR’s increase in size with apprehension. For months, socialists, Greens and liberals have been warning the EPP not to formally engage with the ECR when it comes to finding a coalition in the new Parliament. But the size of their group will make … Read more

Tech war: US seeks help of allies Japan and Netherlands to curb China’s AI chip progress

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Tech war: US seeks help of allies Japan and Netherlands to curb China’s AI chip progress

ASML and Tokyo Electron machines are used to produce dynamic random access memory dies, which are stacked together to make HBM chips. The United States’ Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, Alan Estevez, oversees the country’s export controls. Photo: Getty Images The Biden administration has tried for years to limit China’s ability to … Read more

Geert Wilders a ‘precursor’ to right-wing gains

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Geert Wilders a ‘precursor’ to right-wing gains

The Netherlands far-right PVV Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders speaks to the media representatives following the European Parliament elections provisional results in The Hague on June 6, 2024.  Emiel Muijderman | Afp | Getty Images Sweeping gains for Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration party on Thursday are expected to foretell a wider shift to the … Read more

Labour-Green alliance narrowly beats far-right Wilders in EU election – POLITICO

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

The center-right party of outgoing prime minister Mark Rutte (VVD) is expected to win four seats. The official results will only be announced after voting concludes for all 27 member countries on June 9.  Although not final, the Dutch result is seen as a barometer of what might await the bloc next.  It seems to … Read more

For Jews voting in Europe, there are no good choices – POLITICO

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For Jews voting in Europe, there are no good choices – POLITICO

Moreover, despite what Jewish voters — a tiny minority — actually decide when casting their ballots this week, it looks like the far right is set to become more dominant in the Parliament. Analysts are predicting they could secure nearly 30 percent of all votes across the 27-country bloc. Can we really live with that? … Read more