Dutch Influential Immigration Politician Bolkestein Dies At 91

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Dutch Influential Immigration Politician Bolkestein Dies At 91

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News AMSTERDAM (Worthy News) – Frits Bolkestein, one of the most influential Dutch conservative-liberal politicians who was among the first to publicly challenge immigration policies in the Netherlands, has died at the age of 91. The former Dutch minister and European commissioner of the European Union, who voted for the left-leaning Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) or Labour Party in his you…

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Frits Bolkestein, the former European commissioner who also became known in Italy for having shaped the oft-discussed directive that revolutionized the internal market, passed away at 91...

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The former European Commissioner was 91 years old. He was the author of the so-called Bolkestein Directive. Assobalneari's condolences: “Its rules have been exploited...

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Former VVD leader Frits Bolkestein has passed away in Laren at the age of 91. He had been ill for some time and passed away yesterday in the Rosa Spier Huis, where he had lived since 2022.

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Former VVD leader Frits Bolkestein passed away yesterday at the age of 91 in Laren. This was announced by his family. He had been ill for some time and passed away yesterday in the Rosa Spier Huis, where he had lived since 2022. Like no other, VVD leader Frits Bolkestein left his mark on politics in the nineties. And he continued to sharpen the debate afterwards.

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Bolkestein led the VVD in the 1990s. Under his leadership, his party governed with the PvdA, but at the same time he managed to keep the VVD profile sharp.