MYSTERIOUS: 4 - What They Never Told You

Dutch Kick Off EU Vote With All Eyes On Far Right

The Netherlands on Thursday kicked off the marathon four-day European elections with the Dutch far right urging voters to make a crackdown on immigration the headline issue.

International Business Times · Jun 6, 2024

Dutch voters head to the polls as four-day, 27-country ballot to select MEPs begins – as it happened

Voting in the EU elections begins Thursday and ends on Sunday with turnout slightly up as polls open in the Netherlands

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024

Dutch voters launch four-day EU election marathon

Dutch voters have kicked off a four-day election marathon across the 27 nations of the European Union – providing an early litmus test of how far to the right the next EU parliament might shift.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 6, 2024

New Dutch government vows to introduce 'strictest-ever' asylum policy outside EU rules

New Dutch coalition vows to crackdown on migration in a potential showdown with Brussels

Evening Standard · May 16, 2024

‘Double punishment’: the racial discrimination in Europe’s rental housing market

People of colour are disproportionately affected by the crisis, even as far-right parties seek to scapegoat them, campaigners warn

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024

In Belgium, the Flemish far right is gaining ground ahead of the European elections

As Belgians prepare to cast their ballots on June 9 in the European elections as well as the country's upcoming federal and regional elections, recent polls show widening regional disparities among voters in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. While the far right attracts few voters in French-speaking parts of Belgium, it's…

France 24 · Apr 22, 2024

‘Some were extremely hostile’: how Dutch far-right figure turned to Islam

Joram van Klaveren played a key role in Geert Wilders’ Freedom party but is now actively working to counteract its message

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2024

'Operation Beethoven': Dutch 2.5bn-euro Charm Offensive To Keep ASML

The Dutch government on Thursday unveiled a plan worth 2.5 billion euros to retain global firms like chip giant ASML amid fears of a far-right clampdown on immigration.

International Business Times · Mar 28, 2024

Geert Wilders won’t be Dutch PM, but he can still harm Europe. He must be challenged

The far-right leader will cheerlead for Putin and relaunch his culture war with the EU. But his incendiary narrative about it is also his weakness

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2024

Dutch Edge Towards Technocratic Government - Without Wilders As PM

The Netherlands is heading towards a partially technocratic government four months after far-right leader Geert Wilders swept to a stunning election win, but without the anti-Islam firebrand as prime minister.

International Business Times · Mar 14, 2024