After a visit to Washington, Dutch Minister Sjoerdsma criticises US Match Act targeting ASML exports to China — despite signing 'Pax Silica'
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Sigrid Kaag says US proposed her for UN secretary-general
The United States approached the Dutch government a decade ago to ask whether Sigrid Kaag would be willing to make herself available as a candidate for United Nations secretary-general. Read on for the full story. Exclusive reporting and analysis from The Hague. First month €2.50 Start reading
NATO intercepts more drones over Europe, but does the alliance have an answer to growing airspace incursions?
Russian and Ukrainian drones are increasingly ending up over NATO territory, forcing allied fighter jets into action. But as incidents multiply from Latvia to Romania, a difficult question is emerging: can NATO keep up with a threat that is cheap, frequent and increasingly unpredictable? Read on for the full story
Dutch Prime Minister Jetten calls for EU sanctions on Israeli minister Ben-Gvir
Following Israel's controversial plans for the E1 settlement area east of Jerusalem and incendiary remarks by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir about the shooting of Palestinians, pressure is mounting across Europe for a tougher response. At his weekly press conference, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten urged
European Greens (EGP) or Socialists & Democrats (PES)? Dutch left-wing party PRO faces a defining European choice as its leadership backs PES
Should the Netherlands' newest left-wing party PRO align itself with the European Greens or the continent's powerful social-democratic network? That question has entered a new phase after Progressief Nederland's leadership formally endorsed joining the Party of European Socialists (PES), triggering an angry response