Press review | 22/02/2010

 

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Dutch government fails over Afghanistan

Dutch government fails over Afghanistan

 

The grand coalition government in the Netherlands collapsed on the weekend after it was unable to reach a consensus on prolonging the operations in Afghanistan. The press writes that although this won't prompt other states to withdraw their troops from the country, it may give the right-wing populists a boost in new Dutch elections.

With articles from the following publications:
La Vanguardia - Spain, Trouw - Netherlands, De Tijd - Belgium

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