The Latest Breaking News from Frans Timmermans

Geert Wilders wants former minister as new ‘scout’, reports say, after first one resigns over fraud claims – as it happened

Gom van Strien’s planned talks with party leaders have been cancelled after he stepped down

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023

EU climate chief: China must help fund rescue of poorer nations hit by disaster

Gulf petrostates must also pay for relief, warns EU commissioner Wopke Hoekstra in the run-up to the Cop28 summit

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023

‘They feel they are being neglected’: why voters turned to ‘Dutch Trump’ Geert Wilders

In a pretty waterside town, residents applaud the veteran rightwinger’s stance on immigration, calling his success a ‘vote against the established order’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023

Anti-Islam populist Wilders wins Dutch elections in a shock for Europe

The far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a massive parliamentary election victory Thursday in one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II, and one that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 22, 2023

European far right celebrates as exit poll puts Wilders’ party in front – as it happened

Voters cast ballots until 9pm in elections that could set country on different course after Mark Rutte’s four consecutive governments

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023

Netherlands election: Polls open in neck-and-neck race to decide next Dutch leader

Election results will determine new direction for country in over a decade

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

The top contenders to lead the Netherlands, from a former refugee to an anti-Islam populist

No fewer than 26 political parties are seeking a share of the 150 seats in the lower house of parliament in the Netherlands' general election Wednesday

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023

Final day of campaigning for Dutch politicians as election nears – as it happened

The country’s six main party leaders confronted each other in Rotterdam on Monday night in a TV debate

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

Dutch party leaders clash in TV debate as election nears

Frans Timmermans, Geert Wilders and Pieter Omtzigt among those competing for votes in six-way race

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

Dutch parties vie for voters with no faith in government after string of scandals

A benefits fraud affair and claims of institutional racism are among issues that led to crisis of trust before this week’s general election

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023