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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima in the garden of Huis ten Bosch palace, 7 June 2024

Dutch divided on Royals' visit to U.S., whether or not to address "elephants in room"

13 April 2026 - 11:10

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten during his first weekly press conference as the political leader of the Netherlands. 27 Feb. 2026

Dutch PM Jetten pressing charges weekly over persistent anti-gay abuse, threats

27 February 2026 - 18:02

The Ministers and State Secretaries of the Jetten I Cabinet with King Willem-Alexander on the stairs inside Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague shortly after the swearing-in ceremony, 23 February 2026

Dutch King officially swears in new Prime Minister Rob Jetten and his Cabinet

23 February 2026 - 10:59

Rob Jetten

Jetten calls potential openly gay PM role a symbolic moment as coalition talks advance

28 January 2026 - 17:50

Henri Bontenbal during a debate, 10 February 2021.

CDA leader Henri Bontenbal tops poll as preferred Dutch Prime Minister candidate

6 July 2025 - 13:05

Police release footage of Drents museum theft suspects.

Romanian Minister to discuss museum robbery with PM, King; Getaway car stolen in Alkmaar

27 January 2025 - 07:38

Chinese National flag hanging at the street lamp during holidays in Longgang, Shenzhen, China.

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Dutch Ministers to visit China amid strategic trade talks

25 January 2025 - 20:30

The Torentje, the main office of the Prime Minister, in The Hague.

Dutch coalition parties in emergency talks as Cabinet threatens to collapse

15 November 2024 - 16:26

Dick Schoof

Prime Minister Schoof participated in Amsterdam marathon under "Peter Jansen"

21 October 2024 - 09:05

Food being handed out to refugees at a camp in Uganda receiving assistance from the UN World Food Programme. 9 January 2023

Dutch PM Schoof only found out about Uganda plan on day PVV Ministers announced it

18 October 2024 - 08:39

Dick Schoof

Tumultuous first 100 days for Prime Minister Dick Schoof; Coalition hanging on by thread

9 October 2024 - 12:00

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof meeting with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden in Luxembourg, 15 July 2024

Dutch PM will decide on boycotting Hungary-arranged EU meetings per occasion

16 July 2024 - 10:47

Mark Rutte at a press conference hours before his fourth Cabinet collapsed. 7 July 2023

Rutte won't comment on his successors, he says in last interview as Dutch Prime Minister

2 July 2024 - 12:03

Mark Rutte talking to the press after a Summit of European Union leaders in Brussels, 28 June 2018

Last full Cabinet meeting for longest serving Dutch PM; Rutte excited to start NATO job

21 June 2024 - 09:50

Dick Schoof

Former intelligence service boss Dick Schoof expected to be next Dutch Prime Minister

28 May 2024 - 13:14

The Torentje, the main office of the Prime Minister, in The Hague.

Silence: Coalition parties refuse comment after meeting to decide the next Dutch PM

23 May 2024 - 14:30

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

Coalition leaders meeting about Prime Minister today; 5 weeks to put together Cabinet

23 May 2024 - 07:35

Ronald Plasterk speaking at a press conference after his first appointment to lead Cabinet formation talks after the General Election. 28 November 2023

Ronald Plasterk apologizes to NSC leader Omtzigt in open letter

17 May 2024 - 07:28

PVV leader Geert Wilders in a parliamentary debate about failed Cabinet formation talks between the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, 14 February 2024

Wilders confident nothing will "go wrong" on day of truth for right-wing Cabinet

15 May 2024 - 07:32

PVV parliamentarian Gidi Markuszower enters the Cabinet formation talks with the first page of the draft agreement showing, 6 May 2024

Draft Cabinet deal caught on camera: Strict asylum plan, tax cuts for middle incomes

6 May 2024 - 12:27

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte with Japanese PM Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a NATO summit in Lithuania, 12 July 2023

Half of Dutch think Rutte should step down as PM when taking NATO job

5 March 2024 - 10:20

Pieter Omtzigt in 2006

NSC will not present prime ministerial candidate until after elections, says Omtzigt

12 November 2023 - 10:40

BBB leader Caroline van der Plas on the night of the Provincial Council elections, 15 March 2023

BBB leader Caroline van der Plas doesn't want to be Prime Minister

27 July 2023 - 07:30

Frans Timmermans, 3 July 2023

Frans Timmermans hopes to be Netherlands' next Prime Minister

20 July 2023 - 16:20

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