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Dutch government still to drop its veto against the two countries joining the Schengen area. Bulgaria and Romania have made progress in fighting corruption and organised...

The Danes are likely to have a frustrating six months dealing with justice and home affairs. Justice and home affairs was to have been a priority area for Denmark during its...

Germany had led opposition to Serbia's candidacy because of violent clashes at border with Kosovo. EU leaders have postponed a decision on granting Serbia the status of a...

Ministers to discuss Schengen rules amid concerns over loss of control in member states. Controversial migration and asylum issues dominate next week's meeting of the...

Criticism of Dutch telecoms plans is justified. In early October, Neelie Kroes, the European commissioner for the digital agenda, decried the Dutch parliament's decision to...

Finland and the Netherlands oppose gradual admission of the two countries. Polish diplomats are seeking a last-minute compromise that would allow national interior ministers...

The Dutch government's plans will limit opportunities for entrepreneurship and investment. Bart Schermer's opinion piece is right to dispel the notion that the Dutch...

Romania urged to speed up investigations, but EU official says reports will not affect Schengen bids. The European Commission has repeated its now-traditional calls on...

Court says Dutch state is responsible for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslims in 1995. The deaths of three Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica 16 years ago could change the way EU...

Serbia expects reward for capturing Mladic. ● A timely capture with time-limited effects ● The Dutch angle ● The charge sheet Many uncertainties...

Fried Kramer on his role persuading the Dutch that ‘lobbying is not a dirty word'. The first time that Fried Kramer thought about working in Brussels was in 1997, when he...

An ambitious proposal on financing the EU will struggle to win support in the face of harsh economic realities. The long-heralded proposal from three European Parliament...

The Netherlands' next permanent representative to the EU causes controvery. On 14 January the Dutch government announced that Pieter de Gooijer would be the Netherlands'...

EU ambassadors step up support for Alassane Ouattara. The European Union is preparing to extend its sanctions against those in Côte d'Ivoire who refuse to...

European Court of Justice upholds rules preventing non-Dutch residents from entering coffee shops that sell soft drugs. The European Court of Justice today upheld rules in...

Dutch refuse to give green light for membership talks and say there will be no fast-track without better war-crime co-operation. Serbia's expectation of a fast track to...

Mark Rutte becomes first liberal prime minister since 1918. A new Dutch government took power today, promising to reduce bureaucracy, cut spending and curb immigration.

Serbia wants talks on Kosovo's status Dutch could veto EU membership talks. Differences are emerging between the European Union and Serbia about the meaning of a joint...

Liberals and Christian Democrats reach deal with support from Geert Wilders' anti-Islamic party. The Dutch free-market liberal party PVV and the centre-right CDA have...

Figures for 2009 show that Germany was largest net contributor to the EU budget. Poland has overtaken Greece to become the largest net beneficiary of EU funds, according to...