Ambassadors from all 32 member countries have greenlit his appointment. Rutte, backed by the US, will take over from current Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on October 1. Rutte secured the leadership race after Romanian President Klaus Iohannis dropped out. NATO will officially name outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the alliance’s next head on … Read more
Rutte used his diplomatic skills to persuade hold-outs led by Turkey and Hungary, Romania’s security council announced that Iohannis had formally withdrawn and endorsed Rutte. Rutte will inherit a substantial agenda from Norway’s former premier, Jens Stoltenberg. Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte clinched the race to become the next head of NATO on Thursday, … Read more
THE HAGUE – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday announced Western Europe’s first partial lockdown of the winter, with three weeks of Covid curbs on restaurants, shops and sporting events. Protesters set off fireworks in The Hague after Rutte unveiled the “annoying and far-reaching” measures following a record spike of infections to more than … Read more
