Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for the Netherlands’ historical role in slavery and the slave trade, despite calls for him to delay the long-awaited ...

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after an early general election sparked by a dispute over migration that led to his ...

The following is the transcript of an interview with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 10, 2025.

Frugal four Since the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016, Rutte has supercharged Dutch diplomatic efforts in Europe and elevated the Netherlands to one of the EU’s major political players.

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Strasbourg, France, January 20. Rutte is facing battles against Euroskeptics at home and may scupper a deal between Ukraine and the EU. Reuters/Vincent Kessler ...

Mark Rutte became the longest-serving prime minister in the Netherlands' history on Tuesday, a testament to his energy for the job - as well as the political survival skills he has honed over his ...

July 10 (UPI) -- Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Monday that he will step away from politics after the government collapsed. Rutte informed parliament that he would not stand for the ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners.

FILE - Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte reacts during a press conference at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 17, 2024.

Under his leadership, the Netherlands pledged military hardware to Kyiv including Leopard tanks and F-16 fighter jets. Mark Rutte kept his school teaching job while serving as Dutch PM (Peter ...

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte gestures during a campaign stop in Breda, Netherlands, Saturday, March 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) (The Associated Press) ...