From The Hague to Brussels: The Dutch vote and Europe’s future

What do the Dutch election results mean for the EU?

As the Netherlands goes to the polls, join Studio Europa Maastricht for an evening of political reflection and real-time response on the night of the Dutch elections on October 29. We invite you to watch the results together with experts, journalists and fellow citizens and explore the national election’s potential consequences for European cooperation, policy, and identity.

From migration to defence, agriculture to AI, the stakes are high. How will different election outcomes reshape the Dutch role in the EU? What signals do the results send to other member states? And where do we – as citizens of the Netherlands and Europe – want things to go next?

Speakers

• Marcia Luyten (moderator) | Journalist, writer and presenter
• Julius E.O. Fintelmann | Editor-in-chief | The European Correspondent
• Sophia Russack | Researcher | Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
• Janosch Prinz | Associate professor of social and political philosophy | Maastricht University
• Joris Melman | Researcher and writer

Programme

19:30 | Doors open

19:45 | Introduction by Joris Melman on the European dimension in the Dutch elections

20:00 – 20:10 | Election forecasts by expert panel

20:10 – 21:00 | Scenario development: What could be next for Europe?

21:00 – 21:05 | Live exit poll viewing

21:05 – 21:45 | Panel discussion

21:45 – 22:00 | Q&A

22:00 – 22:30 | Drinks and networking

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