Netherlands

Across Europe, millions of young people who grew up feeling British or French or Italian or just European, live in a state of limbo, the threat of deportation hanging over them. In the US, they are known as the “dreamers.” Europe has its own “dreamer” generation, but their stories are largely unknown. Over the coming weeks, in partnership with Lighthouse Reports and The Guardian, we will profile these European dreamers and investigate the policies that trap them in an undocumented limbo.

French NGO Bloom has just revealed that the European Commission has allocated at least 21.5 million euro in subsidies to Dutch trawlers. The revelations throw a spotlight on what is at stake, both democratically and ecologically, for Europe.

While Geert Wilders may have lost the election, the ideas of the xenophobic dyed-blonde populist can still be found in the language of the victors – starting with Mark Rutte's liberals. And Rutte is going to face difficulties in establishing a coalition government.