The Hague's awkward customer
09.04.1998 / 00:00 CET
Tim Jones talks to Dutch politician Frits Bolkestein, who reveals his readiness to take a firm stand on EU issues if the Netherlands' voters give his VVD party their support in the country's elections next monthFRITS Bolkestein is unusual for a Dutch politician. In a country where political charisma is felt to be uncouth or even demagogic, the leader of the Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) stands alone in his willingness to cause trouble.
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