Hans van den Broek, one of the EU's founding fathers, dies at 88 - DutchNews.nl

Former Dutch foreign minister Hans van den Broek, who played a key role in shaping the Maastricht Treaty that formed the basis of the European Union, has died at the age of 88. The Christian Democrat (CDA) politician held the post from 1982 and 1993 in the cabinets of Ruud Lubbers and was seen as a potential successor as party leader. Prime minister Dick Schoof said Van den Broek “was for many years the personification of the best that Dutch...