Mark Rutte

Rutte cited a number of missteps that tarnished his premiership.

Outgoing Dutch PM will take over from Jens Stoltenberg on Oct. 1.

Millions of people vote in a European election and then 6 people work out a deal on the EU’s next leadership.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has railed against Western aid to Ukraine while spending big on defense at home.

From Trump to Wilders, from a lack of money to a lack of air defense systems, the next NATO secretary-general will have a busy time.

The outgoing Dutch PM has been confirmed after seven months of campaigning.

Meloni’s ECR edges out Macron’s Renew, as groups battle to grow.

Romania is the final holdout in backing Rutte as the new secretary-general.

Femke Wiersma married the dairy farmer she met on the TV reality show before going into politics.

Killers ambushed and shot Peter R. de Vries with “staggering” ease.

Poll suggests Wilders’ party on track for seven seats in European Parliament, but Labor-Green alliance is set for eight.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to hold informal talks with leaders on the sidelines of the commemorations.

In the first of his two addresses in France, Biden makes the case for international alliances.

As Western leaders assemble on Omaha Beach to celebrate victory over totalitarian forces, the continent is experiencing the deadliest fighting it has seen since WWII.

Nicknamed ‘Tricky Dick’, the new head of the Netherlands’ far-right-led government is not afraid of bending the rules. 

It’s time to “reshape” the European right, said Hungarian prime minister.

Under radical right-winger Geert Wilders, the Netherlands is likely to swing behind France’s defensive trade agenda.

Pressure mounts on Romanian President Klaus Iohannis to pull out of race to lead military alliance.

“It will be a surprise to many that I’m standing here,” said likely new PM at press conference.

Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.

Valérie Hayer, the leading candidate for Emmanuel Macron’s party in France, slammed decision by Mark Rutte’s party to join Geert Wilders.

Far-right leader’s priorities include ripping up EU migration policy and diluting green commitments.

But there’s still no pick to be the new prime minister, hinting at ongoing disagreement.