Just three of the nine political parties set to win a seat in the European elections on June 6 have any information on their websites in languages other than Dutch – even though thousands of other EU nationals will vote in the Netherlands.

None of the four parties set to form the next Dutch government – PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB – have information about their European policies on their websites. Together they are polled to win 16 of the 31 Dutch seats in the European parliament.

GroenLinks-PvdA, which has a Portuguese national in 10th place on its list of MEP hopefuls, has just published a summary of its plans in English. Catarina Vieira’s own election page is also in English. According to the latest Ipsos poll, the alliance will win eight seats in the June 6 vote, one down on its current total.

Netherlands, Ipsos poll:

European Parliament Election, seat projection

PVV-ID: 9 (+8)
GL-PvdA-G/EFA|S&D: 8 (-1)
VVD-RE: 5
CDA-EPP: 2 (-3)
D66-RE: 2
Volt-G/EFA: 2 (+2)
SP~LEFT: 1 (+1)
BBB→EPP: 1 (new)
NSC→EPP: 1 (new)
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+/- vs. 2019 election

Fieldwork: 24-27 May 2024
Sample… pic.twitter.com/BlsvVblYDu

— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) May 28, 2024

D66, which is tipped to take two seats and has a dual Dutch Spanish national in second place on its party list, has an 11 page summary of its plans online.

Pan European party Volt, tipped to have two MEPs, has a complete website in English.

The two orthodox Christian parties, SGP and ChristenUnie, both have information on their websites in several languages. Both parties, however, are expected to lose their MEPs. The pro-animal Partij voor de Dieren, which is likely to lose its single MEP in the latest poll, also has an English language manifesto.

The main parties competing for Dutch seats

European nationals living in the Netherlands are able to vote here, as long as they registered to do so by April 23. This year the number of foreign nationals who have registered has risen by some 30% to 67,000 even though British nationals are no longer included.