Joost Eerdmans

Image
Onshore gas drilling rig
Politics
JA21 submits law to keep Groningen gas fields open as "strategic reserves"
Image
Seven former PVV MPs split from the party in a vote on a motion that passed calling on the Cabinet to offer full political and diplomatic support to Denmark in it's feud with the U.S. over Greenland, January 20, 2026.
Politics
D66 leader Jetten sees potential in PVV defectors; GL-PvdA calls it "right-wing chaos"
Image
Tweede Kamer
Politics
Formation talks resume after Christmas break
Image
Informateur Sybrand Buma presents the coalition agreement with President of the Tweede Kamer, Thom van Campen.
Politics
Coalition mediator sees no clear path to majority or minority Cabinet as talks drag on
Image
Sybrand Buma on 10 April 2019
Politics
Next round of coalition talks starts: VVD "stands ready", GL-PvdA open to negotiate
Image
PVV leader Geert Wilders facing criticism from other party leaders during a debate in the Tweede Kamer about rioting at an anti-immigration protest in The Hague. 25 September 2025
Politics
PVV leader Geert Wilders named second deputy chair of Dutch parliament
Image
Wouter Koolmees in his first press conference as a discussion leader to find a path towards a new coalition government. 4 Nov. 2025
Politics
Coalition talks begin: JA21 pushes for PVV inclusion, VVD seeks center-right Cabinet
Image
Rob Jetten
Politics
"Exciting till the very end," Jetten says; Will wait for results before formation starts
Image
A pre-fabricated residential space being lifted over a poster for the 2025 parliamentary election to be placed as an apartment’s rear garden extension in Amsterdam, 17 October 2025
Politics
Accusations and insults galore in penultimate debate before parliamentary election
Image
VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz in a parliamentary debate on the Cabinet formation talks between PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, 29 March 2024
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
VVD, CDA, NSC, and JA21 leaders discuss possible coalition options at congresses
Image
PVV leader Geert Wilders campaigning in The Hague
CrimePoliticsBusiness
PVV and JA21 unveil election programs, both push hardline migration policies
Image
Diederik Boomsma
Politics
NSC MP Diederik Boomsma the second coalition politician to switch to JA21
Image
Ingrid Coenradie
Politics
Former PVV State Sec. Ingrid Coenradie joins right-wing party JA21
Image
Homes in The Hague
PoliticsBusiness
Opposition parties criticize PVV for coalition's plans to freeze rental prices
Image
Police officers in the Netherlands look out at a group of people on the street as fireworks explode over their head just after midnight on New Year's Day.
Politics
No fireworks ban this year; Cabinet needs more time
Image
Prisoner's hands on bars.
CrimePoliticsBusiness
PVV: Packed prisons with inmates who sleep standing up beats 14-day early release
Image
Musicians play during the Extinction Rebellion demonstration in The Hague; March 11, 2023..
Politics
Dutch gov't wants to limit right to demonstrate, but unclear how
Image
PVV leader Geert Wilders at the podium, D66 leader Jan Paternotte at the interruption mic during the parliamentary debate on the 2023 budget with the Cabinet looking on, 21 September 2022
Politics
Opposition parties form alliance against education cuts
Image
Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber contradicts herself about the readiness of her legal argument to declare an asylum emergency. 15 October 2024
Politics
Asylum Minister accused of ignorance, wishful thinking as she brushes MP concerns aside
Image
Mona Keijzer talking to BBB party members in Deventer next to party leader Caroline van der Plas, September 1, 2023.
Politics
New Housing Min. won't comment on fight to block housing construction affecting her view
Image
Dick Schoof during an interview as the top civil servant at the Ministry of Justice and Security. 8 June 2021
Politics
Growing uncertainty about coalition’s plans and budget, Schoof as PM
Image
Jewish star or star of David on a Torah.
Politics
Parliament wants 25 April to be national day against anti-Semitism
Image
Frans Timmermans after being presented as GroenLinks-PvdA leader, 23 August 2023
Politics
Left wing leader worried by right-wing pushback against equal rights for women, LGBTQIA+
Image
Fireworks in a store
PoliticsBusinessEntertainment
Almost all parties leading the polls against banning New Year’s fireworks