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It’ll be a tough job getting countries to approve EU’s spending rules reform
BRUSSELS — The European Commission’s proposal to reform government spending rules is only a few hours old yet it’s already been met with a chorus of complaints. For Germany it is too soft, despite...
View ArticleEU budget top-up for Ukraine is a hard sell
BRUSSELS — The EU Commission will ask countries for tens of billions of euros to cover gaps in its long-term budget left by the unforeseen crises of COVID, inflation and war. But the EU executive is...
View ArticleTop Dutch minister steps down from party leadership over ‘intimidation’ and...
Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag said Thursday she would not lead her liberal Democrats 66 (D66) party into the next election in the fall, citing the toll on her family after she faced multiple...
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9 ways Dutch political paralysis hits the EU
It’s hard to punch above your weight if you’re handcuffed. In Brussels, the Netherlands is known for its assertive positioning in EU legislation in a wide range of policy files. Despite its...
View ArticleŠefčovič replaces Timmermans as EU Green Deal chief
Maroš Šefčovič — the European Commission’s Mr Fix It — on Tuesday took control of the EU’s climate policy after Frans Timmermans quit to make a run for Dutch prime minister. Šefčovič was handed the...
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Benelux battle: How 3 ex-PMs could end up jostling for jobs
Small countries sometimes have the biggest ambitions. After a decade leading the Grand Duchy, with a population of just 650,000, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel faces an uncertain future....
View ArticleFranco-German disagreement stalls EU fiscal rules reform
LUXEMBOURG — France and Germany remain at odds over the EU’s plan to overhaul rules on government spending — making a bloc-wide deal by the end of the year still look some way off.Sparks flew between...
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Dutch on brink of electing first female leader
THE HAGUE — Dutch voters may be about to get someone very different from the outgoing veteran prime minister Mark Rutte. A former refugee, Dilan Yeşilgöz, who succeeded Rutte as leader of the VVD...
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The Dutch Trump: Who is Geert Wilders and what does he want?
Geert Wilders, with his peroxide blond hair and fiery rhetoric, has long been one of the Netherlands’ best-known lawmakers at home and abroad. Nicknamed the Dutch Donald Trump, he is famous for his...
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The cold fish deal: How EU spending talks went to Brazil and back ― just in...
BRUSSELS / PARIS ― When the VIP vending machine broke down in the early hours of the morning near the Brussels high-security room where the EU’s 27 finance ministers were locked in fraught...
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Belgian PM warns Israel against using hunger as ‘weapon of war’ in Gaza
AMMAN, Jordan — Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo warned Israel on Saturday against using hunger as a “weapon of war” in the Gaza Strip, urging the Israeli government to open more access points...
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Why the Dutch will stop worrying about free trade and start to love France
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s club of free-trading nations is about to lose a founding member. With radical-right politician Geert Wilders forging a new Dutch coalition that includes the...
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