Making the vote count — from abroad

A polarised Dutch Parliament will debate how to get the country’s economy back on track and try to set an election date after the collapse of the government.

Right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders is to be prosecuted for inciting racial hatred through anti-Islamic statements, a court ruled today.

Anthony Deutsch, The Hague

The Dutch Parliament has taken the final step to enact a euthanasia law, making the Netherlands the first nation to legalise euthanasia.