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A round-up of the headlines making news around Europe. US President Barack Obama has announced a last-minute deal to raise the United States' borrowing limit, and urged...

The erosion of traditional political lines is helping extremist parties gain traction. The attacks perpetrated by Anders Behring Breivik in Oslo and on the island of...

Two books that seek to allay Germany's fears about Islam in Europe. Germany's Islamkritiker are a clique of prominent, highly influential intellectuals who believe that...

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.

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...

The plain-speaking Dutch MEP Sophie in 't Veld has made enemies by championing privacy Sophie in 't Veld is not afraid to speak her mind, especially on protecting privacy...

For many Europeans, August is a period of rest from politics. But in certain parts of the European Union, the political merry-go-round will continue to spin. The Netherlands

Dutch MEPs stir up trouble. Dutch members of the European Parliament from the Freedom Party have hit upon a novel way to stir up trouble. 

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy to seek a coalition with the Freedom Party. After its narrow victory in the election of 9 June, the liberal People's Party for...

The liberal People's Party for Freedom (VVD) emerged as the largest party after Dutch elections on Wednesday, according to initial unofficial results this morning

Liberal Democrats lead in the opinion polls, while Balkenende is unlikely to make up ground on rivals. If poll predictions are accurate, Dutch voters will shift their...

Success of the populist politician in two large cities sets alarm bells ringing in the Netherlands' mainstream parties. The party of the populist anti-immigrant politician...

57% support a ban that had been rejected by all the main political parties. In a stunning rebuke to their main political parties - all but one of which had rejected the...

A breakdown of how the election went in every EU country.

Low turnout raises questions of legitimacy for all mainstream parties As the remainder of the European Parliament election results trickled in on Monday, they confirmed the...

The centre-right European People's Party triumphs. Smaller parties fare well. Parliament more fractured. The centre-right European People's Party was celebrating tonight...

Voting in the European Parliament elections has already been completed in the UK and the Netherlands, and will be finished in Ireland by the close of Friday. The first exit...

Geert Wilders' PVV set to be the second biggest Dutch party in the European Parliament. The far-right party led by Geert Wilders, which has campaigned against the...

DUTCH journals have some fun with Geert Wilders, the outspoken anti-immigrant politician who is leading the campaign against the EU constitution in the Netherlands.

A little-publicised vote at last month's Strasbourg plenary saw MEPs call for a ban on chocolate cigarettes, with the aim of deterring youngsters from switching to the...