Europe Letter: EU recovery plan requiring national approval may run aground in The Hague

Dutch rejection of financial plans is incomprehensible to outsiders

Calls in Germany and Netherlands grow for pooling of European debt liability

Mark Rutte denies that ‘herd immunity’ was ever an active strategy

Dutch appeal court rules state not obliged to repatriate offspring of Isis-backers in Syria

Dutch to appeal ruling on bringing home children held in camps in northern Syria

Fifty-five per cent say physically healthy people should have right to end own lives

New law will protect citizens of Netherlands living in the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit

Law seeks to ensure rescue missions not used to facilitate human trafficking

Queen Maxima met Mohammed bin Salman at G20 without mentioning Khashoggi assassination

Thirty prominent merchants were main drivers of Dutch slavery in 17th century

Hague issued first production licence in 2003 but demand has risen faster than output

Country-by-country guide to elections that saw modest gains for the far-right in many member states

Hague Letter: Right-wing Forum for Democracy may crush Wilders’ Freedom Party

Mayor to issue sex worker permits for other locations in bid to change De Wallen area

Far-right leader hails retrial decision after ‘selective prosecution’ claim

The wind is behind the GreenLeft’s move to introduce a pilot scheme, but it faces opposition

Despite having no ruling government since March, Netherlands economy is thriving

Teachers to get ‘substantial’ raise as talks on new government appear close to conclusion

Rutte administration’s potential collapse has finally focused the talks on forming a cabinet

Dutch PM responds to petition on passports as 100,000 citizens in UK face uncertainty

Multiparty negotiations between unlikely bedfellows must bridge ideological gulfs

Negotiations have been going on for three months following fragmented poll result

Leader Mark Rutte has said he will not work with the Freedom Party because of their anti-Islam views – but options are growing thin

‘Why on earth should the Ghent taxpayer have to pick up the tab for a private visit which our authorities actually advised against?’

Leaders of four parties meet as ‘robust’ economic growth continues in the Netherlands

Rutte’s comeback attributable to his embrace of Wilders’s ideas on migration and robust confrontation with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan

Angela Merkel expresses joy at ‘very pro-European result’ in Netherlands

Jesse Klaver’s party of left-wing ecologists performed especially strongly in urban areas

Far-right leader says he would ban entire cabinet until after vote in Turkey

Fall-off in support for far-right Freedom Party sees Mark Rutte’s Liberals almost level

Dutch party leaders had withdrawn from Sunday face-to-face ahead of March 15th poll

Amid variety of strong economic indicators, poll suggests just 20% support Geert Wilders

Potentially decisive political discussion on Dutch TV cancelled over line-up dispute

Far-right leader unlikely to become PM as other parties say they won’t work with him

Serious disruption after army is deployed for extra security following terror alert

Authorities overlooked vital warnings after Ibrahim el-Bakraoui was deported by Turkey

Edward Snowden documents showed data intercepted by the Netherlands plays crucial role in US covert operations in Somalia

Minister aims to ensure public broadcasters do not boost ratings with entertainment

Buyers shifting from car as status symbol while global unrest also threatens growth