Freedom Party

There is the sense of a message being conveyed, weeks before a general election

Rare cross-party agreement for tighter restrictions as new strains drive third wave

Hague Letter: After a reasonable start, the pandemic response has been patchy at best

Appeals court overturns 2016 verdict and finds politician guilty of ‘insulting’ Moroccan community

Hague Letter: To say the two countries have a difficult relationship is an understatement

New to the Parish: Melanie Labor arrived from Germany in 2006

Netherlands renews commitment to new €7 tax on all flights from January next

Mark Rutte denies that ‘herd immunity’ was ever an active strategy

Italy’s PM Giuseppe Conte rises to occasion but others struggle to reassure fearful public

Europe Letter: Austria rejecting plan to revive naval rescue operation causes deadlock

Mainstream radio station apologises for playing parody about Chinese food

The Unheard Netherlands secures 50,000 subscribers needed for broadcast licence

Muslim community told amplified message no longer necessary in age of phone apps

Coalition options await Sebastian Kurz as conservative ÖVP wins 38% of snap election

Former chancellor’s conservatives make gains while far-right Freedom Party slips

Growing view prohibition on Muslim facial wear unnecessary and unlikely to be policed

Dutch police and public transport staff decide not to implement prohibition

Law seeks to ensure rescue missions not used to facilitate human trafficking

Hague Letter: In some quarters, his political obituary is already written

Europe Letter: Vlaams Belang’s success raises questions on government formation

Parties that mimic the far-right have suffered big electoral and reputational damage

Leader of centre-right ÖVP party blamed by opposition for allowing populists into power