Mark Rutte

On the edges of society, adolescents navigate the mafias that recruit them and the efforts of police officers, social workers and the few politicians who try to keep them on the side of the law. However, as drug trafficking extends its presence throughout the Netherlands, violence and intimidation are threatening the country’s institutions. This is a portrait of Dutch society that has little to do with the postcards that depict bicycles and tulips

His announcement will pit him against outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is considered the favorite to replace Stoltenberg and has the tacit support of most member countries

The acting prime minister of the Netherlands, who has openly applied for the post, has the support of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France, while Hungary and Turkey have not commented

According to the design being finalized by the Alliance, the new specialized center would provide more extensive training than is currently offered by the allies

The decision came as Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte traveled to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the conflict

Potential coalition partners were wary of the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom’s leader Geert Wilders’ more extreme anti-Islam plans, that included a ban on mosques, Islamic schools and the Quran

Concern has mounted that public support to keep pouring money into Ukraine has started to wane, even though a Russian victory could threaten security across Europe

The process for the six Western Balkan nations that have been seeking EU entry was stalled for years but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has rekindled the prospects

The Netherlands’ Party for Freedom’s leader, Geert Wilders, will likely have to convince potential coalition partners that he would tone down some of his anti-Islam policies

The lawmaker, who has in the past been labeled a Dutch version of Donald Trump, first would have to form a coalition government before he can take the reins of power

The Netherlands offers security measures to almost a third of its MPs after they suffered intimidation in person or on social networks

Sigrid Kaag, leader of the left-liberal D66 party, also complained that she has been the target of misogynistic attitudes in a tense political climate that frustrated her work

Irreconcilable differences within the four-party ruling coalition over family reunification for asylum seekers led to the government’s resignation. Immigration will feature in the campaign for a general election set for the fall

The Peasant-Citizen Movement (BBB), a populist agrarian party, may become the second force in Parliament, according to polls, which give it 23 seats compared to the only one it now holds

The head of state officially recognizes for the first time a trade that enriched his ancestors on the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of Suriname and the Dutch Antilles

Police opened an investigation to establish if any crime was committed, while another independent probe was opened into the cause of the crash