The frugal leader wants to put the brakes on a proposed €750bn coronavirus bailout
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives on his bicycle at Catshuis, the official residence of the prime minister, in The Hague, the Netherlands. Picture: ANP/AFP/EVERT-JAN DANIELSDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte famously likes to cycle to work, but in Europe he is increasingly known for slamming on the brakes.
But his frugal side will put Rutte on a collision course with EU leaders at a summit on Friday as he leads opposition to a €750bn coronavirus bailout. The self-described “man of habit and tradition” has lived his whole life in The Hague, where he was the youngest of seven children. Since then the bespectacled Rutte has led three coalitions as prime minister, his affable personality hiding killer political instincts.
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