Pieter Omtzigt

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The ceremonial briefcase traditionally used by the finance minister to carry the Dutch Cabinet's budget proposal to the Tweede Kamer on Prinsjesdag. 7 Sept. 2017
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Dutch government plans new cut to expat tax break to collect €20 million more per year
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Dutch police station.
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Police remove benefits scandal from conspiracy theory document after criticism
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NSC leader Pieter Omtzigt (right) and Eddy van Hijum (left) in a parliamentary debate on the Cabinet formation talks between PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, 29 March 2024
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NSC leaders considered disbanding the party
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Eddy van Hijum
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NSC board nominate the Minister of Social Affairs for party leadership in the elections
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Nicolien van Vroonhoven and Pieter Omtzigt at the first NSC membership meeting
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New NSC leader Van Vroonhoven vows stronger defense of party ideals at Arnhem congress
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NSC founder Pieter Omtzigt announces his resignation as party leader and his departure from national politics amid a lengthy burnout. 18 April 2025
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Omtzigt steps down amid applause and anxiety as NSC faces uncertain future
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King Willem-Alexamder and the Schoof I Cabinet on the steps of Huis ten Bosch palace immediately after their swearing-in ceremony, 2 July 2024
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Only 10% of voters think Schoof I Cabinet is taking good measures
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NSC founder Pieter Omtzigt announces his resignation as party leader and his departure from national politics amid a lengthy burnout. 18 April 2025
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Gov't not "visibly solving Netherlands' core problems": Omtzigt as he leaves parliament
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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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GroenLinks-PvdA overtakes Wilders’ PVV in Dutch poll for first time since election
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Nicolien van Vroonhoven and Pieter Omtzigt at the first NSC membership meeting
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New NSC leader does not rule out future merger with CDA, but cites key differences
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NSC founder Pieter Omtzigt announces his resignation as party leader and his departure from national politics amid a lengthy burnout. 18 April 2025
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“A brave but regrettable decision”: lawmakers react as Omtzigt leaves politics
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NSC founder Pieter Omtzigt announces his resignation as party leader and his departure from national politics amid a lengthy burnout. 18 April 2025
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NSC leader Pieter Omtzigt quits national politics for good, citing lengthy burnout
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Marjolein Faber
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PVV Minister refuses to sign off on Royal honors for asylum volunteers
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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.
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Fireworks ban nearly a reality: VVD breaks from coalition assuring Senate majority
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VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz in a parliamentary debate on the Cabinet formation talks between PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, 29 March 2024
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VVD climbing in the polls, support for PVV, BBB faltering
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Voting ballot for the 2021 parliamentary election
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Dutch minister suggests radical election overhaul to give provinces more national clout
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King Willem-Alexamder and the Schoof I Cabinet on the steps of Huis ten Bosch palace immediately after their swearing-in ceremony, 2 July 2024
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Only 16% of voters still have confidence in Dutch Cabinet
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On 8 July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, received the visit of Dick Schoof, Dutch Prime Minister, to the European Commission.
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Compromise: PM Schoof does not have to withdraw Dutch support from EU rearmament plan
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Prime Minister Dick Schoof is dealt a blow as coalition party NSC joins opposition parties in voting down his asylum minister’s plan to display signs telling asylum seekers to be prepared to return to their home countries. 9 October 2024
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Dutch PM to hold urgent meeting with coalition leaders over EU rearmament plan support
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European union flag in front of building
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Dutch lawmakers criticize EU response to Syria violence
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Working in the office.
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Dutch gov't taking steady action to discourage expats from coming to Netherlands
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Pieter Omtzigt in The Hague on September 20, 2023
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Omtzigt targeting expat tax breaks in NSC's demands for budget update
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United States President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, 20 January 2025
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ICC condemns American sanctions; Opposition wants harsher stance from government
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GroenLinks-PvdA leader Frans Timmermans speaking in the first parliamentary debate with the Schoof I Cabinet, 3 July 2024
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Timmermans denies knowing about secret lobby deal in European Commission