Less than a week from now the #Netherlands will elect a new government. Ahead in the polls is the far-right PVV — widely known for its anti-Islam rhetoric, less known for this: the party has only one formal member who makes all the decisions. Guess who. My story:
www.politico.eu/article/geer...

Geert Wilders’ one-man rule — and what that means for the Dutch

How Europe’s smallest party became the Netherlands’ largest political force.

By @evahartog.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/geer...

Wilders uitgelegd voor buitenlanders

Door @evahartog.bsky.social in @politico.eu

Washington is urging foreign govts to uphold Cuba sanctions, arguing it’s the largest contributor of foreign troops to Russia after N. Korea. Havana denies it. Meanwhile, Cuban recruits on the front are stuck — see my
@politico.eu piece early this year tinyurl.com/2ps8ww8u

Verstka reports that Russians with missing relatives in the war are being told to download Max for updates, including DNA results. I wrote about the Kremlin's "national messenger" last week here: 👇https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-app-max-data-privacy-concerns-whatsapp-kremlin-china/

Ik mocht iets schrijven voor @groene.nl
over het overlijden van mijn vader Wim Hartog, en van mijn mentor Derk Sauer. In het kort: de missie is (nog) groter dan de man. Laten we dat vooral niet vergeten. www.groene.nl/artikel/wim-...