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Article: Geert Wilders and Islamophobia in the US—on their way out?
Geert Wilders' autobiographical book Marked for Death: Islam’s War against the West and Me will be presented in New York on Tuesday. Will his message against Islam and the West’s alleged “Islamification” still...
Article: Dutch Press Review Tuesday 24 April 2012
The papers are full of the fallout of yesterday’s resignation of the government – the election date, economic reforms and political power games are all dealt with. Meanwhile, Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders is ‘free at...
Article: Wilders back on the barricades
Early elections in the Netherlands are all but certain after negotiations on austerity measures broke down on Saturday. Geert Wilders, leader of the populist Freedom Party, dramatically walked out of the talks at the last minute, just as...
Article: Dutch government on brink of collapse
Geert Wilders has withdrawn his party’s support for the Dutch coalition government and has called for new elections. Prime Minister Mark Rutte says new elections are now very likely. The break occurred suddenly on Saturday afternoon...
Article: Geert Wilders shortsighted on Turkey
Dutch politician Geert Wilders wants the Netherlands to cancel plans to celebrate 400 years of relations with Turkey. He says Turkish president Abdullah Gül is not welcome here on a state visit this week. But Mr Wilders' arguments are...
Article: The Polish Wilders hates Poles
“I don’t just hate the Poles who work in the Netherlands, I hate all Poles” says Geert Wilders. It’s not the real Wilders, it’s a satirical programme on Polish television. The Freedom Party leader himself hasn...
Article: Breivik and Wilders meet on stage
Anders Breivik meets Geert Wilders. For an hour, the two are stuck in a room and have no choice but to make conversation. "How far are you willing to go?" asks the fictional Breivik, in a play that premiered in Amsterdam on...
Article: The first chink in Geert Wilders’ armour
It’s not every day that a member of parliament decides to leave his or her party and go it alone. So Hero Brinkman’s defection from the Freedom Party was bound to make news. Yet, this defection is more newsworthy than most. For...
Article: ‘Development aid can be done a lot cheaper’
Investment in development aid is largely a waste of money, says Dutch Professor Louise Fresco. She argues that there are far cheaper ways to help developing countries. Her controversial comments come at a time when the ruling Dutch...
Article: Dutch voters want development aid cut
How can the government save nine billion euros? Conservative VVD Prime Minister Mark Rutte thinks he needs at least three weeks to decide. He is entering talks with his Christian Democrat minority coalition partner and with the populist...
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