no request from Ukraine for Dutch F-16s

no request from Ukraine for Dutch F-16s

ANP NOS News•today, 21:02 There is currently no way whatsoever of the Netherlands supplying F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. “There are no deliveries, there are no requests either,” Prime Minister Rutte said at a joint press conference with French President Macron. He came to The Hague for consultation. Like Macron, Rutte believes that there are … Read more

Prime Minister Rutte and Edith Schippers lash out hard at PvdA and GroenLinks

Prime Minister Rutte and Edith Schippers lash out hard at PvdA and GroenLinks

ANP NOS News•today, 22:44•Amended today, 22:58 In a joint interview in De Telegraaf, Prime Minister and VVD party leader Rutte and VVD prominent Edith Schippers lash out at the Labor Party and GroenLinks, which will soon form one group in the Senate. In the run-up to the Provincial Council elections on March 15, the prime … Read more

They saw up close how Mark Rutte dealt with important files

They saw up close how Mark Rutte dealt with important files

NOS News•yesterday, 20:04 — Tomorrow Mark Rutte will become the longest serving Prime Minister of the Netherlands. In the nearly twelve years that he reigns, Rutte has had personal contact with countless citizens. We spoke to four of them. How did they experience their contact with the Prime Minister? How is he in contact with … Read more

Rutte almost longest-serving prime minister, VVD young people want a new candidate

Rutte almost longest-serving prime minister, VVD young people want a new candidate

– ANP – “I do feel that I am gradually halfway through,” Prime Minister Mark Rutte said at a press conference earlier this month. “Not even for a second” has he considered quitting as Prime Minister, the job he has had since October 2010. – But in the rest of politics, the question is: ‘isn’t … Read more

Who is the bald man who succeeds Minister Hugo de Jonge? Hard…

Who is the bald man who succeeds Minister Hugo de Jonge?  Hard…

Ernst Kuipers will take the place of Hugo de Jonge in the next cabinet. According to him, public health needs someone with expertise, who can make decisions quickly without first consulting the Health Council. Portrait of a passionate physician who sees it as his task to make Dutch healthcare future-proof. – .

Daughter of a political refugee, top scientist and ‘bed chef’: these are some striking new names in the Rutte IV government

Daughter of a political refugee, top scientist and ‘bed chef’: these are some striking new names in the Rutte IV government

– Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD), between Sigrid Kaag (D66) and Wobke Hoekstra (CDA). — © ROBIN UTRECHT – The new Dutch government may consist of the same parties as the previous one, but it does fulfill its promise to be innovative in the choice of ministers. Now the candidate ministers will each have to … Read more

‘Holding’ caller disturbs Dutch minister during press conference

‘Holding’ caller disturbs Dutch minister during press conference

The right time to call the Dutch Minister of Health Hugo De Jonge is not when he gives a live press conference about the corona measures in the country. A stubborn, unknown caller discovered this on Tuesday evening. Prime Minister Mark Rutte had an inkling who the troublemaker was: Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra perhaps? – … Read more

The Netherlands extends corona measures: Christmas holidays early, also fast booster shot

The Netherlands extends corona measures: Christmas holidays early, also fast booster shot

The current corona measures in the Netherlands will be extended until January 14, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced. He called the decision “inevitable”. – jvhSource: BELGIAN Today at 19:44— According to Rutte, the peak of the current wave seems to have passed, but the new omikron variant is worrying the government, while it creates a … Read more