10 Jul 2023

EU: Dutch govt collapses, NATO boosts security for summit

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 10 July 2023

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to look at why the Dutch government collapsed after just 18 months in office.

Conservative PM Mark Rutte has been one of the EU's longest serving leaders and is now likely to move into a caretaker role until new elections are held in November.

And with the Belarus border just over 30 kilometres away from a planned NATO summit this week, host country Lithuania is taking no chances on the safety of world leaders.

Big security measures are being put in place in the capital Vilnius to protect the US president and dozens of other leaders turning up for the summit.

Patriot long-range air defence systems of the German Bundeswehr armed forces are deployed at Vilnius Airport ahead of the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 7, 2023.

Patriot long-range air defence systems of the German Bundeswehr armed forces are deployed at Vilnius Airport ahead of the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 7, 2023. Photo: PETRAS MALUKAS