What the Dutch far-right win means for the EU
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Voters in the Netherlands elect Geert Wilders; UK immigration numbers reach new high; Plus, senior Carlsberg executives are detained in Russia.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Net migration to the UK hit record 745,000 in 2022
Far-right Dutch victory puts European liberal democracy on defensive
Ex-Carlsberg executives detained in Russia over fraud claims
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| 0:00.0 | The UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.0 | Learn more at equinore. |
| 0:10.0 | At equinore. UK. Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Friday, November 24th, and this is your |
| 0:18.2 | FT news briefing. A win for the far right in the Netherlands, |
| 0:23.2 | Harle's pressure on the EU. |
| 0:25.6 | UK migration levels reach a record high. |
| 0:28.7 | Plus, Kalsburg's Russian staff are arrested. |
| 0:32.0 | Companies I've spoke to are terrified to put a foot wrong. |
| 0:35.0 | They're trying to keep a low profile. |
| 0:37.0 | So it's a pretty risky position. |
| 0:40.0 | I'm Persus Love in for Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:46.0 | It's a victory for Europe's far right this week as Dutch anti-immigration leader, |
| 0:56.7 | Hirt Filders, won the most votes in his country's general election. |
| 1:01.2 | Filder's Freedom Party is just one in a wave of nationalist parties to have risen to |
| 1:06.5 | prominence in the EU in recent years. |
| 1:09.8 | But Vilders will have to form a coalition with other parties before he can assume power. |
| 1:14.8 | And that might not be so easy. Here to tell me more is the F.T's European comment editor Tony Barbara. |
| 1:21.6 | Hi Tony. |
| 1:23.0 | Hello there. |
| 1:24.0 | So tell us about here at Fielders. |
| 1:26.3 | What would his leadership look like for the Netherlands? |
| 1:29.7 | Well the first thing to keep in mind of course is that it's not clear that he ever will become |
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