2023 cabinet formation

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Dick Schoof during an interview as the top civil servant at the Ministry of Justice and Security. 8 June 2021
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Growing uncertainty about coalition’s plans and budget, Schoof as PM
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Dick Schoof during his first press conference after being named the next prime minister. 28 May 2024
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As PM, Dick Schoof says he will represent all Dutch people, but he won't join PVV
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Dick Schoof during an interview as the top civil servant at the Ministry of Justice and Security. 8 June 2021
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Who is Dick Schoof, the likely successor to Dutch PM Mark Rutte?
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Dick Schoof
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Former intelligence service boss Dick Schoof expected to be next Dutch Prime Minister
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Ajax fans walking from Amsterdam Centraal to Museumplein to celebrate the team’s success during the 2018/19 season
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Right-wing coalition's VAT hike will make football season tickets unaffordable to many
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Geert Wilders during a debate in Parliament on Russian money in European politics. 2 April 2024
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Rise of far-right in Netherlands a warning for the rest of Europe, says EU politician
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The Torentje, the main office of the Prime Minister, in The Hague.
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Silence: Coalition parties refuse comment after meeting to decide the next Dutch PM
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PVV leader Geert Wilders campaigning in The Hague
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Voters satisfied with coalition agreement, doubt that new Cabinet can keep its promises
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Richard van Zwol appointed the "formateur" of the new Cabinet, working with the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB leaders to select Ministers and State Secretaries, 22 May 2024
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Coalition leaders meeting about Prime Minister today; 5 weeks to put together Cabinet
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PVV leader Geert Wilders during the Tweede Kamer debate on the new PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB coalition, 22 May 2024
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Timmermans accuses Wilders of perpetuating asylum problems to win votes for PVV
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PVV leader Geert Wilders in a parliamentary debate on the Cabinet formation talks between PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, 29 March 2024
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Coalition plans to increase purchasing power, lower deficits; Parliamentary debate today
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Geert Wilders during a debate in Parliament on Russian money in European politics. 2 April 2024
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Plasterk is out: Who will be the next candidate for Dutch Prime Minister?
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Metro Amsterdam Noord/Zuidlijn
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Social organizations urge new coalition to push through with Noord-Zuid metro line
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Tweede Kamer Chair Martin Bosma accepts a report from Ronald Plasterk regarding Cabinet formation talks between the PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB. 12 February 2024
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Ronald Plasterk says he will not seek to become next Dutch PM amid ethics probe
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Ronald Plasterk speaking at a press conference after his first appointment to lead Cabinet formation talks after the General Election. 28 November 2023
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Prominent VVD leader thinks Plasterk should not become next prime minister
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Ronald Plasterk in a parliamentary debate on the failed Cabinet formation talks between PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, 14 February 2024
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Plasterk's bid to replace Dutch PM Rutte "no longer tenable" amid corruption scandal
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Pieter Omtzigt in The Hague on September 20, 2023
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NSC leader Omtzigt demanded public apology from prospective Prime Minister Plasterk
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Seagull standing at the Binnenhof in The Hague
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Planned tax changes, budget cuts & expenditures from coalition agreement
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A small group of people gathered at the Ter Apel asylum seeker reception center in November 2014
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PVV voters find "strictest asylum policy" too lax; Cities unnerved by coalition plans
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Ronald Plasterk speaking at a press conference after his first appointment to lead Cabinet formation talks after the General Election. 28 November 2023
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Ronald Plasterk apologizes to NSC leader Omtzigt in open letter
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Zuidas, the financial and business district in the south of Amsterdam
Business
Business community generally pleased with new coalition agreement; Some concerns
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The Nederlandse Publiek Omroep (NPO) building at the Media Park in Hilversum. 24 April 2024
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Coalition plans to slash €100 million from Dutch public broadcasting annual budget
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Housing construction
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Mixed feelings about right-wing parties' plans for tackling housing shortage
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The Carré on the Amstel River in Amsterdam. 12 January 2017
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Dutch sales tax on books, concerts, theater tickets will rise from 9 to 21 percent