Rutte in the cockpit of Europe: ‘He takes on the role of Merkel’ | Inland

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While Mark Rutte has more often to do in his own country, he is gaining more and more prestige on the European stage. The prime minister is following in Angela Merkel’s footsteps by forging compromises as an ‘oil man’. On Monday and Tuesday, Rutte will make his appearance again in Brussels at an EU summit. “He’s reasoning increasingly European.”

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